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Nepal quake leaves remote villages cut off as rains begin
For the villagers of Sirdibas in Nepal, one of hundreds of isolated mountain communities dotting the vast Himalayan region, a trip to ...Muslims banned from celebrating Ramadan in China
China has banned civil servants, students and teachers in its mainly Muslim Xinjiang region from fasting during Ramadan and ordered restaurants to ...Chad warplanes bomb Boko Haram after attacks
Chad said Thursday its warplanes bombed Boko Haram positions in neighbouring Nigeria to avenge twin suicide bombings in the capital this week ...Thailand confirms first MERS case
Thailand confirmed its first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus on Thursday, according to the country\'s health ministry.White suspect arrested in killing of nine at black U.S. church
Authorities on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old white man suspected of killing nine people at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina ...IMF rules out Greek payment delay
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned Athens Thursday it cannot delay a huge payment due at the end of the month, ...Macedonia allows migrants to legitimately transit country
Macedonia has changed its asylum law to let migrants entering the country illegally avoid jail if they leave within three days.Cuba expanding Wi-Fi access, making it cheaper
Cuba says it\'s expanding Internet access by adding Wi-Fi capacity to dozens of state-run Internet centers and more than halving the cost ...French government wins confidence vote over economic reforms
France\'s Socialist government won a parliamentary vote of no confidence Thursday over a key package of reforms designed to energise the country\'s ...Thousands brace for deportations in Dominican Republic
Thousands of people began preparing Thursday for deportation from the Dominican Republic after failing to obtain legal residency as part of a ...





