Japan's moves risk creating a new Cold War

Days before the country's new security laws came into effect on March 29, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked National Defense Academy graduates to prepare to implement them.

Azerbaijan announces 'unilateral' ceasefire

Azerbaijan on Sunday announced a unilateral ceasefire after the worst violence over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh in more than two decades, but Armenian forces said clashes were continuing despite international appeals to stop fighting.

Thousands displaced in fighting by Islamic State group

Fighting between Iraqi forces and militants affiliated with the Islamic State group close to Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, has displaced over 2,000 people in the past week.

Protests held over plan to return migrants from Greece to Turkey

A plan to send back migrants from Greece to Turkey sparked demonstrations by local residents in both countries on Saturday, two days before the deal brokered by the European Union is set to be implemented.

London hunts 'Prowler' behind host of burglaries

Cunning gentleman thieves have seduced romantics from the days of Robin Hood through to Hollywood's heyday - and now London is transfixed by the real-life antics of the "Wimbledon Prowler".

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'No more survivors' in collapsed overpass

Using saws, small cranes and bare hands, rescuers cleared the crumbled concrete on Friday and twisted steel from an overpass that collapsed onto a crowded Kolkata neighborhood, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 80.

Rousseff gets relief from Supreme Court, supporters

Brazil's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to take a corruption investigation of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva away from a crusading federal judge, as pro-government protests across the country eased pressure on President Dilma Rousseff.

'Hobbit' vanished far earlier than researchers previously believed

The extinct human species dubbed the "Hobbit" vanished from its home on the Indonesian island of Flores far earlier than previously thought, according to scientists who suspect our species may have had a hand in these diminutive people's demise.

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Clear commitment to global nuclear security

No international initiative on nuclear security can produce a meaningful global solution without full Russian participation.

Stability best for Myanmar

The inauguration of Myanmar's first elected civilian president in 54 years on Wednesday marked the smooth power transition in the Southeast Asian nation and the start of a new era.