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South Korea government: 200 Syrian refugees arrive by plane

[2015-11-19 07:49]

Two hundred Syrian refugees have entered South Korea, the country's intelligence agency said on Wednesday.

President apologizes for 'lesbian' gibe

[2015-11-19 07:49]

Bolivian President Evo Morales apologized to his health minister on Tuesday after suggesting she was a lesbian for talking with another woman as he gave a speech.

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[2015-11-19 07:49]

India will have 402 million Internet users by the end of this year, surpassing the United States, a report has claimed.

Lack of adequate lavatories poses health risk

[2015-11-18 07:50]

About 2.4 billion people around the world don't have access to decent sanitation, and more than 1 billion are forced to defecate in the open, risking disease and other dangers, according to the United Nations.

Tokyo files lawsuit against Okinawa over US air base

[2015-11-18 07:50]

The Japanese government took the local government in Okinawa to court on Tuesday, launching a legal battle in their long-standing dispute over the planned relocation of a US military air base on the southern island.

More than 70 killed as rains wreak havoc

[2015-11-18 07:50]

Floods in southern India and Sri Lanka have killed more than 70 people, officials and media reports said on Monday.

Canoers hit halfway mark on three-year world trip

[2015-11-18 07:50]

The Polynesian voyaging canoe that is guided solely by nature as it circles the globe has reached South Africa, the halfway point on its three-year journey and the most dangerous leg partly because of complicated ocean conditions.

President returns from exile, days after loyalists launch attack

[2015-11-18 07:50]

Yemen's president returned to the nation's second city Aden from Saudi exile on Tuesday, a day after his loyalists launched a new offensive against Iran-backed rebels with the support of Saudi-led troops.

'Star Wars' memorabilia amassed by Japanese collector to be auctioned

[2015-11-18 07:50]

International auction house Sotheby's said on Tuesday it will hold its first sale of "Star Wars" memorabilia, amassed by a Japanese collector, in the run-up to the release of the new film Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December.

France seeks global coalition

[2015-11-18 07:50]

French President Francois Hollande called on the United States and Russia on Monday to join a global coalition to destroy Islamic State following the attacks across Paris, and announced a wave of measures to combat terrorism in France.

Firefighter gets world's most extensive face transplant

[2015-11-18 07:50]

A volunteer firefighter from Mississippi whose face was burned off during a home fire rescue received the world's most extensive face transplant, New York University Langone Medical Center said on Monday.

Wary US states shun Syria refugees after Paris attacks

[2015-11-18 07:50]

Nearly half of the 50 US states moved on Monday to shut the door on Syrian refugees as Republican lawmakers urged a halt to the resettlement program, citing security fears following the Paris attacks.

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