Turkey assault in NE Syria displaced 300,000: monitor

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BEIRUT–Turkey's week-old offensive against Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria has displaced more than 300,000 people, a war monitor said Thursday. "More than 300,000 civilians have been displac ...

Putin invites Erdogan to Russia amid Syria offensive: Kremlin

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MOSCOW–Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict in Syria in a phone call with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and invited the Turkish leader to soon visit Russia, the Kremlin said. Putin...

Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Saudi Arabia today

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ISLAMABAD–After a day-long visit to Tehran, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Riyadh today to meet the Saudi leadership to discuss the recent developments in the Gulf region. ...

Typhoon Hagibis claims at least 36 lives in Japan, rescue work continues

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TOKYO– Typhoon Hagibis, which swept across central and eastern Japan on Saturday and Sunday, has claimed at least 36 lives in Japan as of Monday as search-and-rescue operations continued in...

1 killed, 200 wounded in anti-gov't protests in Iraq

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BAGHDAD– Iraqi authorities on Tuesday said that a protester was killed and 200 others were wounded in anti-government protests across the country against lack of basic services and job opportunities. ...

Deaths from heavy monsoon rise to nearly 140 in eastern India

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PATNA–The death toll in eastern India from torrential late monsoon rains has risen to nearly 140, officials said Tuesday as hospitals and schools were inundated with dirty rainwater. The...

Rescuers fear six trapped after Taiwan bridge collapse

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TAIPEI–Rescuers were scrambling on Tuesday to reach six people they feared were trapped after a bridge collapsed in Taiwan, smashing onto a group of fishing boats moored underneath. Dramatic...

Russian alcohol consumption down 40%: WHO

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MOSCOW–Russia might still have a reputation as a nation of hard drinkers, but a report by the World Health Organization published Tuesday showed alcohol consumption has dropped by 43 percent...

Peru president dissolves parliament, calls fresh elections

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LIMA– Peru's president dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections Monday, prompting a vote by lawmakers to suspend him, deepening a long-running institutional crisis. The announcement by President Mart...

Indian film festival to commemorate Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary

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MUMBAI– India will hold a Gandhi Film Festival from Oct. 2 to Oct. 6 in Mumbai to commemorate the India's "Father of the Nation" Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary that falls...

Russian PM to visit Cuba

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HAVANA– Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev will pay a visit to Cuba and meet with top Cuban officials from Thursday to Friday, the Cuba's Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Monday. ...

Air tragedy averted, Goa-Delhi flight makes emergency landing

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Panaji– A major air tragedy was averted after a Delhi-bound flight with nearly 200 people on board made an emergency landing at Goa's airport in the early hours of Sunday. ...

Death toll due to incessant rains, flood rises to 29

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Patna–The death toll due to incessant rainfall and flood in different areas of the state has risen to 29, officials said on Monday. According to the Bihar State Disaster Management...

Philippine 6.4-magnitude quake felt in central Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

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MANILA– A revised 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental province in the southern Philippines on Sunday, and was felt in North Sulawesi province of central Indonesia, as its epicenter near...

Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa elected Tonga's new PM

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SUVA–Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, Tonga's minister of finance, was elected on Friday as the new prime minister to replace the late prime minister of Akilisi Pohiva who passed away on Sept. 12,...