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Abu Sayyaf militant group in Philippines frees 4 Indonesian nationals

​Abu Sayyaf militant group in the Philippines has freed four other Indonesian nationals abducted on March 15, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said here on Wednesday.

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Search underway for killer of eight people in U.S. Midwest state of Ohio

Investigators are still trying hard Sunday to find out a killer or killers who were allegedly targeting a tight-knit family in southern state of Ohio and shooting dead eight of the family members.

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Cold front set to push down temperature

Hong Kong enters a chilly week ahead after a steep drop in temperature over the past twenty four hours.

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Clinton, Trump poised to win big in Super Tuesday contests

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump scored respectively at least four of the first seven Super Tuesday contests, garnering an early advantage over their rivals for the 2016 presidential nomination contests, according to multiple media projections.

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Four-nation talks on Afghan peace process kicks off in Kabul

The fourth round of the key Quadrilateral meeting on Afghan peace process and preparing roadmap to find political solution to the lingering Afghan crisis kicked off in Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday.

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Australia's top IS recruiter "has been killed"

Australia's most senior recruiter for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (IS) group, who was reportedly linked to an alleged plot to attack Anzac Day commemorations, has been killed, local media said yesterday.

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Miners rescued after 36-day ordeal underground

Four miners were rescued from a collapsed mine in east China's Shandong Province on Friday night after 36 days trapped underground.

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China's asset manager giant to raise 10 bln yuan before IPO

​China Orient Asset Management Corp. (COAMC), one of China's four largest asset managers that specializes in bad loans, said on Thursday that it will raise 10 billion yuan (1.53 billion U.S. dollars) ahead of its initial public offering (IPO).

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Four-nation meeting in Kabul seeks to revive Taliban talks

A second round of four-country talks aimed at reviving peace negotiations with the Taliban was held in Kabul Monday, even as the insurgents wage an unprecedented winter campaign of violence across Afghanistan.

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Afghans welcome second round of four-nation talks on peace process

In the militancy-plagued Afghanistan, people from all walks of life have welcomed holding the second round of the four-nation talks on Afghan peace process to bring Taliban outfit into negotiating table and find political settlement to the country's protracted conflict.

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Thai police clear overstaying Syrians of IS connection

Thai authorities have detected no connection between four Syrian nationals, who have overstayed their visas in Thailand, and the Islamic State (IS) militant group, police said Tuesday.

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Philippine gov't rejects demand for hostage ransom

​The Philippine government will not give in to the demand of four billion pesos (85.44 million U.S. dollars) ransom being demanded by Abu Sayyaf Group for the release of four hostages that they have abducted in a resort in southern part of the country in September, a senior government official said Wednesday.

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41 dead, 78 injured in Philippines due to typhoon Koppu

​The Philippines' death toll from typhoon Koppu reached 41 while 78 others were reported injured in the northern part of the country, the state disaster management agency said Thursday.

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Indian police detain 4 for suspected link with IS

​Indian police detained four young men with suspected links with terror outfit Islamic State ( IS) when they arrived from Abu Dhabi early Tuesday in the southern state of Kerala, said local media.

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5 dead, 6 injured after explosion in Spain fireworks factory

​Five people have been confirmed dead and six taken to hospital following an explosion in a fireworks factory on the outskirts of the city of Zaragoza in central Spain on Monday.

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Hungarian police detain 5th suspect over deaths of 71 refugees on A4 motorway

​Hungarian police have detained a fifth suspect in the deaths of 71 refugees who apparently suffocated in a closed Hungarian-owned truck on an Austrian motorway south of Vienna, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced on Sunday.

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China wins four gold medals in World Skills Competition

SAO PAULO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The 43rd World Skills Competition closed on Sunday in Brazil's largest city Sao Paulo, with China scoring four gold medals in manufacturing, welding, hairdressing, and car painting.