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  • Armed man holding 37 people on bus hostage in Rio de Janeiro

    The man is threatening to set the vehicle on fire.

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  • UAE expands taxes to target vaping and more sugary drinks

    The United Arab Emirates will start taxing vaping devices and e-cigarettes at 100% and all sugary drinks at 50% as economic growth stutters and the...

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  • Cameroon tribunal sentences separatist leader to life

    A Cameroon military tribunal sentenced to life in prison a leader of the country's English-speaking separatist movement and 9 supporters on Tuesday,...

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  • Huawei expects no relief from US sanctions but is confident

    Huawei founder expects no relief from US sanctions but is confident Chinese tech giant can thrive with its own technology

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  • Migrants jump overboard from rescue ship after being denied port in Italy

    The Open Arms ship had nearly 100 migrants on-board for 19 days.

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  • Explosion rocks arms depot north of Iraqi capital

    Iraqi security officials say an explosion has happened in an arms depot belonging to an Iranian-backed militia faction north of Baghdad

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  • Spain: Weather change fuels hope to tackle island mega-fire

    Over 30,000 acres have been burned in the western slopes of Gran Canaria.

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  • Hong Kong's evolving protests: Voices from the front lines

    Protesters on the front lines in Hong Kong explain how largely peaceful marches against proposed changes to the city's extradition law morphed into a...

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  • Committee to handle state-owned Dubai developer's disputes

    Dubai says it has set up a special committee to 'resolve multiple disputes' involving a government-owned developer amid economic slowdown

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  • Iraqi officials say an explosion has happened in an arms depot belonging to an Iran-backed faction north of Baghdad

    Iraqi officials say an explosion has happened in an arms depot belonging to an Iran-backed faction north of Baghdad

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  • Israeli, US militaries simulate ship hijacking amid tensions

    Israel's military says it has conducted a joint exercise with U.S. Special Forces simulating the retaking of a hijacked ship

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  • Cambodian PM sues opposition leader in French court

    A French lawyer for Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says the Southeast Asian leader has filed a defamation lawsuit against his longtime political...

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  • Egypt says its forces kill 11 militants in Sinai Peninsula

    Egypt says its security forces have killed 11 suspected militants in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, where it has fought an insurgency for years

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  • Kashmir police say thousands detained in status-change sweep

    Authorities say thousands of people, mostly young male protesters, have been arrested and detained in Indian-administered Kashmir amid an ongoing...

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  • More than 10 migrants rescued after jumping overboard off the coast of Italy

    The Italian coast guard rescued migrants who jumped off a Spanish charity's rescue ship after 19 days aboard. The Italian government has banned...

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  • The Latest: Cyprus picks up 33 migrants packed on small boat

    Cyprus authorities say a marine police patrol vessel has safely brought to port 33 migrants packed aboard a small boat that was sailing off the east...

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  • Suspects in pregnant teen's killing in Germany go on trial

    Two German men have gone on trial accused of killing a pregnant teenager on the Baltic sea island of Usedom because they wanted to see someone die

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  • Poland minister resigns over online hate campaign allegation

    Poland's deputy justice minister has handed his resignation after allegations surfaced he encouraged an online hate campaign against judges critical...

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  • Leader of Pakistan-held Kashmir welcomes Trump initiative

    The president of Pakistani-administered Kashmir has welcomed efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to lower tensions between Pakistan and India over...

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  • Sri Lanka rejects criticism of army chief's appointment

    Sri Lanka's government has hit out at foreign criticism of its appointment of a general accused of war abuses as the new army commander

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  • New Argentina treasury minister guarantees peso stability

    New Argentina treasury minister to guarantee peso stability after crash

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  • Italian PM Conte to resign after League party pulls backing

    Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has told senators he is handing in his resignation because his right-wing coalition partner has decided to yank support...

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  • Yemeni separatists, government forces clash in the south

    Yemeni officials, residents: Clashes between government loyalists and separatists kill 3 in southern province

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  • The Latest: Japan 'deeply concerned' about Hong Kong

    Japan's top diplomat has told his Chinese counterpart that Japan is "deeply concerned" about the continuing protests in Hong Kong

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  • Britain concerned about consular employee missing in China

    The employee was detained while crossing from Shenzhen into Hong Kong.

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  • The Latest: Italy's Salvini not afraid of an early vote

    Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy's right-wing League party, says he triggered a government crisis because he doesn't fear the prospect of an early...

