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Military to search for reputed 'gold train'

[2015-09-03 08:07]

Poland said on Tuesday it would deploy the military to look for an alleged Nazi "gold train" that sparked global fascination after two anonymous treasure hunters claimed they had pinpointed where it is buried.

Clerk defies judges, citing 'God's word'

[2015-09-03 08:07]

Invoking God's authority, a Kentucky county clerk continued to defy courts on Tuesday and stood by her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

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[2015-09-03 08:07]

Eight people died in an apartment fire early on Wednesday in Paris, officials said, and police were investigating whether the fire was started intentionally.

Finalists for new flag are unfurled

[2015-09-02 07:42]

New Zealanders were shown four versions of what might become the next national flag on Tuesday - all of them a variation on the theme of the country's native flora.

89-year-old in Peru recalls China's fight

[2015-09-02 07:42]

During the hard days of 1937-45 when China fought the Japanese invasion of the country, the Chinese community in Peru provided a great deal of financial support.

Second foreign suspect held

[2015-09-02 07:42]

Police hunting those responsible for Thailand's deadliest bombing arrested a second foreign suspect on Tuesday, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said.

More police officers die from injuries in clashes

[2015-09-02 07:42]

Two Ukrainian police officers died on Tuesday from injuries suffered when a grenade exploded on Monday during street battles with protesters in Kiev, and more than 140 people were hospitalized, officials said.

Journalists acquitted of defaming country's navy

[2015-09-02 07:42]

An Australian journalist and his Thai colleague were acquitted of criminal defamation on Tuesday over an online news report implicating Thailand's navy in human trafficking.

Photos show another ancient Palmyra temple destroyed

[2015-09-02 07:42]

Satellite images confirm the destruction of another famed temple in Syria's Palmyra, the United Nations said late on Monday.

'Pearl of the desert' had survived millennia

[2015-09-02 07:42]

Palmyra, the ancient Syrian city that has fallen to the Islamic State jihadist group, has withstood the last 2,000 years with its immaculate temples and colonnaded streets.

Asylum system collapsing in Europe

[2015-09-02 07:42]

Trainloads of migrants arrived in Austria and Germany from Hungary on Monday as European Union asylum rules collapsed under the strain of a wave of migration unprecedented in the EU.

Republicans' 'anchor babies' talk stirs debate

[2015-09-02 07:42]

Chinese residents in the United States are paying close attention to recent comments by Republican presidential candidates about "Asian people" and "anchor babies", referring to Chinese tourists who give birth in the US while visiting.

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