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Indonesian President Widodo to make first visit to U.S. next month: White House

​Indonesian President Joko Widodo is to make his first visit to the United States on Oct. 26, the White House announced Monday.

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Xi's U.S. visit to achieve rich cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping's coming visit to the United States will achieve rich results in a wide range of areas as the two countries seek to expand cooperation, Assistant Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang said Thursday. Zheng told a press briefing that President Xi will visit Seattle and Washington during the state visit.

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Defense, investment top Nigerian president's visit to France

​Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday to begin a three-day official visit to France on the invitation of French President Francois Hollande.

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30 national leaders to attend China's V-Day parade

BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Thirty heads of state, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye, will attend China's V-Day celebrations on Sept. 3, a senior official announced on Tuesday.

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Thousands attend funerals of Burundi's former intelligence chief

​Thousands of people Saturday attended the funerals of Lieutenant General Adolphe Nshimirimana, former Burundian intelligence chief, assassinated by gunmen in an ambush early this month.

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Myanmar's ruling party reforms central committee

Myanmar's ruling party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), reformed its central executive committee (CEC) Thursday, retaining President U Thein Sein as the party chairman.

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Brazil's president says she will not to step down

​Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff reaffirmed that she will not step down from the government, before a scheduled nationwide protest against her government on Sunday.

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Kenyan president arrives in Uganda for Burundi, South Sudan security talks

​Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday arrived in Uganda for regional talks on the political crisis in Burundi, the conflict in South Sudan and security situation in Somalia.

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Brazilian President Rousseff's approval rating plummets to new low

​Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff's approval rating plunged to 8 percent in August, a record low, according to a poll released Thursday by the Datafolha Institute.

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Former Indian president "missie man" Kalam dies

​Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, popularly known as the Father of India's missile program, died in the northeastern state of Meghalaya Monday at the age of 83.

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Kenyan experts warn against inflated expectations after Obama's visit

​President Obama's three-day visit to Kenya to attend the just concluded Global Entrepreneurship Summit, though rich in symbolism, may not offer lasting solution to Kenya's endemic challenges, experts warned on Monday.

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George H.W. Bush released from hospital after fall

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was released Sunday from a hospital in the state of Maine after four-day treatment for a fractured vertebrae caused by a fall at his summer home.

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Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush breaks bone in neck

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush broke a bone in his neck Wednesday when he fell at his summer home in the state of Maine, his spokesman Jim McGrath said.

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Renegotiations "possible" after NO leads Greek referendum on debt deal

​Renegotiations have become "possible" for the Greece government and the creditors after the Sunday's Greek referendum showed a strong lead of NO on the creditors bailout offer.

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Regional leaders call for further postponement of elections in Burundi

​The leaders from the East African Community (EAC) partner states on Sunday expressed their concerns at the political crisis on Burundi, calling for further postponement of elections in the East African country.

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French president at former concentration camp : "Evil has not disappeared"

​"Evil has not disappeared, it has taken on new colors,"declared French President Francois Hollande during a commemorative visit Sunday to the former concentration camp of Natzweiler-Struthof.

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Putin hits back at health rumours: "Life would be boring without gossip"

​Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed rumors of his poor health at a meeting with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev here in St. Petersburg, saying "life would be boring without gossip."