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Hong Kong democracy students reject calls to retreat
Hong Kong students vowed to stay put at protest sites in key parts of the Asia financial center on Wednesday in their ...Thousands gather in hometown for Hughes funeral
The funeral for cricketer Phillip Hughes turned into a celebration of his life on Wednesday despite the grief and sorrow still evident ...US says Iranian fighter jets bomb IS jihadists in Iraq
Iranian fighter jets struck Islamic State militants in eastern Iraq in recent days, the Pentagon said, signaling Tehran\'s determination to confront the ...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 ...




