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Still too few women at the top, study says

Three women in the public eye - Hillary Clinton, Melinda Gates and Chelsea Clinton - released a report on Monday showing that women are still far from winning equality in leadership positions.

Female candidates set for high spots in Israel

A minor revolution is under way in Israel, with female candidates catapulting to the top of party lists across the political spectrum ahead of the country's March 17 election, setting them up to claim key positions of power in the next government.

Owners claim winning dog poisoned

An investigation is under way after the owners of a prizewinning Irish setter who died after competing at the renowned Crufts dog show claimed on Sunday their dog had been poisoned at the British event.

Survivor fears Japan on path to war

Katsumoto Saotome was 12 the night he ran for his life through a sea of flames, jumping over smoldering railroad ties along a train track as US B-29 bombers rained incendiary bombs down around him.

Australian families unite on death row

The families of two Australian drug smugglers facing imminent execution in Indonesia visited them on Monday for the first time on a prison island where they are expected to be put to death.

ROK lawmakers make case for adoption of US missile defense

Ruling party lawmakers in the Republic of Korea have suggested it's necessary to adopt a US-developed missile defense system to enhance defense capabilities against nuclear and missile threats from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Seoul 'regrets' Pyongyang's silence on offer

The Republic of Korea's Unification Ministry expressed regrets on Monday over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's silence toward Seoul's dialogue offer on the Kaesong industrial complex.

Saudi Arabia becomes world's biggest arms importer

Saudi Arabia overtook India in 2014 as the world's biggest importer of defense equipment, fueled by tensions in the Middle East, according to a study published on Sunday by analysts IHS Jane's.

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Iranian state television is reporting that the country is again willing to give international nuclear inspectors access to a site where experiments on high explosives may have taken place.

UN chief asks world to save antiquities

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the international community on Sunday to halt the destruction by Islamic State jihadists of Iraqi archaeological sites, branding the smashing of priceless and ancient artifacts a "war crime".

30 killed in coalition airstrike against Islamic State refinery

A US-led coalition airstrike in Syria hit an oil refinery run by the Islamic State militant group near the border with Turkey on Sunday, killing 30 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.