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Russia calls for continued investigation into crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17

​Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said the country is ready to take part in the following investigation into the tragedy of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, which crashed in Ukraine's conflict-torn Donbass region in July 2014.

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17 killed in E China restaurant blast

At least 17 people have been confirmed dead after an explosion ripped through a restaurant in east China's Anhui Province around noon on Saturday, local authorities said.

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17 killed in E China restaurant blast

At least 17 people have been confirmed dead after an explosion ripped through a restaurant in east China's Anhui Province around noon on Saturday, local authorities said.

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Fall of governor adds to hopes for end of high-level corruption

At 11:30 pm on Wednesday, the last night of the week long National Day holiday, the nation's top disciplinary watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, published on its website that Su Shulin, governor of Southeast China's Fujian province, was under investigation for suspected discipline violations. Comments:

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Body found in search for missing boy Alex Fisher

The body of a boy believed to be missing 10-year-old Alex Fisher has been found.

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Li Keqiang orders thorough investigation into Tianjin blast

Premier Li Keqiang presided over a meeting on Tuesday to hear briefing by the State Council investigation team on updates of the probe into the severe blast that struck Tianjin on Aug. 12.

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Mexico's 43 students not burned in Cocula: human rights experts

Mexico's official version of events surrounding the fate of the 43 missing students lacks substance, according to an investigation by independent experts published on Sunday.

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5 killed in shootings at Tennessee military facilities

​Shootings at two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, left four U.S. marines dead and three others wounded Thursday. The gunman was also killed later, authorities said.

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MH17 final report to be published in first half of October: Dutch Safety Board

​The final report of the investigation into the crash of flight MH17 which was shot down while en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014 is expected to be published in the first half of October, the Dutch Safety Board told Xinhua on Thursday.

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Aquino orders speedy probe as toll rises to 39 in boat mishap

​Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III ordered Friday for a speedy investigation into the boat mishap off central city of Ormoc where death toll already rose to 39.

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Britain's Rotherham sex abuse probe identifies hundreds of potential suspects

​British investigators have identified "a significant number of potential offenders" in a probe into the child sexual abuse scandal in Rotherham, Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) announced Wednesday.

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U.S. fines Japanese airbag maker Takata for not cooperating in investigation

​The U.S. government on Friday announced a daily fine of 14,000 U.S. dollars against a Japanese airbag maker Takata for failing to fully cooperate in a probe against its defective airbags.

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Massive protest breaks out in Sri Lanka over prison riot

​A massive protest was staged outside the main prison in Sri Lanka's capital on Tuesday with hundreds of protesters demanding for an investigation into a prison riot in 2012 which left at least 27 inmates dead and several others injured.

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Hamas rejects Israel's investigation of last military offensive on Gaza

​Islamic Hamas movement on Sunday rejected the Israeli decision to investigate the last Israeli large-scale military operation that was waged on the Gaza Strip in early July and lasted for 50 days.

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Russia urges U.S., Ukraine to disclose MH17 crash data

​Moscow on Monday once again urged the United States to disclose the satellite images taken over eastern Ukraine when Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crashed.

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DPRK promises to deepen probe into abduction issue: Japanese PM

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has promised to deepen its investigation into the fates of Japanese nationals abducted decades ago.

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Japan calls for prompt probe into abduction issue: official

Japan has asked the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to carry out a prompt investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals abducted decades ago and inform Japan of the result at the earliest possible time, a Japanese official told reporters Tuesday.