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North Korea deploys ballistic missiles
North Korea has deployed one or two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on its east coast, possibly preparing for launch on or around Friday, ...Strong quake in southwestern Japan kills two, topples homes
A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan late Thursday, collapsing homes, sparking fires and killing at least two people and injuring hundreds, ...Mexican soldiers face charges for apparent torture of woman
The Mexican army said Thursday that two of its soldiers face military charges after a video surfaced of them helping a federal ...Rebels kill 13 Yemen loyalists despite ceasefire
At least 13 pro-government fighters were killed in a rebel attack on their positions near the Yemeni capital despite a UN-brokered ceasefire ...Swedish prosecutors argue for upholding Assange arrest warrant
Swedish prosecutors still believe an arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be upheld, they said on Thursday in reply to ...Malawi president declares national disaster after drought
Malawian President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday declared a state of national disaster due to food shortages caused by drought, in the latest ...Panama police raid law firm at centre of tax leaks scandal
Police raided the headquarters of the Panama law firm whose leaked documents have unleashed a global scandal over how the world\'s elite ...Riyadh closes schools as desert city hit by rare flooding
Traffic backed up and schools were shut in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday after the desert city was struck by a ...Syria peace talks resume as violence surges
A new round of peace talks to end Syria\'s five-year civil war is set to begin in Geneva on Wednesday, as a ...Fear spreads as Boko Haram child suicide bombings surge in West Africa
The number of children used by Nigeria\'s Boko Haram to stage suicide bombings has risen more than 10-fold in one of the ...