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Myanmar to host ASEAN tourism forum this month

​Myanmar will host ASEAN Tourism Forum-2015 later this month in Nay Pyi Taw aimed at enhancing the country's growth of tourist industry, the Hotels and Tourism Ministry said on Friday.

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Two men arrested in England on suspicion of "terrorism-related offences"

​Two men have been arrested in east England's Bedfordshire on suspicion of "terrorism-related offences, " local police was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

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China will continue promoting harmonious maritime order: envoy

China will work with other countries to further promote a harmonious maritime order, as well as the peace, security and openness of the ocean, a Chinese envoy to the UN said Tuesday.

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Syria faces ferocious wave of terrorism: minister

​Syria's Minister of Justice Najm al-Ahmad said Monday that his country is facing a ferocious wave of terrorism, warning of the repercussions of such terrorism on the international community.

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Australian FM warns UN of "young, violent, tech-savvy" terrorists

​Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has used her position as chair of a United Nations Security Council meeting to warn against the growing threat of young, violent, innovative and tech-savvy terrorists.

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Ukraine calls for global efforts to de-escalate crisis

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk on Wednesday urged the international community to make coordinated efforts to de-escalate the tensions in the country's eastern regions.

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Russia urges "democratic" Ukrainian parliamentary elections

Russia urged Thursday the Ukrainian parliamentary elections to be held on democratic principles, and called the international community to watch human rights situation in that country closely.

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Western leaders hold video conference to combat Ebola outbreak

​Western leaders held a video conference Wednesday to discuss on-going world crises of Ebola, the Islamic State (IS) and the situation in Eastern Ukraine.

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Brazil's Olympic football team eyes rivals from all regions

Brazil's under-23 football team will play friendlies against rivals from all regions as it prepares for the Rio 2016 Games.

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U.S. cannot be world savior in face of global terrorism

What we can conclude from most of the Hollywood movies is that the Americans have always wanted to play the role of the great savior of the world. However, they often seem to forget that such a mindset does not hold water in real life.

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China opens gold market to foreigners

Foreigners are now have access to China's gold market after the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) launched its international board on Thursday.

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France's Hollande rules out cooperation with al-Assad to fight ISIS

​French President Francois Hollande on Thursday refused to forge cooperation links with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad to stem threats of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) fighters who controlled parts of northern Syria and Iraq.

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Australian, Dutch FMs travel to Ukraine to discuss UN MH17 resolution

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop joined her Dutch counterpart Frans Timmermans on Thursday to meet with the Ukraine leadership in Kiev to discuss the means of implementing the UN Security Council Resolution to secure the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

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Malaysia strikes deal with international police deployment to MH17 crash site

Malaysia has stricken an agreement with Ukrainian rebels, who control the area around the MH17 crash site, to allow a group of international police personnel to enter the area to protect the international investigators, according to a statement issued by Prime Minister's office on Sunday.

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Ukrainian rebels hand over remains of victims, black boxes of crashed MH17

Ukrainian rebels cleared the departure on Tuesday of a train loaded with remains of victims in crashed Malaysia Airlines MH 17 while handing over to Malaysian experts black boxes of the flight allegedly shot down in rebel-held eastern Ukraine.

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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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Afghan official calls on new administration to seize development opportunities

A senior Afghan official on Monday called on the country's new administration led by the new president to be chosen in the June 14 run-off election to seize the country's advantages to boost socioeconomic development.