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Merkel to meet Balkan leaders over crisis

[2015-08-28 07:44]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and western Balkan leaders were scheduled to gather in Vienna on Thursday in a bid to find a coherent approach to tackling the biggest migration crisis to hit Europe since World War II.

Army sent to stop caste-related riots, violence in Gujarat

[2015-08-28 07:44]

The Indian army patrolled riot-hit areas of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat on Thursday after the death toll rose to seven in two days of caste-related violence.

IN BRIEF (Page 11)

[2015-08-28 07:44]

A new umbrella group of Muslim rebels who are waging a bloody insurgency in southern Thailand called for a resumption of stalled peace talks on Thursday, but it was unclear whether the Thai military junta would recognize them.

'Just waiting to go boom!'

[2015-08-28 07:44]

The motive in the shooting of two Virginia journalists during a live television interview once again highlighted ongoing racial tensions in the United States.

Deal signed to host first nuclear fuel bank to assist nonproliferation

[2015-08-28 07:44]

The International Atomic Energy Agency and Kazakhstan signed an agreement on Thursday to locate the world's first bank of low-enriched uranium in the ex-Soviet nation to ensure fuel supplies for power stations and prevent nuclear proliferation.

Ultra-Orthodox men stage cinema protest

[2015-08-27 07:39]

Crowds of angry ultra-Orthodox Jewish men with long beards and wearing black-and-white garb and large black hats, protested in the streets of Jerusalem earlier this month against a new movie theater opening its doors on the Sabbath.

Garbage collector rescues books for children

[2015-08-27 07:39]

A second-grade education has not stopped garbage collector Jose Gutierrez from bringing the gift of reading to thousands of Colombian children.

Regional water stress intensifies

[2015-08-27 07:39]

New ranking says 33 countries expected to face extreme shortages globally in 25 years' time

Hezbollah backs mass demonstrations

[2015-08-27 07:39]

The powerful Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah threw its weight on Tuesday behind mass protests calling for the government's resignation, deepening a crisis that started over piles of uncollected garbage in the streets of the capital but has tapped into a much deeper malaise.

Modi urges calm after violence

[2015-08-27 07:39]

India deployed paramilitary forces and imposed a curfew in the western state of Gujarat on Wednesday after violence broke out at a protest led by a powerful clan demanding more government jobs and college admissions.

Obama sorry amid US spying claims

[2015-08-27 07:39]

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday apologized to Tokyo after WikiLeaks claimed Washington had spied on Japanese politicians, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.

ROK, US say DPRK military easing up

[2015-08-27 07:39]

The military of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is slowly easing its battle-readiness posture, officials of the Republic of Korea and the United States said on Wednesday after Seoul and Pyongyang secured a deal allowing them to avoid an armed clash.

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