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North, South Korea to hold family reunion in October
North and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold a reunion in October for families separated by the Korean War, following all-night ...Bomb kills 10 Turkish police officers as jets strike PKK in Iraq
Ten police officers were killed in a bomb attack on a minibus in a Turkish province bordering Armenia and Iran on Tuesday, ...U.N. says 850,000 to cross sea to Europe in 2015 and 2016
At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next, the United Nations said ...Norway hotel tycoon offers 5,000 hotel nights to refugees
A Norwegian billionaire who made his fortune in the hotel business offered on Tuesday 5,000 nights in his hotel chain to refugees ...Linda becomes major hurricane far off Mexican coast
Hurricane Linda strengthened to a major storm Tuesday as it swirled in the Pacific far off the Mexican coast, US forecasters said.Twenty Indians killed in Yemen as more foreign troops reported arriving
A Saudi-led alliance killed at least 20 Indian nationals in air strikes on fuel smugglers at a Yemeni port on Tuesday, fishermen ...Russia demands answers from Sofia, Athens as Syria flights blocked
Moscow on Tuesday demanded answers from Greece and Bulgaria after Sofia banned Russian supply flights to Syria from its airspace and Athens ...Qatar sends 1,000 ground troops to Yemen conflict
Qatar has sent 1,000 ground troops to Yemen, Doha-based Al Jazeera television said, escalating Gulf Arab intervention in Yemen\'s war ahead of ...Russia dismisses US concerns over Syria military build-up
Moscow on Monday dismissed US concern of a Russian military build-up in Syria, saying its military aid to Bashar al-Assad was nothing ...France vows to take 24,000 refugees, Germany pledges 6 bn euros
Germany pledged an extra six billion euros Monday to help the record numbers of desperate refugees crossing its borders, with France vowing ...