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Military suggests Thailand elections may be delayed again

Concerns have been raised in Thailand that elections first promised in 2015 could be delayed again, most recently because of the death of the Thai king, Bhumipol Adulyadej. The latest forecast is 2018.

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Military suggests Thailand elections may be delayed again

ConcernshavebeenraisedinThailandthatelectionsfirstpromisedin2015couldbedelayedagain,mostrecentlybecauseofthedeathoftheThaiking,BhumipolAdulyadej.Thelatestforeca

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Ukrainians, not Russians, injured in traffic accident in Turkey

Ukrainians,notRussians,wereamong18peopleinjuredonThursdaywhenamidibuscarryingtouristsoverturnedonahighwayinsouthwesternTurkey,ahealthofficialwasquotedassayingby

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DPRK denies involvement in cyberattack on S.Korean military

South Korea accused DPRK this week of being behind the first-ever infiltration of the intranet of its cyberwarfare command in August, noting that the Internet Protocol address linked to the attack was traced to a location in China which was previously used by DPRK hackers.

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Park calls on parliament to determine her fate

​President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday called on the National Assembly to determine her fate, saying she will step down in line with a timetable and procedures reached by political parties that can minimize any confusion arising from the unexpected transition of government.

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8 people shot in Baltimore, 3 gunmen flee on foot

As many as eight people were shot on Saturday night in east Baltimore, including a father and his three-year-old daughter, Baltimore police said.

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Rio to apologize for using wrong Chinese flag again

Rio Olympic Committee again used the wrong Chinese flag at the women's volleyball awarding ceremony on Sunday.

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Uruguay says transfer of Mercosur presidency to Venezuela to be postponed

Uruguay said on Monday that the decision whether to hand over the rotating presidency of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) bloc to Venezuela during the second half of 2016 would be postponed until Thursday.

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India puts border forces on alert following Bangladeshi restaurant attack

India put its border forces on alert Saturday in eastern and northeastern states bordering Bangladesh, after gunmen attacked a Dhaka restaurant.

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US urged not to rock the boat by flexing its muscles

China has urged the United States not to flex its muscles in the Asia-Pacific, saying it is not conducive to regional peace and stability.

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DPRK deploys Musudan ballistic missile in east coast

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has deployed what is believed to be its intermediate- range Musudan ballistic missile in its east coast, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.

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Chinese man accused of killing hundreds of dogs with a crossbow

A man from eastern China has been arrested for allegedly killing hundreds of dogs with a crossbow and poison darts, according to a news website report.

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S. Korea monitoring DPRK's nuke test site: defense ministry

South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday that it has been carefully monitoring the nuclear test site of the Dmocratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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Iran's top leader urges gov't to follow "resistance economy" policies

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday urged the government to seriously pursue and implement the general policies of "resistance economy."

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Lee Sedol says AlphaGo has weak points after 1st win in Go match

​South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Sedol said on Sunday that Google's computer program AlphaGo has weak points after his first victory over the Go-playing artificial intelligence (AI) in the fourth of the best-of-five series at the ancient Chinese board game.

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U.S., India close to signing "foundational agreements" in defense: media

The United States and India are "close to signing three foundational agreements" in fields of defense and communications to take bilateral military ties "to the next level", local media quoted a top U.S. military commander as saying Thursday.

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With AIIB, Cambodia diversifies funding options: local media

Experts this week welcomed Cambodia's membership to the nascent China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), saying it would provide much-needed diversity of funding for the nation's infrastructure and connectivity needs, a local newspaper reported Wednesday.