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Japan's cabinet approves PM's war anniv. statement

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's war anniversary statement was endorsed by his cabinet Friday in an extraordinary meeting.

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Japan PM to issue statement marking WWII end

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will issue a statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two later on Friday, with focuses on whether the leader could atone for Japan's dark past through offering an apology to victims of its wartime atrocities.

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"Historical holy war" a doomed fiasco Japan should avoid

For most of the people around the world, history is about objective facts of the past. However, for a handful of right-wing Japanese politicians, it is not.

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Commentary: Abe should follow his predecessors' statements on WWII

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should follow his predecessors in his upcoming statement about World War II. Any departure will be read as a signal of major alteration in Japan's foreign policy.

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he has cancer

​Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday that a recent liver surgery revealed he had cancer that had spread to other parts of his body.

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MH370 search underway, no related clues found: La Reunion authority

​La Reunion authority Monday said that no clues related to the missing flight MH370 has been found here since the launch of a tridimensional search last Friday.

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MH370 search underway, no related clues found: La Reunion authority

La Reunion authority Monday said that no clues related to the missing flight MH370 has been found here since the launch of a tridimensional search last Friday.

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UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attacks in Afghan capital

The UN Security Council on Sunday "condemned in the strongest terms" the series of deadly terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul since last Thursday, and "underlined the need to bring the perpetrators of these deplorable acts to justice."

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Israeli girl stabbed in gay pride parade dies in hospital

​A 16-year-old Israeli girl stabbed during the Jerusalem gay pride parade Thursday and admitted to the Hadassah Ein Karem hospital, succumbed to her wounds Sunday, according to a statement by the hospital.

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Afghan Taliban confirms Mullah Omar's death

​The Afghan Taliban on Thursday confirmed the death of their leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, one day after Afghan government announced his demise, the outfit said in a statement without saying when and where Omar passed away.

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International community condemns attack on Somali hotel

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The international community has strongly condemned a suicide attack on a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu which killed at least 15 people.

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Ling Jihua arrested, expelled from CPC

​Ling Jihua has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and prosecutors have opened an investigation into his suspected crimes and decided to arrest him, authorities announced on Monday.

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CPC to hold key plenum in October, discuss 13th five-year development plan

The 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will hold its fifth plenary session in Beijing in October.

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IS claims missile attack on Egypt navy vessel, army killed 22 militants

​Egypt's Islamic affiliate said it fired out on Thursday a rocket at the Egyptian naval vessel in the North Sinai's Mediterranean coast.

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Tanzania macro-economic performance remains strong: IMF

Tanzania macro-economic performance remains strong: IMF

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DPRK slams South Korean president for veto of parliamentary law revision

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday criticized South Korean President Park Geun-hye's recent veto of a revision to parliamentary law designed to allow the National Assembly to challenge administrative legislation.

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100 militants, 17 army soldiers killed in Egypt clashes

​Egyptian military raids killed 100 terrorists in North Sinai while 17 army troops were killed and 13 others injured in confrontations on Wednesday, the Egypt Armed Forces said in a statement carried by official MENA news agency.