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  • Young koala explores woodlands on mother's back

    The koalas were spotted wandering in Australia's Gold Coast.

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  • Afghans mourn wedding victims, some criticize government

    As Afghans mourn victims killed in wedding bombing claimed by IS, some criticize government

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  • The Latest: Polish deputy justice minister resigns

    Poland's deputy justice minister has handed in his resignation after allegations surfaced he encouraged an online hate campaign against judges...

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  • Rohingya Muslims say they don't want to return to Myanmar

    Officials from the U.N. refugee agency and Bangladesh's government say few Muslim Rohingya refugees have responded to plans for their repatriation to...

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  • Search launched near Greek island after helicopter crash

    Coast guard vessels and a helicopter are involved in a search-and-rescue effort in Greece following a private helicopter crash near an island popular...

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  • Italian premier Conte says he's resigning because League party yanked support for his populist government

    Italian premier Conte says he's resigning because League party yanked support for his populist government

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  • Another migrant jumps off rescue ship in desperate move

    Authorities have prevented the ship from docking for 19 days.

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  • Militants leave key rebel town as Syrian troops push in

    As Syrian government forces push into key rebel town, al-Qaida-linked militants inside 'redeploy' south of town

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  • Lightning kills shepherd, 19 buffaloes in western Indonesia

    Authorities say lightning struck a livestock cage in western Indonesia, killing a shepherd and 19 water buffaloes

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  • The Latest: Police fatally shoot Rio bus hostage-taker

    Rio de Janeiro's state governor says an armed man who took dozens of hostages on a bus has died after being shot by police following a four-hour long...

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  • Dutch ex-defense chief against joining Persian Gulf mission

    Dutch former defense chief says Netherlands shouldn't join U.S.-led mission to provide maritime security in Persian Gulf

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  • Croatia recalls diplomat from Germany over racist comments

    Croatia's foreign ministry has suspended a senior diplomat over far-right comments posted on social networks

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  • CORRECTS: Spanish government says it is dispatching a naval ship to Italy to escort migrant ship blocked at sea

    CORRECTS: Spanish government says it is dispatching a naval ship to Italy to escort migrant ship blocked at sea

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  • Rio de Janeiro state governor: Armed man who took dozens hostage on bus has died after being shot by police

    Rio de Janeiro state governor: Armed man who took dozens hostage on bus has died after being shot by police

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  • Malaysia bans Indian Muslim preacher from public activities

    Malaysian police say an Indian Muslim preacher, wanted in India for alleged money laundering and hate speech, has been banned from any public...

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  • Greenland leader again rejects Trump buying idea

    Greenland has again stolen the limelight when its premier reiterated that the world's largest island is "not for sale" after U.S. President Donald...

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  • Bosnia's bid to form a new govt fails over divisions on NATO

    The three members of Bosnia's multi-ethnic presidency have failed to break a deadlock on forming a new government more than ten months after the...

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  • UN agency: Rival tribes clash in southern Libya; 90 killed

    UN agency: At least 90 killed this month in southern Libya amid fighting between rival tribes

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  • Boris Johnson again demands EU re-open negotiations

    Johnson formally delivered his demands to the EU late Monday.

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• Aug 20

  • Rohingya Muslims say they don't want to return to Myanmar

    Officials from the U.N. refugee agency and Bangladesh's government say few Muslim Rohingya refugees have responded to plans for their repatriation to...

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  • Former inmate of Sachsenhausen camp, Vojmir Srdecny, dies

    Vojmir Srdecny, a survivor of the Sachsenhausen Nazi concentration camp who campaigned to uphold the memory of Czech political prisoners, has died at...

    Aug 20

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  • Brazilian TV shows armed hostage-taker leaving passenger bus, being encircled by police after standoff

    Brazilian TV shows armed hostage-taker leaving passenger bus, being encircled by police after standoff

    Aug 20

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  • Across the Pond: Twitter and Facebook fight anti-Hong Kong protest propaganda

    Plus: British consulate worker feared detained by China, and Elton John slams media coverage of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan.

    Aug 20

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• Aug 20

  • Chinese, Japanese foreign ministers meet amid calming ties

    The foreign ministers of China and Japan have met amid an unusually lengthy stretch of calm in their often turbulent relations

    Aug 20