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Afghan election results in uncertainty despite completion of vote recounting

​Even though Afghan election commission completed the votes auditing and recounting process a couple of days ago, the election results have yet to be announced obviously owing to the continued dispute between the two presidential candidates.

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Chinese VP vows to promote ties with U.S.

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao said Thursday that China will work with the United States to promote bilateral ties.

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Indonesia, Singapore reach deal on border

​Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa and his Singapore counterpart K. Shanmugam on Wednesday signed an agreement on the border between the two countries in Singapore.

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Chinese vice premier, Putin witness start of construction on China-Russia gas pipeline

​Construction of the China- Russia East Route natural gas pipeline started in this eastern Siberia city as visiting Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and Russian President Vladimir Putin witnessed the welding of the first roll of steel pipes Monday evening.

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13 killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad

​At least 13 people were killed in two bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday, a police source said.

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Suicide car bomb rocks military camp in southeast Yemen, 6 killed

Suicide car bomb rocks military camp in southeast Yemen, 6 killed

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Xi calls for mended China-Vietnam ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for joint efforts between China and Vietnam to mend bilateral ties after recent tensions.

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Inmates, authorities reach deal after Brazilian prison riot

Rebellious inmates and authorities reached an agreement Monday afternoon after four inmates were killed in a prison riot in the southern city of Cascavel in Parana state, local press said.

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Civilian wounded as India, Pakistan border guards trade fire on Kashmir border

​The border guards of India and Pakistan Friday fired on each other's positions on international border (IB) in Kashmir, officials said.

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China, Mongolia give strong boost to win-win cooperation

China and Mongolia on Thursday gave a strong boost to bilateral ties by upgrading their diplomatic relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership and setting a target of expanding two-way trade to 10 billion U.S. dollars by 2020.

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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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Chinese president arrives in Mongolia for state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Ulan Bator Thursday for a two-day state visit to Mongolia.

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China, Mongolia explore ways to expand bilateral economic ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected, during his upcoming visit to Mongolia, to work with Mongolian leaders to explore effective ways to expand and deepen bilateral economic and trade relations between two countries.

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Fiji, New Zealand FMs to have first consultation since 2006

​Fijian Foreign Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola will meet his New Zealand counterpart Murray McCully later this week, the Fijian government announced Wednesday.

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Death toll increases to 18 in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture

​Death toll has increased to 18 and 13 others remained unaccounted for Wednesday after downpours triggered landslides and flooding in Hiroshima Prefecture in western Japan, local press reported.

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Cambodia, Laos achieve 86 percent of border demarcation

​Cambodia and Laos have so far achieved 86 percent of joint border demarcation and the two neighbors vowed to fully complete it as soon as possible, a spokesman said Tuesday.

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Tribunal sentences 2 Khmer Rouge leaders to life

The United Nations war crimes tribunal convicted two aging former top leaders of the Democratic Kampuchea, also known as Khmer Rouge, of atrocity crimes against humanity and sentenced them to life in prison, according to a verdict pronounced by the tribunal's president Nil Nonn on Thursday.