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No quick fix to Europe migration challenge

[2018-07-05 07:34]

BRUSSELS - Planned new centers around the Mediterranean to handle migrants will be no silver-bullet solution to the European Union's immigration challenge, says a UN agency of the idea it will be asked to implement.

US allows colleges to leave race out of decisions

[2018-07-05 07:34]

US President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday that the government would no longer encourage schools in the United States to use race as a factor in the admission process as the Department of Justice reversed a series of Barack Obama-era guidelines, claiming to offer equal opportunities for all students.

40 members object to US tariff plan at WTO

[2018-07-05 07:34]

GENEVA - Major trading partners of the United States, including the European Union, China and Japan, voiced deep concern at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday about possible US measures imposing additional duties on imported autos and parts.

Najib charged with corruption

[2018-07-05 07:34]

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's former prime minister, Najib Razak, on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to abuse of power and other charges arising from an investigation into a scandal-plagued state fund, weeks after he was ousted in a stunning election defeat.

Mystery over 'unknown substance' scare in British town

[2018-07-05 07:34]

Police in the British town of Amesbury have declared a major incident over fears that two people found unconscious were exposed to an unknown substance.

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[2018-07-05 07:34]

US will resume sanctions on Iran

[2018-07-04 07:15]

WASHINGTON - A senior US official has said that the US sanctions on Iran will snap back, and Washington aims to cut the export of Iran's crude oil down to zero "as soon as possible".

Syria sees largest displacement since 2011

[2018-07-04 07:15]

UNITED NATIONS - An estimated 270,000 people have been displaced as a result of military operations in Daraa province in southwestern Syria, the largest displacement in the area since 2011 when the conflict began, the UN said on Monday.

EU countries losing battle against water pollution

[2018-07-04 07:15]

The vast majority of Europe's rivers, lakes and estuaries have failed to meet the European Union's minimum target for "good status", according to a new European Environment Agency "state of water" report.

Japan OKs ambitious nuclear energy goals

[2018-07-04 07:15]

TOKYO - Japan on Tuesday pledged to modestly boost the amount of energy coming from renewable sources to around a quarter in a new plan that also keeps nuclear power central to the country's policy.

Pompeo to visit DPRK for nuclear talks

[2018-07-04 07:15]

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will head for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Thursday to continue the ongoing work of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, the White House said on Monday.

Basketball diplomacy: ROK teams arrive in Pyongyang

[2018-07-04 07:15]

SEOUL - A high-level delegation from the Republic of Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday with dozens of basketball players as the DPRK's top leader Kim Jong-un's favorite sport becomes the latest effort at athletic diplomacy between the neighbors.

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