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S. Korea ship sinks in Bering Sea; over 50 missing
South Korean officials expressed fear Tuesday of a huge death toll after rescuers failed to find any of the more than 50 ...French parliament to call for recognition of Palestinian state
French lawmakers are set to vote on Tuesday to call on the government to recognize Palestine, a symbolic move that will not ...Hong Kong warns protesters not to return after clashes close government HQ
Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists forced the temporary closure of government headquarters on Monday after clashing with police, defying orders to ...Turkey, U.S. play down differences on fight against Islamic State
Turkey and the United States played down differences in the fight against Islamic State on Friday, but Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu made ...Bahrain holds its first major vote since unrest
Voters in Bahrain cast ballots Saturday in the island kingdom\'s first full parliamentary election since Arab Spring-inspired protests erupted four years ago, ...Suspected Al-Shabaab militants kill 28 people in Kenya
Al-Shabab militants from Somalia hijacked a bus in Kenya\'s north and killed 28 non-Muslims on board after they had been singled out ...Japan PM seeks referendum on “Abenomics” in snap election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament\'s lower house on Friday for a snap election expected on Dec. 14, seeking a fresh mandate ...Angry Mexicans protest over 43 missing students
Tens of thousands marched in the capital Thursday demanding that authorities find 43 missing college students, seeking to pressure the government on ...Egypt considers pardons for Al Jazeera staff
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suggested on Thursday he was considering pardoning journalists of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera television station jailed in ...Iraq, Turkey vow to work together against IS group
Iraq\'s prime minister said on Thursday that his country and neighboring Turkey have agreed on closer security and intelligence cooperation in the ...




