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  • German parties meet for initial talks on forming coalition

    Angela Merkel met Wednesday with the leaders of three smaller parties for preliminary talks on forming a new government, amid mounting pressure on the...

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  • FBI to help investigate car bomb that killed Panama Papers journalist

    Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, was killed as she drove away from her home in Mosta.

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  • Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against 'grim' challenges

    Chinese President Xi Jinping urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful role in society and economic development to better...

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  • US-backed Syrian forces clear Raqqa after driving out IS

    US-backed forces removing land mines, clearing roads in Raqqa, a day after taking city from IS, spokesman says

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  • Kenya vote chief says 'difficult' to have credible election

    Kenya's election chief says 'difficult' to guarantee credible new vote, just 8 days away

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  • New result boosts ruling party advantage in Venezuela vote

    Venezuela's National Electoral Council has declared a ruling socialist candidate party the victor in a final gubernatorial race

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  • Puerto Rico youth stranded with school still out from storm

    Puerto Rico schools are still closed nearly a month after Hurricane Maria, and students are waiting for life to return to normal

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  • Israel to keep funding feeding ground for migrating pelicans

    Israel's ministry of agriculture says it will continue funding a pet project to feed thousands of Great White Pelicans who fly annually over the...

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  • Pakistan says fence on Afghan border will reduce attacks

    Pakistan's military says new fencing and guard posts along the border with Afghanistan will help prevent militant attacks, but the stepped-up...

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  • Talk of 'no deal' Brexit rises as divorce negotiations stall

    As Brexit negotiations between Britain and the European Union stutter and stall, one nagging question looms larger and larger: What if there is no...

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  • Thousands march over 'Somalia's 9/11;' attack details emerge

    Thousands march over 'Somalia's 9/11' as detailed account emerges of attack; 2 arrested

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  • Swedish FM: Sexual misconduct also a problem in politics

    Sweden's foreign minister says sexual misconduct "also occurs at the highest political level" and she has experienced it as a woman in politics

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  • Former hostage says his American wife was rushed to hospital

    Former hostage Joshua Boyle says his wife had to be rushed to the hospital and remains there

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  • UN judges to deliver verdicts next month in Mladic trial

    A U.N. war crimes tribunal will deliver its verdicts next month in the long-running trial of former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic, who...

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  • The Latest: Kenya protesters attack election training site

    The Latest: Kenya protesters attack election training site after officials cast doubt on vote

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  • Iran top leader urges Europe to do more to back nuclear deal

    Iran's supreme leader says Europe should do more to back nuclear deal after President Trump refused to re-certify it

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  • Kenya's election chief says it's 'difficult' to guarantee credible fresh presidential vote

    Kenya's election chief says it's 'difficult' to guarantee credible fresh presidential vote

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  • Kidnapped Italian priest released in Nigeria with 2 others

    Italy's foreign minister says that an Italian priest kidnapped last week in Nigeria has been freed, and is in good shape

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  • Turkey: Iraqi Kurds 'miscalculated' with independence vote

    Turkey says Iraq's retaking of the northern city of Kirkuk from Kurdish forces earlier this week has rectified the Kurds' "mistake" in holding a...

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  • Hungary: Police search Scientology center in Budapest

    Hungarian police say they are carrying out a search at the Church of Scientology's main center in Budapest

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  • Norwegian firms signs $3B deal with Iran for solar panels

    Norway solar panel maker Saga Energy has signed a five-year deal, estimated to worth 2.5 billion euro ($2.94 billion), with Iran's state-owned company...

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  • UN, US failed to prevent 'ethnic cleansing' in South Sudan

    Despite warnings from officials and pleas from residents, UN, US failed to prevent 'ethnic cleansing' in South Sudan, especially in region of Yei

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  • UN, US failed to prevent 'ethnic cleansing' in South Sudan

    Despite warnings from officials and pleas from residents, UN, US failed to prevent 'ethnic cleansing' in South Sudan, especially in region of Yei.

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  • 4 dead as fighting continues in southern Philippine city

    Philippine military officials say four Islamic State-allied militants have died and 10 government soldiers were injured in fighting that continued in...

