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Singapore marks 50 years since independence
Singapore marks its 50th anniversary on Sunday celebrating a remarkable transformation from colonial backwater to regional powerhouse, but analysts say the festivities ...Twelve killed in Mali hotel siege
Twelve people including a South African and another foreigner were killed in a hostage siege at a hotel in central Mali that ...Deadly Typhoon Soudelor batters Taiwan
Typhoon Soudelor barreled toward mainland China on Saturday after downing trees, traffic lights and power lines in Taiwan, where at least six ...Father of Palestinian toddler killed in West Bank arson attack dies
The father of a Palestinian toddler killed in an arson attack on his home a week ago died on Saturday of wounds ...Trump grabs center stage as Republicans open 2016 debates
Donald Trump, the billionaire leading the Republican primary race, offered the best and worst of himself Thursday as opponents struggled to impose ...Mediators urge South Sudan to let opposition figure join talks
Mediators in South Sudan\'s troubled peace talks urged the government on Friday to let a prominent opposition figure join the negotiations, after ...Bangladesh blogger hacked to death
A gang armed with machetes hacked a secular blogger to death at his home in Dhaka Friday, sparking protests in the capital ...Dozens killed as wave of bomb attacks hit Kabul
A suicide bomber killed dozens of cadets at a Kabul police academy on Friday and blasts hit an area near the airport ...Swedish plan to question Assange at Ecuador embassy in UK stalled
Swedish prosecutors\' plan to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at Ecuador\'s embassy in London has stalled as Ecuador has demanded Sweden give ...South Sudan peace talk begins in Addis Ababa
South Sudan\'s rival forces began peace talks on Thursday, as international pressure mounts ahead of an August 17 deadline to strike a ...




