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China's ship to join search for missing MH370 jet in Indian Ocean

​China will join the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 by sending a ship to the search area in the southern Indian Ocean.

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7 soldiers killed in Afghanistan within day

​About seven Afghan army soldiers have been killed in separate incidents since early Monday, the country's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

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Toshiba to stop making TVs, more job cuts in cards

Struggling Toshiba Corp. decided it will pull out of the TV production business, a division that has been accumulating losses for many years, as part of its streamlining efforts, sources said.

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Task force needs about 10 days to douse Sumatra fires:Minister

The multinational task force helping Indonesia to put out fires in South Sumatra has met with some success, but it will take about 10 days before the flames can be largely extinguished, said a minister.

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U.S., Russia hold talks on safe flight operations over Syria

​Defense officials from the United States and Russia held a video conference Saturday to discuss safe flight operations over Syria, the Pentagon confirmed.

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10 killed, 8 missing after fishing boat capsizes off S. Korea

​Ten people were found dead while eight others were still missing, after a South Korean fishing boat capsized off the country's southern coast on Sunday, police said.

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DPRK top leader Kim Jong Un orders frontline army to enter state of war from 5pm Friday

​The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has ordered the country's frontline combined forces to enter state of war from 5pm (0830 GMT) Friday. the official KCNA news agency reported Friday, the official KCNA news agency reported early Friday.

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Tianjin continues cleanup of chemicals

Cleanup operations continued in north China's Tianjin Tuesday, almost a week after two massive explosions tore through a warehouse storing hazardous goods.

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Nigerian army frees 178 kidnap victims in Boko Haram's dens

​One hundred and seventy eight kidnap victims in Boko Haram's custody have been freed in operations by troops in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, an official statement said Monday.

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China police to fight crimes related to trading of stocks, futures

The Ministry of Public Security said Thursday it is planning a nationwide campaign to crack down on illegal operations in the field of securities and futures to protect the order of capital markets and investors' interests.

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China outlines armed forces' future strategies

China demonstrates future strategies for modern and multi-functional armed forces in its latest military whitepaper Tuesday.

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Protests over gold-mine investment staged in Athens

​Thousands of protesters in favor and against a three-year gold mine investment in northern Greece took to the streets here on Thursday, staging two separate rallies which disrupted traffic for hours in the city center.

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Obama asks Congress to authorize war against IS

​U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday sent Congress a draft legislation authorizing the use of military force against the extremist group known as Islamic State (IS), or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

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Obama proposes 534 bln USD defense budget for 2016

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a 534-billion-dollar defense budget package for fiscal year 2016, an increase of 38.2 billion dollars over the amount approved by Congress this year, and 11 billion dollars over the spending caps put in place by sequestration.

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Aussie bank Westpac sells 5 Pacific Island operations

​Australian bank Westapc will offload its banking operations in Samoa, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Tonga as it looks to sharpen its focus on the more lucrative Fiji and Papua New Guinea markets.