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Sweden plans to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers

[2016-01-29 07:57]

Sweden intends to expel up to 80,000 migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose application for asylum has been rejected, Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said on Wednesday.

Minister quits job over graft scandal

[2016-01-29 07:57]

Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari resigned on Thursday to take responsibility for a political funding scandal that has rocked the government. He denied having taken bribes.

Brazil urges joint Zika fight with neighbors

[2016-01-29 07:57]

Brazil urged its neighbors on Wednesday to unite in fighting the Zika virus, blamed for a surge in brain-damaged babies, as airlines offered refunds to pregnant mothers afraid to travel to the country.

Occupation leader urges followers to go home

[2016-01-29 07:57]

The leader of a monthlong armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon on Wednesday urged remaining protesters to leave the site and go home, a day after his arrest and the death of a supporter.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2016-01-29 07:57]

Nicolas Sarkozy's lawyers are asking France's highest court to throw out evidence obtained through wiretaps of phone conversations between the former French president and his main lawyer.

Food truck trend offers Kabul a taste of the West

[2016-01-28 08:08]

When the first Lazeez food truck arrived in Kabul, many mistook it for a rickshaw and wanted to hail a ride - the yellow chassis and three wheels so reminiscent of taxis popular in South Asia.

People turn to dolls as economy struggles

[2016-01-28 08:08]

A craze for lifelike dolls thought to bring good luck is sweeping Thailand, reflecting widespread anxiety as the economy struggles and political uncertainty persists nearly two years after a coup.

Zero fighter flies for the first time since WWII

[2016-01-28 08:08]

One of the Japanese legendary Zero fighter planes took to the skies on Wednesday for the first time since World War II.

1 killed, several arrested in armed militia standoff

[2016-01-28 08:08]

The FBI and Oregon State Police arrested the leaders of an armed group that has occupied a national wildlife refuge for the past three weeks during a traffic stop that led to gunfire - and one death - along a highway through the frozen high country.

Country's biggest illegal ivory haul destroyed

[2016-01-28 08:08]

Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday destroyed its biggest illegal ivory haul in the first public crushing of poached tusks in South Asia, intended to send a stark message to smugglers.

Outrage and new questions after PM Najib cleared in scandal

[2016-01-28 08:08]

Malaysia's official explanation of the $681 million that ended up in Prime Minister Najib Razak's personal bank account - it was an entirely proper gift from friends - has triggered derision and fresh questions in a country already well-used to allegations of graft.

Most of world's 50 'most violent cities' in Americas

[2016-01-28 08:08]

The Americas are home to 46 of the world's 50 "most violent cities", and the top five most dangerous cities are in Latin America, an annual report by a Mexico-based watchdog said on Tuesday.

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