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Cadets made to smash phones

[2015-09-19 08:03]

When the Thai military says cadets can't bring phones to training, they mean it.

Lost package arrives after 40 years

[2015-09-19 08:03]

Australia's postage service is often referred to as "snail mail" due to its less-than speedy service - a reputation that seems deserved after a parcel reached its destination 40 years late on Friday.

Balkan routes leading to northern Europe close

[2015-09-19 08:03]

Road and rail routes to northern Europe from the Balkans were closing to migrants on Friday, after a string of countries closed their borders to a relentless human wave.

Taliban gunmen kill 20 in attack on air force base

[2015-09-19 08:03]

Taliban gunmen stormed a Pakistani Air Force base early on Friday, killing at least 20 people, the deadliest attack on a military installation this year.

Campaign closes with election in balance

[2015-09-19 08:03]

Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras brushed off election polls on Friday suggesting his leftist Syriza party might lose to its conservative rival in Greece's election, saying he had a large group of supporters not reflected by pollsters.

Residents pick up the pieces after quake

[2015-09-19 08:03]

Hundreds of traumatized Chileans spent a second night out in the open or in shelters on Thursday night after an offshore magnitude-8.3 earthquake left 12 dead.

Scottish leader warns Cameron that a united Britain could be 'on borrowed time'

[2015-09-19 08:03]

Scotland's first minister warned on Friday that a united Britain was "on borrowed time" unless Prime Minister David Cameron devolved more powers to Edinburgh, on the first anniversary of a historic independence referendum.

IN BRIEF (Page 9)

[2015-09-19 08:03]

The military junta in Burkina Faso that took power in a coup on Thursday has freed former interim president Michel Kafando and two of his ministers from detention, the junta's leader said on Friday.

For China-US friendly cooperation, for global peace and development

[2015-09-18 07:43]

Editor's note: Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the following speech at the Lanting Forum in Beijing on Wednesday regarding President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to the United States.

Earthquake, huge waves rattle coast

[2015-09-18 07:43]

A magnitude-8.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Wednesday, killing at least five people and slamming powerful waves into coastal towns.

Refugees create new route to Western Europe

[2015-09-18 07:43]

Thousands of migrants have begun pouring into Croatia, setting up a new path toward Western Europe after Hungary used tear gas and water cannons to keep them out of its territory.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2015-09-18 07:43]

The military in Burkina Faso has taken to the airwaves to declare it now controls the country, confirming that a coup has taken place just weeks before national elections. In the announcement aired early on Thursday, the statement said that the transitional government was dissolved.