Passenger train derails in India's northeastern state, no casualties

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NEW DELHI –At least three coaches of a passenger train derailed Friday in India's eastern state of Bihar, railway officials said.  So far, no loss of life or injuries...

Strong, shallow quake strikes Indonesia

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JAKARTA – A strong and shallow earthquake with a 6.1 magnitude struck central Indonesia Friday, geologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.     The quake was centred around 18...

US, Japan agree to negotiate a free trade agreement

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UNITED NATIONS –  The United States and Japan announced Wednesday they will open negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement between the world's first- and third-largest economies.  It's a...

8 militants killed in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province

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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan –At least eight militants were killed due to eruption of fighting between security forces and Taliban fighters in Chardara district of northern Kunduz province on Thursday, said Abdul...

China man executed for killing nine students

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XI'AN –A man convicted of killing nine middle school students in a knife attack was executed Thursday in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, a local court said.  Zhao Zewei's...

2015 deal still best way to avoid nuclear-armed Iran: May

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UNITED NATIONS, United States – Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that an internationally brokered accord with Iran remained the best way to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons...

trump takes anti-Iran campaign to UN Security Council

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UNITED NATIONS, United States –US President Donald Trump took his campaign to isolate Iran to the UN Security Council Wednesday, accusing Tehran of spreading chaos at a meeting that laid...

10 injured as passenger train derails in Pakistan's Sindh

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ISLAMABAD –At least 10 people were injured when a passenger train derailed in Pakistan's southern Jamshoro district on early Thursday morning, local media reported.  According to the media,...

Pompeo to return to North Korea next month: State Dept

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UNITED NATIONS, United States –US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that he had "very positive" talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on the sidelines of...

India successfully testfires air-to-air Astra missile

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NEW DELHI – India has successfully testfired its home-made air-to-air missile Astra off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha.  The pre-induction testfiring of the missile was...

WikiLeaks names one-time spokesman as editor-in-chief

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LONDON –WikiLeaks on Wednesday named one-time spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson as its new editor-in-chief. The ramifications of the move are unclear.  The organization was founded and has been led...

Erdogan, Merkel to meet amid tensions, protests

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FRANKFURT AM MAIN –Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a state visit to Germany this week as the two countries seek to rebuild ties after a series of sharp...

Baby dies following Qatar Airways flight to India

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MUMBAI – Qatar Airways said Wednesday that a baby had died following a flight from Doha to the Indian city of Hyderabad.  "We are aware of the very sad news...

Election candidate shot dead in southern Afghan province

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan –An election candidate was shot and killed by gunmen in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar Tuesday night, a provincial government spokesman said Wednesday.  "Mohammad Nasir Mu...

Trump administration messages open-ended Syria presence

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WASHINGTON –Six months after President Donald Trump said he wants US troops out of Syria, his top officials are hammering home what has become increasingly obvious: the US isn't going...