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  • The Latest: Senior Syrian commander killed in eastern city

    The Latest: Senior commander in Syrian military who led the fight against IS in city of Deir el-Zour killed by land mine

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  • Portugal recovers weapons stolen from national armory

    Military police investigators in Portugal say they have recovered all the weapons stolen in June from the country's national armory

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  • Saudi carrier launches direct flight to Iraq after 27 years

    Saudi budget-carrier flynas launches direct route from Riyadh to Baghdad, first Gulf War between the two cities

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  • The Latest: 2 arrested in connection with Somalia bombing

    The Latest: 2 arrested in connection with Somalia bombing that killed more than 300, officials say

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  • ECB chief: Market reforms must promote growth for all

    European Central Bank head Mario Draghi says governments must ensure that pro-business reforms ensure that growth benefits everyone if the changes in...

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  • Car bomb kills 5 police, 2 civilians in southwest Pakistan

    Pakistani police: Car bomb attack targets police truck, killing 4 policemen, 2 civilians in southwestern city of Quetta

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  • Pakistan arrests cleric over involvement in murder of model

    Pakistani police say they have arrested disgraced cleric over involvement in 2016 murder of social media model

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  • Al-Qaida set to gain as Islamic State disintegrates

    Al-Qaida looks to regain the mantle of global jihad as the Islamic State group disintegrates

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  • 'Frog fans' of China's elder Jiang light up social media

    While Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a three-and-a-half hour speech outlining his vision for a "new era" of China, the eyes of many young...

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  • Finland charges 3 men planning to join Syrian militants

    Finnish prosecutors have charged three men over preparing a crime with terrorist intent as they were planning to travel to part Syrian to become...

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  • Swiss man on trial accused of spying in Germany

    A Swiss man has gone on trial in Frankfurt on espionage charges on allegations he spied on German tax investigators for his homeland

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  • Diplomats from US, S. Korea, Japan discuss N. Korean threat

    Senior officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan have reaffirmed their countries' commitment to finding a diplomatic solution to the...

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  • EU court: Police height limit may discriminate against women

    Europe's top court says that setting a blanket minimum height requirement for all recruits entering a police academy could be considered...

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  • Swedish police station damaged in explosion, no injuries

    Swedish authorities say a powerful explosion outside a police station in southern Sweden has caused significant damage to the building

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  • The Latest: Nuclear envoys meet over North Korean threat

    South Korea says the top nuclear envoys from Washington, Seoul and Tokyo agreed that the allies must pursue every available avenue including dialogue...

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  • Turkey says it won't buckle in visa dispute

    Turkey's foreign minister says the country won't buckle under U.S. "impositions" as officials from both countries held discussions to try and resolve...

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  • Qatar's leader urges end to trade embargo, calls for talks

    Qatar's emir has urged neighboring states to lift an "unfair" 4-month-old trade embargo and said he's ready to open talks to end the diplomatic crisis

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  • Bosnian Serbs pass resolution against NATO membership

    Lawmakers of Bosnia's Serb-run part pass declaration against country's potential NATO membership

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  • Germany approves extension of Afghanistan, Mali deployments

    Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet has approved extending the German Bundeswehr's military deployments in Afghanistan and Mali and several other...

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  • Image of Asia: Delegates arrive in rain at China congress

    Image of Asia: Delegates arrive at Chinese Communist Party congress in rain

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  • Rights groups deplore worsening repression in Cambodia

    Rights groups say foreign governments should refuse to recognize Cambodia's next elections and consider sanctions on its leaders if the main...

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  • 5 things to know about China's twice-a-decade party congress

    Much of it will be held behind closed doors, but journalists and academics _ and more than a billion Chinese citizens _ will be closely watching for...

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  • Pope deplores Somalia bombing that killed over 300

    Pope Francis has deplored the Somalia bombing that killed more than 300 people

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  • UK wages continue to lag inflation despite low unemployment

    Official figures show that household incomes in Britain continue to be squeezed even though the country's unemployment rate remains at its lowest...

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  • Portugal's interior minister, in charge of emergency services, resigns after more than 100 die in wildfires this year

    Portugal's interior minister, in charge of emergency services, resigns after more than 100 die in wildfires this year

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  • German police conduct series of raids on Hells Angels

    More than 700 German police raided buildings used by a local chapter of the Hells Angels biker gang near the western city of Duesseldorf after state...

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