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Nepal to begin much-delayed earthquake reconstruction
Nepal will start repairs and reconstruction next week for nearly a million homes damaged by last year\'s deadly earthquakes, the head of ...South Sudan leader names rebels to parliament, agrees power-sharing deal
South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Friday named 50 lawmakers from the rebel movement and agreed to share ministerial posts with his ...South Korea resumes anti-North Korea propaganda broadcasts
As world leaders debated ways to penalize North Korea\'s claim of a fourth nuclear test, South Korea voiced its displeasure with broadcasts ...Syrian regime agrees to allow food aid into besieged Madaya
The Syrian government has agreed to allow humanitarian assistance into three beleaguered villages following reports of deaths from malnutrition in that part ...Knife-wielding man shot dead at Paris Police Station
French police shot dead a man wielding a meat cleaver after he tried to enter a police station on Thursday, the anniversary ...Chinese stock markets closed after shares slump 7%
China stock markets closed for the day less than half an hour after opening Thursday when shares fell more than seven percent, ...Swiss billionaire Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, 53, pregnant with twins
Swiss multi-billionaire businesswoman Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, the 53-year-old chair of French conglomerate Louis Dreyfus Commodities and owner of the Olympique de Marseille football ...Malaysia Airlines lifts baggage ban on Europe flights
Malaysia Airlines said Wednesday it has lifted a ban on check-in baggage on flights to Paris and Amsterdam, after the move angered ...Panama named best place to retire in 2016
In Panama, a retired American couple can live on the beach and eat farmer\'s market fruits and vegetables all year-round, without sacrificing ...Burundi government says will not join peace talks
Burundi\'s government will not take part in peace talks with the opposition scheduled for Wednesday, a senior official said, casting fresh doubt ...