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Supreme leader: Fate of nuclear deal still unclear

[2015-08-19 07:46]

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday the fate of a historic nuclear deal with world powers is still unclear as lawmakers in both Iran and the United States review it.

Infrastructure gap in Asia threatens to hamper growth

[2015-08-19 07:46]

Looking out at bumper-to-bumper Monday morning traffic crawling along the Philippine capital's main avenue, taxi driver Ranilo Banez shook his head in frustration.

Pyongyang retaliates with its loudspeakers

[2015-08-19 07:46]

The two neighbors on the Korean Peninsula have resumed cross-border propaganda warfare. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Monday matched the loudspeaker campaign of the Republic of Korea with broadcasts of its own that reportedly included criticism of Seoul and praise for Pyongyang.

Drilling nod angers campaigners

[2015-08-19 07:46]

The US government's approval of the final permit to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean clashes with the message US President Barack Obama will deliver soon when he visits Alaska to emphasize the dangers of climate change, some environmental groups say.

Govt 'blocks killing probe'

[2015-08-19 07:46]

An international human rights body said on Monday that Mexico's government denied it interviews with military personnel in the case of 43 students who were abducted and apparently massacred last year.

Clinton e-mails may contain classified data

[2015-08-19 07:46]

The US State Department review of Hillary Rodham Clinton's e-mails so far has found as many as 305 messages that could contain classified information and require further scrutiny by federal agencies, the department said on Monday.

S. Sudan govt refuses to sign peace deal as sanctions deadline ends

[2015-08-19 07:46]

South Sudan's government refused to sign a peace deal with rebels on Monday despite the threat of international sanctions, but will return to finalize an agreement within 15 days, mediators said.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-08-19 07:46]

Chinese companies operating in Namibia have created more than 6,000 jobs for local people, Chinese ambassador to Namibia Xin Shunkang said.

Saltwater plants give farms hope

[2015-08-18 07:37]

On a sun-scorched wasteland near India's southern tip, an unlikely garden filled with spiky shrubs and spindly greens is growing, seemingly against all odds.

Screening against cancers gets boost

[2015-08-18 07:37]

Niger has stepped up the fight against breast and cervical cancer, using screening and public awareness campaigns to reverse a scourge affecting more and more women in the prime of life.

Thousands lose livelihood in coca eradication campaign

[2015-08-18 07:37]

Edma Duran uses a machete to salvage leaves from the family's coca plot, which government workers have just destroyed in a record-breaking, US-backed eradication campaign that has affected roughly 500,000 Peruvians.

Legal moonshine offers kick, taste without the danger

[2015-08-18 07:37]

Brewed illicitly by generations of villagers in Belarus, a legal version of the country's notoriously fiery samogon moonshine has now gone into mass production.

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