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Rising death toll in Iran as govt warns of ‘rioters’, foreign meddling

TEHERAN/CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS - Fatalities from two weeks of nationwide unrest in Iran climbed on Sunday as Teheran warned it would strike US and Israeli...

NYT: Trump briefed on options for military strikes in Iran

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN - has been briefed in recent days on new options for military strikes against Iran, The New York Times reported on Saturday,...

Thailand imposes curfew in southern province after violent attacks

BANGKOK - An immediate curfew has been imposed in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat in response to a spate of violent incidents, including multiple...

Protests erupt across US cities after fatal Minneapolis shooting

NEW YORK -- Rallies erupted in dozens of US cities on Saturday after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, intensifying...

23 civilians killed in Aleppo clashes as authorities claim takeover of Kurdish-held zone

DAMASCUS -- The number of civilians killed in attacks on residential neighborhoods in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has risen to 23, with...

Trump signs executive order to ’safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue’

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/CARACAS/BERLIN - US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to "safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in...

Myanmar begins second phase of general election

YANGON -- Myanmar kicked off the second phase of its multi-party democratic general election on Sunday morning, with polling stations opening across 100 townships.Voting...

Australia bushfires to burn out of control for weeks, authorities say

SYDNEY - Australian authorities said on Sunday it would take firefighters weeks to get on top of bushfires in the country's southeast that have...

23 civilians killed in Aleppo clashes as authorities claim takeover of Kurdish-held neighborhood

DAMASCUS -- The number of civilians killed in attacks on residential neighborhoods in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has risen to 23, with...

Trump renews threats against Iran, saying US ‘ready to help’

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN - said Saturday that the United States "stands ready to help" concerning the situation in Iran as he claimed Iran is "looking...

DPRK urges ROK to make explanation about latest drone incident

PYONGYANG/SEOUL - A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has urged the Republic of Korea to make a "detail explanation" about...

Russian envoy slams ‘illegal US oil embargo’ on Venezuela

VLADIVOSTOK – The US oil embargo against threatens the lives, health, and well-being of millions of the country's citizens and must be condemned...

Hiroshima, Nagasaki urge Japanese govt to uphold non-nuclear principles

TOKYO - The city assemblies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have adopted statements urging the Japanese government to adhere to the country's Three Non-Nuclear Principles,...

Malaysians get first glimpse of new giant panda pair

KUALA LUMPUR - Giant pandas "Chen Xing" and "Xiao Yue" from China officially met the Malaysian public on Saturday.In a ceremony marking the event...

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