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International community criticizes DPRK nuclear test, doubts remain on H-bomb claim

​The international community continued to criticize a nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday while doubts still remain on the country's claim of a hydrogen bomb.

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Chinese lawmakers give nod to registration-based stock listing

​Chinese lawmakers on Sunday approved a State Council proposal for stock listing reform at the end of a bimonthly legislative session which began Monday in Beijing.

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Fifty Palestinians killed in Israeli-Palestinian violence in October, says Palestine FM

​A total of 50 Palestinians, including at least 10 children, had been killed amid the recent flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian tensions since the start of October, Palestine's Minister of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.

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UN Security Council urges political solution of Syrian crisis

​The UN Security Council on Monday stressed that the only sustainable solution to the current crisis in Syria is through an inclusive and Syrian-led political process.

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UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attacks in Afghan capital

The UN Security Council on Sunday "condemned in the strongest terms" the series of deadly terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul since last Thursday, and "underlined the need to bring the perpetrators of these deplorable acts to justice."

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Chinese cabinet expresses confidence in economy

The State Council, China's cabinet, said on Wednesday that the country has the confidence and condition to realize its major economic and social development targets this year.

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HK's legislature vetoes motion for selecting chief executive by universal suffrage

China's Hong Kong Legislative Council on Thursday vetoed a motion of the proposed universal suffrage for selecting the region's next chief executive in 2017.

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UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attack on bus in northern Kenya

​The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the attack on a commuter bus in northern Kenya, which killed at least 28 people Saturday, saying "terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security."

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Security Council slams attacks on UN peacekeepers in Mali

The UN Security Council on Sunday condemned "in the strongest terms" an attack on a military vehicle in Mali, in which one Chadian UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured.

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UN Security Council slams murder of British humanitarian aid worker by ISIL

​The UN Security Council on Sunday "strongly condemned the heinous and cowardly murder" of David Haines, a British humanitarian aid worker, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

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Polish PM elected European Council president, Italy's Mogherini to head diplomacy

The European Union (EU) leaders during a summit on Saturday elected Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk as president of the European Council, and appointed Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini as the EU's foreign policy chief.

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Sri Lankan Muslims call for protection of Indonesian Buddhist site

​Sri Lankan Muslims on Sunday called for the protection of an ancient and historical Buddhist site in Borobudur, Indonesia after Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremists threatened to attack it.

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ASEAN economic ministers meeting to kick off in Myanmar

Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have gathered in Myanmar's capital of Nay Pyi Taw for their 46th meeting and related meetings due to kick off later on Monday.

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UN Security Council demands safe, unrestricted access to MH17 crash site

The UN Security Council on Monday approved a resolution demanding safe and unrestricted access to the MH17 crash site, and calling for full cooperation with the international investigation.

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Central government urges respect for HK head Leung

The Chinese central government has called for respect for Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying after he was disgraced by radical lawmakers at Thursday morning's legislative session.

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HK launches 20th anniversary of IYF campaign

A ceremony was held here Tuesday to kick off a string of territory-wide activities in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family ( IYF).

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China promotes better drug inspections

China's cabinet, the State Council, on Tuesday has approved restructuring of an inter-ministerial conference on fake medicines.