Modi's party pulls out of governing alliance in Indian Kashmir

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NEW DELHI – India's ruling party withdrew Tuesday from an alliance government in the disputed Kashmir region in what analysts described as an attempt to appear tough on militancy before...

Several hundred rescue personnel were searching for survivors

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SIMALUNGUN, Indonesia –Several hundred rescue personnel were searching for survivors Tuesday after a boat sank in Indonesia with about 80 people aboard, the national disaster agency said.  The...

US, SKorean FMs discuss next steps on Korean Peninsula issue

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WASHINGTON – US State Department said on Monday that State Secretary Mike Pompeo and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha have discussed next steps on the Korean Peninsula issue after...

Afghanistan's surprise ceasefire celebrations raise hopes for peace

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KABUL –Extraordinary scenes of Afghan Taliban and security forces spontaneously celebrating a historic ceasefire showed many fighters on both sides are fed up with fighting, analysts say, raising hopes for...

North Korea's Kim makes two-day visit to China

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BEIJING – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is making a two-day visit to Beijing, Chinese state media reported Tuesday, a week after his unprecedented summit with US President Donald...

Record 68.5 million people displaced worldwide: UN

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GENEVA –A record 68.5 million people have been forced flee their homes due to war, violence and persecution, notably in places like Myanmar and Syria, the UN said on Tuesday.  ...

S Korea to end Korean war with 'flexible' timing, format

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Seoul ,South Korea – South Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha on Monday said Seoul was aiming to end the six-decade Korean war within this year, but needed to be "flexible"...

Iraq force accuses US of killing 22 of its fighters in Syria

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BAGHDAD –An Iraqi paramilitary force Monday accused the United States of killing 22 of its fighters in an overnight air raid just inside Syria's border with Iraq that a monitor...

Number of civil conflicts doubles since 2001: ICRC

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GENEVA – The number of civil conflicts worldwide has more than doubled since the start of the century, posing new challenges for curbing atrocities, the International Committee of the Red...

3 dead after being hit by train in London

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LONDON –Three people died after being hit by a train at the Loughborough junction in south London, British Transport Police (BTP) said on Monday.  BTP officers were called...

Afghan Taliban refuses to extend ceasefire

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KABUL –, June 18 : (Xinhua)The Afghan Taliban has refused to extend a ceasefire, saying the insurgents would not extend their ceasefire which ended on Sunday night, the outfit said...

S.Korea aims to make war-ending declaration in 2018, to closely cooperate with China: FM

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SEOUL –South Korea aimed to make a war-ending declaration by the end of this year although the exact schedule and format can be dealt with flexibly, the South Korean foreign...

Floods in India's northeastern Assam claims 9 lives

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NEW DELHI –At least nine people were killed due to floods in India's northeastern state of Assam, officials said Monday.  "Nine people lost their lives so far in the...

Strike on east Syria killed 38 pro-regime fighters: monitor

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BEIRUT – Nearly 40 foreign fighters allied to Syria's regime were killed in an overnight bombing raid near the country's eastern border with Iraq, a monitor said on Monday.  ...

At least 17 killed in Venezuelan nightclub stampede after tear gas bomb explosion

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CARACAS –At least 17 people were killed in a stampede at a nightclub in capital Caracas on Saturday morning after the explosion of a tear gas bomb, Venezuela's interior minister...