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Kim Jong-un's exiled aunt breaks silence

DPRK's leader Kim Jong-un's aunt has come out of hiding in the U.S. to speak about her famous nephew for the first time.

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Trump poised to be competitive presidential candidate after clinching Republican nomination

​Brash U.S. billionaire Donald Trump on Thursday hit the number of delegates needed to grab the Republican Party (GOP) nomination, as some experts predict that he will be a competitive candidate in the presidential race.

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Donald Trump willing to meet North Korea's Kim over nukes, scrap climate deal

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to stop Pyongyang's nuclear programme, proposing a major shift in US policy towards the isolated nation.

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Kenya orders probe into "police brutality'"on protesters

​Kenyan police chief on Tuesday ordered internal investigations on the use of brutal force by the security officers who were seen viciously beating protesters as they broke up anti-electoral body's demonstrations on Monday.

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Trump's rhetoric may win him Republican nomination, but could lose him White House race

U.S. Republican Party (GOP) front-runner Donald Trump's over-the-top style could help him win the Republican nomination, but the question remains whether his outlandish rhetoric could hurt him in a White House run, experts said.

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Movie star's $46,000 'muscles' spark heated debate online

Recently-released photos by the crew of Mr.Six show special effects artists meticulously pasting man-made muscles on the chest of award-winning actor Zhang Hanyu so as to help him play the supporting role of Men Saner, a gallant street gangster always ready for a fight and to help his fellows.

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World's most obese man dies 2 months after weight-loss surgery

The surgery involved removing three-fourths of his stomach and reshaping what was left into a tube to "prevent him from eating too much," the Medical Daily reported in October.

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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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14 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers near Ramallah: witnesses

​At least 14 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers near Qalandia refugee camp between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah, witnesses and medics said on Monday.

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Jury decides Colorado theater shooter guilty of 24 murder counts

​A Colorado jury Thursday rejected the insanity plea of James Holmes, who killed 12 people and wounded 70 others in a theater shooting in 2012.

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Chinese Yu Yangyi wins Capablanca tournament

Chinese Grandmaster (GM) Yu Yangyi made news at the 50th International Chess Tournament "Capablanca in Memoriam" by winning the contest in the penultimate round in Havana.

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Serial killer in wrongful conviction case lodges an appeal

A convicted serial killer on Thursday filed an appeal after a court in north China sentenced him to death for multiple crimes, including the murder and rape of a woman in 1996.

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Singpore's former PM Lee Kuan Yew still in ICU for severe pneumonia

​Former prime minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, is still in the intensive care unit (ICU) for severe pneumonia, the Prime Minister's Office said on Thursday.

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Official suspended after sex photos go viral

An official in east China has been suspended after local disciplinary authorities launched an investigation into photos showing him in compromising positions went viral, the Beijing News reported Tuesday.

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Xi urges China, Sri Lanka to speed up FTA talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on China and Sri Lanka to accelerate the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the two countries.

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Brussels shooting suspect of French national refuses extradition to Belgium

French national suspect of Jewish museum shooting in Brussels, on Thursday reiterated his refusal to be extradited to Belgium, according to local reports.

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Hopeful business leaders taking wait-and-see attitude toward new Italian PM

Matteo Renzi's program as Italy's new prime minister focuses on all the issues Italian companies would like it to. But business leaders are only cautiously optimistic about the 39-year-old former mayor of Florence, with many saying they will take a wait-and-see attitude toward his new government.