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Hong Kong warns protesters not to return after clashes close government HQ
Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists forced the temporary closure of government headquarters on Monday after clashing with police, defying orders to ...French parliament to call for recognition of Palestinian state
French lawmakers are set to vote on Tuesday to call on the government to recognize Palestine, a symbolic move that will not ...S. Korea ship sinks in Bering Sea; over 50 missing
South Korean officials expressed fear Tuesday of a huge death toll after rescuers failed to find any of the more than 50 ...Suspected Al-Shabaab militants kill 28 people in Kenya
Al-Shabab militants from Somalia hijacked a bus in Kenya\'s north and killed 28 non-Muslims on board after they had been singled out ...Bahrain holds its first major vote since unrest
Voters in Bahrain cast ballots Saturday in the island kingdom\'s first full parliamentary election since Arab Spring-inspired protests erupted four years ago, ...Turkey, U.S. play down differences on fight against Islamic State
Turkey and the United States played down differences in the fight against Islamic State on Friday, but Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu made ...Japan raises military profile in naval war games with U.S.
Japan stepped up its role in large-scale war games with the United States this week, with one of its admirals commanding air ...Obama unveils U.S. immigration reform, setting up fight with Republicans
President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for some 4.7 ...Iraq, Turkey vow to work together against IS group
Iraq\'s prime minister said on Thursday that his country and neighboring Turkey have agreed on closer security and intelligence cooperation in the ...Egypt considers pardons for Al Jazeera staff
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suggested on Thursday he was considering pardoning journalists of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera television station jailed in ...