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South Korea, Japan hold first high-level security talks for 5 years
South Korea and Japan on Tuesday held their first high-level security talks in more than five years despite simmering tensions over territorial ...Turkey deports 9 Britons trying to cross into Syria
Turkey on Tuesday deported nine Britons, including the son of a local councillor, two weeks after arresting them for attempting to cross ...Russia lifts ban on selling missile system to Iran
Russia paved the way on Monday for missile system deliveries to Iran and started an oil-for-goods swap, signaling that Moscow may have ...US, allies conduct 17 airstrikes in Syria, Iraq
U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with three air strikes from Sunday to Monday morning and conducted 14 strikes against ...Drone Victims Take Germany to Court for Abetting U.S. Murders
Their suit argues that it is illegal under German law ...German Nobel laureate Guenter Grass dies at age 87
Germany\'s Nobel laureate Gunter Grass, widely regarded as the country\'s most famous writer, died on Monday at the age of 87, his ...Hillary Clinton announces 2016 presidential bid
Hillary Clinton cast herself as a champion for everyday Americans on Sunday, kicking off her long-awaited second run for the White House ...Pope Francis calls Armenian massacre ‘first genocide of 20th century’
Pope Francis on Sunday honored the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling it "the first genocide of the 20th ...Obama, Castro hold first talk between nations in 50 years
US President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro held historic talks in Panama on Saturday, the first meeting between leaders ...Fresh aid reaches Yemen capital as clashes rage in south
The Red Cross on Saturday delivered a second planeload of aid to war-battered Yemen in as many days, as the Saudi-led coalition ...