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Premature blast kills 9 Afghan militants, wounds 5 others

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Saudi-led airstrike kills 2 women in northern Yemen

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Small plane crash-lands in Philippines, killing seven

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5 fashion houses dedicated to restoring heritage buildings

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Thai opens government offices for children on national children's day

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4 children die in Canada house fire

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Beijing house fire kills 5

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Japan's Party of Hope picks lower house lawmaker Tamaki as co-leader

Japan'soppositionPartyofHopeonFridayvotedforlowerhouselawmakerYuichiroTamakitoserveasco-leaderalongsideTokyoGovernorYurikoKoike.AsKoikedoesnotholdaseatinparliam

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Japan's Abe reelected as prime minister after election victory

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Six family members killed in Saudi-led airstrike in Yemen

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Sri Lanka arrests Buddhist monk for threatening Rohingya refugees

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct.2(APD)--SriLankaonMondayarrestedaBuddhistmonkforthreateningagroupofRohingyarefugees.ThevenerableAkmeemanaDayarathanaTherawasarres

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Sri Lanka concerned over threats to Rohingya refugees by local monks

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Sept.27(APD)--TheSriLankangovernmentonWednesdayslammedtheactionsofagroupofmonksandthePoliceoverthreatstoRohingyarefugeesatasafehousej

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Kit Harington and Rose Leslie fuel engagement rumours

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Cabinet of Japanese PM endorses plan to convene extra Diet session

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'scabinetformallyannouncedonFridaytherulingcoalition'splantoconveneanextraordinaryDietsessiononSeptember28,theoutsetofwhichwilllik

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Brazil's Supreme Court admits charges against President Temer

Brazil'sSupremeCourtdecidedonWednesdaytoacceptthechargesofobstructionofjusticeandcriminalassociationsagainstPresidentMichelTemer.ThechargeswerepresentedlastFrid

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Spain attacks: Police find belt with explosives

PoliceinnortheasternSpainsaidWednesdaytheyfoundabeltwithrealexplosivesinahousewhereafatalexplosionlastweekderailedtheinitialplansbyanextremistcelltostrikewithbo

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Iran reform leader Karroubi ends hunger strike

IranianoppositionleaderMehdiKarroubi,underhousearrestforsixyears,endedhishungerstrikelateThursdayafterthegovernmentagreedtoremoveintelligenceagentsfromhishome.H