Bangladesh opposition leader Zia granted bail

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DHAKA –Bangladesh's 72-year-old opposition leader Khaleda Zia was granted bail on corruption charges Wednesday after her lawyers argued her health was at risk, paving the way for her to be...

Time for a Global Financial Makeover

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NEW YORK – In 2015, United Nations member states came together and committed to achieving a comprehensive and universal set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) spanning all dimensions of economic...

DPRK suspends high-level talks with Seoul over U.S.-South Korea military exercise

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PYONGYANG –The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said early Wednesday that it would suspend high-level talks with South Korea infinitely and threatened to withdraw from a scheduled meeting with...

3 militants killed in attack on police headquarters in Riau, Indonesia

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JAKARTA –Three militants were shot dead and another was injured in an attack on the police headquarters in Riau province of Indonesia on Wednesday, the provincial police said.  ...

Under construction flyover collapse in India kills 12

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NEW DELHI –At least 12 people were killed and many others trapped Tuesday after an under-construction flyover collapsed in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, local media reported.  ...

More elderly Chinese feel happy: survey

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BEIJING –More elderly Chinese are saying they live a happy life, according to a survey on the living conditions of China's urban and rural older persons, published Tuesday.  ...

About 12 pct German families have three or more children: census

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BERLIN – About 12 percent of families in Germany have at least three children, according to statistics published by the Federal Statistical Office on Tuesday, also the International Day of...

S. Korea, DPRK agree to hold high-level talks on May 16

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SEOUL –South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have agreed to hold high-level talks on May 16 at the border village of Panmunjom, Seoul's unification ministry said...

China urges Israel to show restraint after Gaza deaths

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BEIJING –China on Tuesday called for restraint, "especially" from Israel, after 59 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces during clashes and protests along the Gaza border against the US embassy...

Taliban militants storm Afghan provincial capital, clashes continue

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KABUL –Taliban militants attacked Farah city, provincial capital of western Afghan province of Farah early Tuesday, in a coordinated effort to seize full control of the city, a provincial security...

7,000 Chinese tourists welcomed on Australia's Gold Coast

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SYDNEY – A delegation of 7,000 staff from a Chinese health care firm have touched down in Australia on Tuesday, as part of a new scheme to boost tourism between...

Gaza toll rises to 59 with more protests against Israel planned

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GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories – Fresh protests were expected Tuesday a day after Israeli forces killed 59 Palestinians during clashes and protests along the Gaza border against the US embassy...

At least six Afghan security forces and eight militants were killed

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KABUL –At least six Afghan security forces and eight militants were killed after a heavy fighting broke out in Farah city, provincial capital of western Afghan province of Farah on...

Israeli minister compares Trump to Churchill

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Jerusalem – Israel's justice minister is calling President Donald Trump the "Churchill of the 21st Century" for relocating the American embassy to Jerusalem.  Ayelet Shaked says today that...

16 killed, over 400 injured in Gaza clashes with Israeli soldiers

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GAZA –Sixteen Palestinians were killed and more than 400 injured Monday during heavy confrontations between hundreds of angry Palestinian protestors and Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza Strip close to the...