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Myanmar holds first free election in 25 years
Voting unfolded smoothly in Myanmar on Sunday with no reports of violence to puncture a mood of jubilation marking the Southeast Asian ...Over 90,000 hit by Somalia floods
Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced from their ...Taiwan and China leaders hold historic talks
China and Taiwan must not let proponents of Taiwan\'s independence split them, China\'s President Xi Jinping told Taiwan\'s president on Saturday at ...Suspected Russian strikes kill 23 Syria civilians
At least 23 Syrian civilians were killed Saturday in suspected Russian air strikes on a rebel-held town outside Damascus, a monitor said.Celebrations as WHO declares Sierra Leone Ebola-free
The UN health agency on Saturday declared that Sierra Leone\'s deadly Ebola outbreak is over, prompting jubilant celebrations as thousands massed in ...Russian air strikes kill 42 in Islamic State-held Raqqa, Syria
Air strikes by Russian warplanes on the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Raqqa killed 42 people earlier this week, including 27 civilians, ...Turkey detains 20 IS suspects in Antalya ahead of G20
Turkish police have detained 20 Islamic State suspects in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya, barely 10 days ahead of a summit being ...Constructive Conflict Applications in Obama’s Foreign Policies
President Barack Obama’s foreign policies have had important successes that demonstrate creative applications of the increasingly recognized constructive ...Russia suspends flights to Egypt on security advice
President Vladimir Putin ordered the suspension of all Russian passenger flights to Egypt on Friday until the cause of a deadly plane ...Pakistan factory collapse kills 18, dozens trapped
Survivors trapped in the rubble of a collapsed Pakistani factory pleaded for help on their mobile phones on Thursday even as rescuers ...




