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Erdogan set to call snap elections for November

[2015-08-25 07:45]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was expected on Monday to call snap elections likely to be held on Nov 1 after efforts to form a coalition government failed.

Police defuse second bomb 1 week after blast

[2015-08-25 07:45]

Thai police found and defused a bomb on Monday, a week after an explosion killed 20 people in the country's worst-ever bomb attack. However, it was not clear if the device found at a Bangkok construction site had anything to do with the earlier blast.

Troops stay on highest alert during negotiation

[2015-08-25 07:45]

The two sides on the Korean Peninsula kept their militaries on their highest alert, as inter-Korean crisis talks entered their third day on Monday.

Britain says sanctions could lift by spring

[2015-08-25 07:45]

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday he expected sanctions on Iran could start to be lifted as early as spring next year.

Massive wildfires barely contained

[2015-08-25 07:45]

As crews made inroads against massive wildfires burning in north-central Washington state, residents and business owners began to assess just how damaging the huge blazes have been.

Cleanup eyed for Pacific trash vortex

[2015-08-25 07:45]

Researchers returned on Sunday from mapping and sampling a massive swirling cluster of trash floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, as the Dutch-borne crew works to refine a cleanup strategy it will roll out globally.

President resists pressure to resign

[2015-08-25 07:45]

President Otto Perez dismissed corruption allegations leveled against him by prosecutors and said on Sunday he will not stand down, despite mounting pressure on the government and calls for his impeachment as a presidential election looms.

Nation's tolerance questioned as attacks on migrants rise

[2015-08-25 07:45]

A series of attacks in Sweden on beggars, many Roma, has highlighted a dark side to a country considered a bastion of tolerance.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-08-25 07:45]

Typhoon Goni lashed the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa with heavy rains and winds on Monday, as the death toll rose to 19 in the northern Philippines.

National Zoo panda gives birth to twins

[2015-08-24 07:50]

When Bao Bao celebrated her second birthday on Sunday, she did not realize the gift from her mom, Mei Xiang, would be two siblings.

Bitcoin CEO's arrest leaves trail of questions

[2015-08-24 07:50]

The arrest of MtGox boss Mark Karpeles has begun to shed light on the defunct Bitcoin exchange after hundreds of millions of dollars in virtual currency vanished from its digital vaults last year.

Britain reopens embassy closed in 2011 protest

[2015-08-24 07:50]

Britain reopened its embassy in Teheran on Sunday, a striking signal of how Western ties with Iran have thawed since protesters ransacked the ambassador's residence and burned the Union Jack nearly four years ago.

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