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Mob attack leaves 8 dead in Xinjiang

Local police officers shot and killed three rioters armed with knives that attacked and injured 10 people in a residential community in Pishan county in the southwest part of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Tuesday evening, according to xjht.gov.cn, a news portal run by the local government.

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"Radical Islamic terrorism" has to be eradicated: Trump

​In his first official visit to the top U.S. spy agency, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed Saturday that "radical Islamic terrorism" has to be eradicated "right now".

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Chinese envoy calls on int'l community to improve security situation in Afghanistan

A Chinese envoy Monday called on the international community to improve the security situation in Afghanistan and to strengthen the country's independent defense and counter-terrorism capabilities.

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Chinese envoy reiterates call for political solution to Syrian crisis

A Chinese envoy on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that it was all the more important for the international community to seek a political settlement to the Syrian crisis since current situation there is complex and sensitive.

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In fear of their lives after militant attacks, gay Bangladeshis retreat into closet

​Seven months after al-Qaeda-linked militants hacked Bangladesh’s most prominent gay activist to death, the South Asian country’s LGBT community remains in hiding, while more than a dozen LGBT people have fled abroad.

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Japan PM urges "strict" implementation of sanctions on DPRK

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that strong pressure from the international community was the only way to halt DPRK's rocket and nuclear tests and that economic sanctions needed to be implemented "strictly".

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French gov't needs to heed Chinese community's cry for security

In a highly unusual move, around 1,800people from the Chinese community took to the streets on Sunday in Paris, sending a strong signal to the French authorities that they need to keep them safe.

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Myanmar pledges to work for development of rules-based ASEAN

Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on Monday pledged to work for the development of the rules-based ASEAN, calling for support of his country people in the nation-building which he said will contribute toward the success of ASEAN.

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Orlando shooting gives LGBT Singaporeans a slight opening

A tragedy half a world away has created an unlikely opening for a repressed community in Singapore.

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12th Athens Pride gay festival held in Greece

Thousands of revellers paraded in the center of the Greek capital on Saturday during the 12th Athens Pride festival demanding respect for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) community.

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Indian PM greets Muslim community on beginning of Ramadan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday greeted the Muslim community on the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, called Ramazan in India.

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India: Jats call off protests after winning jobs promise

Leaders of the Jat community reached a deal late on Monday to end protests that paralysed Haryana and cut water supplies to Delhi's 20 million residents, after winning a pledge of more government jobs.

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'Murder-suicide': Australian town mourns drowned children

A South Australian community is in mourning after a popular young father drove off a jetty at high speed with his two children in the car.

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How will the ASEAN Community influence China?

East Asia formed its first cross-nation union, the ASEAN Community, at the turn of the new year, which is expected to lead the region to a new stage of integration and growth.

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ASEAN Community Vision 2025 to sustain momentum of regional integration: Malaysian FM

T​he ASEAN Community Vsion 2025 is designed to sustain the momentum of the integration in the region, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman has said.

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At least 48 killed in N. Nigeria market blast: security source

​At least 48 people were killed Tuesday in a blast which rocked a local market in Damboa district of Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, a security source and a witness said.

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At least 12 killed in Nigeria attack: witnesses

​At least 12 people were killed when Boko Haram fighters stormed a local community in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno late Tuesday, witnesses told Xinhua Wednesday.