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Malaysia flood response denounced anew as nearly quarter million flee
Malaysia\'s worst flooding in a decade has forced nearly a quarter of a million people from their homes, officials said on Tuesday, ...Amid hacking tensions, South Korea proposes resuming talks with North
South Korea proposed on Monday to resume stalled talks with North Korea, an overture that comes amid heightened diplomatic tension ...U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role; thousands of foreign troops remain
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission on Sunday, more than 13 years after an international alliance ...One dead as hundreds await rescue on burning ferry
Italian and Greek helicopter crews worked into the night to airlift passengers off a burning ferry adrift in the Adriatic ...Iranian senior commander killed in Iraq
A senior commander in Iran\'s powerful Revolutionary Guard has been killed during a battle against the Islamic State extremist group ...AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Indonesia to Singapore missing
An AirAsia flight carrying 162 people from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore lost contact with air traffic control ...Syria ready to discuss Russia peace plan talks, opposition dismissive
Syria said on Saturday it was willing to participate in "preliminary consultations" in Moscow aimed at restarting talks next year ...North Korea blames U.S. for Internet outages
North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of being responsible for Internet outages it experienced in recent days amid ...FARC frees Colombian soldier
Leftist FARC rebels released a Colombian soldier Friday, nearly a week after beginning a unilateral ceasefire aimed at ending Latin ...US-led coalition hits IS jihadists with 39 air strikes
The US-led coalition pounded the Islamic State group with 39 air strikes Thursday and Friday, including more than a dozen ...