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North Korea says hit by worst drought in 100 years
North Korea has been hit by what it describes as its worst drought in a century, which could worsen chronic food shortages ...Hong Kong braced for vote on its future
Hong Kong lawmakers began a debate on Wednesday on a Beijing-backed electoral reform proposal that will define the city\'s democratic future and ...Argentina on Copa America track, Vidal arrest rocks Chile
Sergio Aguero reignited Argentina\'s Copa America campaign with the only goal in a 1-0 victory over historic rivals Uruguay, as the tournament ...Greek PM attacks creditors as pressure builds for debt deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday accused international creditors of trying to "humiliate" his country and called on Europe to reconsider ...U.S. weighs near-term Assad military retrenchment in Syria
The United States and its allies are weighing the possibility that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, under growing military pressure, may soon narrow ...Slovenia detains former Kosovo PM on Serbian warrant
Former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj, acquitted by a UN court of war crimes during the 1990s Kosovo conflict, said he was ...Crisis deepens as Greek central bank warns of euro exit
The Greek central bank warned for the first time on Wednesday that the country could suffer a "painful" exit from the eurozone ...Athens rallies against austerity ahead of eurozone crunch talks
A few thousand demonstrators rallied in front of the parliament in Athens on Wednesday to protest against austerity and back the leftist ...France to create 11,000 places for asylum seekers, refugees
The French government said on Wednesday it would create 11,000 places to house refugees and asylum seekers as the number of people ...EU to extend Russia sanctions to January 2016
EU member states agreed Wednesday to extend damaging economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis by another six months to the ...