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'Grexit' threatens Merkel's legacy

[2015-06-30 07:52]

"If you break it, you own it," then-US secretary of state Colin Powell warned then-US president George W. Bush before Bush launched the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Fresh faces crowd candidate field to court young

[2015-06-30 07:52]

Jesus Casanova has already earned a degree in journalism, is the owner of a South American swimming championship and last year was crowned Mister Venezuela in this beauty-obsessed nation. Now, at only 26, he wants to add a new title to his achievements: congressman.

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[2015-06-30 07:52]

South Korea reported no new cases of MERS or deaths from the virus for the first time in nine days on Monday, but officials warned there was no indication yet that the outbreak had been brought under control.

Electricity price hike shelved after protests

[2015-06-29 07:46]

Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian suspended a controversial hike in electricity prices on Saturday, but the move failed to appease protesters who vowed to keep up with the largest anti-government demonstrations the ex-Soviet nation has seen in years.

Nuclear talks with US enter 'critical phase'

[2015-06-29 07:46]

Talks between Iran and the US were due to enter a "critical phase" on Sunday with tensions rising just three days before a deadline to nail down a deal to thwart any Iranian nuclear arms drive.

European bank considers terms for financial 'haircut'

[2015-06-29 07:46]

European Central Bank policymakers are considering tightening Greek banks' use of an emergency funding lifeline but keeping backup options open, people familiar with the matter said.

Tourists recount shooting at resort

[2015-06-29 07:46]

Tunisia's postcard destination for tourists is reeling from the terror that blighted the Mediterranean seaside resort of Sousse.

French suspect sent selfie of beheading

[2015-06-29 07:46]

French authorities were transferring the man suspected of beheading his boss in an alleged jihadist attack to Paris on Sunday, as it emerged he sent a macabre selfie photo of the decapitation.

Celebrations sweep nation after ruling

[2015-06-29 07:46]

Rainbows and good cheer will be out in force in the United States as hundreds of thousands of people pack gay pride events from New York City to Seattle, San Francisco to Chicago to celebrate a Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.

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[2015-06-29 07:46]

Kuwaiti authorities named the suicide bomber in Friday's attack on a Shiite mosque that killed 27 people as Fahad Suleiman Abdulmohsen al-Gabbaa, a Saudi citizen who flew into the Gulf nation just hours before he blew himself up.

Human Rights Record of the United States in 2014

[2015-06-27 07:54]

The Information Office of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, published a report titled "Human Rights Record of the United States in 2014" on Friday. Following is the full text:

Follow nature's allure to the 'edge of the sky'

[2015-06-22 08:43]

Locals call it "the grassland on the edge of sky". Wulagai, in the northeast of Xilin Gol League, is probably the cream of the breathtaking scenery of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region's renowned prairies.

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