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Ex-UK envoy nudges Abe over history

[2015-06-17 07:50]

A former British ambassador to Japan expressed in an article his concerns that Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leaders could threaten its long-term national interests through policies that could lead to a more autocratic and nationalist regime, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Key al-Qaida leader killed in US raid

[2015-06-17 07:50]

Al-Qaida confirmed on Tuesday that Nasir al-Wahishi, its No 2 figure and leader of its powerful Yemeni affiliate, was killed in a US strike, making it the harshest blow to the global militant network since the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Jeb drops family name for White House bid

[2015-06-17 07:50]

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush launched a White House bid months in the making with a vow to win the Republican presidential nomination on his own merits and stay true to his beliefs - easier said than done in a crowded primary contest, where his conservative credentials will be sharply challenged.

Official lauds report on sexual exploitation

[2015-06-17 07:50]

Atul Khare, UN undersecretary-general for field support, welcomed on Monday the evaluation report on the issue of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel during peacekeeping operations, a UN spokesman said.

Court sentences ousted president, Brotherhood leaders to death

[2015-06-17 07:50]

An Egyptian court sentenced deposed president Mohammed Morsi to death on Tuesday for killing, kidnapping and other offenses during a 2011 mass jailbreak.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-06-17 07:50]

Police said they were hunting on Tuesday for three sisters and their nine children who were feared to be traveling to Syria to join a relative believed to be involved in the conflict.

Quake survivors face daunting rehab

[2015-06-16 07:45]

Eight hours after Bim Bahadur Gurung started walking along a mountain path, carrying his severely injured daughter on his back and hoping to find a hospital, a second earthquake struck already-devastated Nepal.

Wreck of Napoleon's former ship discovered

[2015-06-16 07:45]

The ship that exiled former French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte used to sneak back into France from Elba has been found on the ocean floor off Australia, a Queensland shipwreck hunter has claimed.

Kerry looks forward to getting back in the saddle

[2015-06-16 07:45]

US Secretary of State John Kerry is taking nothing more than Tylenol for his broken leg after a low-speed bike accident, he said in an interview published on Sunday.

Woman scraps her bid to cross Pacific in a rowing boat

[2015-06-16 07:45]

A steering system failure, bad weather and a sense that "things weren't going right" has ended a US woman's attempt to cross the Pacific by rowboat.

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[2015-06-16 07:45]

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Abe's support falls to its lowest level since 2012

[2015-06-16 07:45]

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has fallen to the lowest level since he took office in 2012, to just over 40 percent, according to a TV network survey.

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