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Arthur grows to hurricane off US coast

[2014-07-04 08:41]

Strom expected to weaken quickly, but many choose to evacuate homes

Tiny scanner shows chemical makeup of everyday items

[2014-07-04 08:41]

An Israeli inventor has created a scanner that he says could change the way we shop and take care of ourselves - by reading the chemical makeup of foods, drugs and other items we use.

Chengdu Report: Chengdu propels Sichuan's foreign trade

[2014-07-04 08:41]

Despite an overall downturn in the country's economy, Chengdu's import and export volume in the first five months of the year reached 137.03 billion yuan ($22.45 billion), accounting for 80 percent of Sichuan province's total, according to Chengdu Customs District.

Iran eases demands for nuclear capacity at talks

[2014-07-04 08:41]

Teheran, 6 world powers haggle over number of enrichment centrifuges

India summons US envoy over spying claim

[2014-07-04 08:41]

India summoned the top diplomat from the US embassy on Wednesday to complain for the third time about spying, following new allegations that Washington's National Security Agency targeted its ruling party.

Aid groups raise fresh S. Sudan famine warning

[2014-07-04 08:41]

Famine will break out in war-torn South Sudan within weeks unless massive funding for food aid is provided, aid agencies warned on Thursday.

Malaysian returning to NZ to face sex charge

[2014-07-04 08:41]

A Malaysian military official who is being sent back to New Zealand to face sexual assault and burglary charges will no longer be protected by diplomatic immunity, New Zealand officials confirmed on Thursday.

Japanese city launches legal bid to halt reactor project

[2014-07-04 08:41]

A Japanese city was on Thursday asking a court for an injunction to prevent a nuclear plant being built, in a country that remains deeply suspicious of the technology three years after Fukushima.

Iraqi Kurds seek independence

[2014-07-04 08:41]

Vote to be held 'within months', president of northern region says

Russia, Ukraine agree to 3-way talks with rebels

[2014-07-04 08:41]

The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine agreed in Berlin on Wednesday to hold three-way talks involving separatist rebels by Saturday to pave the way for a new cease-fire, despite continued fighting and a rising death toll in eastern regions.

Murder raises tension in West Bank

[2014-07-04 08:41]

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas blamed Israeli extremists for the abduction and murder of an Arab teenager on Wednesday, sparking hours of clashes in east Jerusalem and drawing charges that the youth was murdered to avenge the killings of three kidnapped Israeli teens.

Filipinos urged to delay hajj over MERS

[2014-07-04 08:41]

Philippine health authorities urged Muslim Filipinos on Thursday to postpone their annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia due to worries about an often deadly respiratory virus.