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Kenyan president set to attend ICC trials with over 150 lawmakers

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to leave the country next week to attend his trial at The Hague with more than 150 Members of Parliament who will be expressing their support for their leader.

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Suicide among China's rural elderly grows amid urbanization

​Liang Kangmao, 74, a villager from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was sad and lonely on Thursday, which marks China's day for the elderly.

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Obama says U.S. underestimates rise of Islamic State

​The United States underestimated the rise of the Islamic State now running amok in Iraq and Syria while overrating the Iraqi military's ability to fight the extremist group, President Barack Obama acknowledged in an interview to be aired on Sunday night.

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Downtown Tokyo sees antiracist groups go head-to-head with ultra-nationalists

Tokyo's downtown multicultural Roppongi district was the center of some heated scenes and clashes Tuesday between an increasingly vociferous ultra-nationalist group whose hate speeches against non-Japanese, particularly Korean, but also Chinese residents in Japan have been increasing in frequency and venom of late, antiracist citizens groups and the police.

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Fair judgment required for China's status as world's largest carbon emitter

​As world leaders gather in New York City on Tuesday for an United Nations Climate Summit, some Western powers have once again rushed to push China into the limelight, hyping up its status as the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter.

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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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Eight out of ten Greeks still pessimistic about economy: survey

​An overwhelming majority of eight out of ten Greek citizens are still pessimistic about the national economy and the future of their own finances, four years after the start of the debt crisis, an opinion poll released on the weekend showed.

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A month later, life moves on in quake-struck Ludian

One month after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China's Ludian, Yunnan Province, life for survivors goes on.

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IS kills 160 Syrian soldiers in al-Raqqa: activists

The Islamic State (IS) militants killed more than 160 Syrian soldiers who were captured by the terrorist group in the northern al-Raqqa province, according to activists' reports and online video footages published on Thursday.

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English children not so happy?

Half a million children in Britain have low well-being, according to a report released by a British charity on Thursday.

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UN chief urges South Sudan warring parties to "immediately implement" peace accord

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on the warring parties in South Sudan to "immediately implement" an agreement on the cessation of hostilities and "uphold their commitment to establishing a Transitional Government of National Unity."

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U.S. troops advised no to visit Japanese wartime shrine

News Analysis: U.S. troops advised no to visit Japanese wartime shrine

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Indonesian president-elect vows to speed up gov't forming

​Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo said on Thursday night that he will speed up forming his government.

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Xi's Mongolia trip to build closer neighborhood

​Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Ulan Bator Thursday for a two-day state visit, the first trip of a Chinese head of state to the landlocked neighbor in 11 years.

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30 pct of students passes high school exam in Cambodia

​Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that an estimated 30 percent of the 93,456 applicants passed their high school graduation exam early this month because the country took strict measures to enhance the quality of education sector.

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China Exclusive: Meditating geeks -- Chinese temple's IT camp

When thinking of Buddhists monks, words like traditional, secluded, ascetic and celibate spring to mind, but one Beijing temple is trying to overturn this cliche.

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Showdown between China's realty agents and estate websites

Real estate agents are in the midst of a feud with listings websites after rising fees during a sluggish property market have both parties on edge.