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CHINA Air pollution in Beijing reached hazardous levels on Saturday as smog engulfed large parts of China despite efforts to clean up the foul air. At noon, the ... -
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CHINA-DJIBOUTI China says it is in talks with Djibouti about setting up a naval logistics center in the Horn of Africa nation to service Chinese anti-piracy ... -
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KENYA Brushing aside concerns for his security, Pope Francis arrived in Kenya yesterday for his first-ever visit to Africa, including Uganda and Central African Republic, a ... -
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NEW ZEALAND A court hearing in New Zealand on whether to extradite Kim Dotcom and three others who helped run the website Megaupload to the United ... -
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JAPANESE media are reporting an explosion in a public restroom at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, including those executed as war criminals. No ... -
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NEPAL Police in southern Nepal opened fire on ethnic protesters blocking the nation’s main highway, killing two in fresh violence that threatened to escalate political tensions. ... -
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CHINA cuts interest rates on loans by small lenders that finance the country’s entrepreneurs in a new move to shore up lackluster economic growth. Yesterday, the ... -
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VIETNAM’s prime minister says the Communist country will do its best to develop good relations with China, but at the same time will defend its sovereignty ... -
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USA Former “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen (pictured) says he has the HIV virus. In an interview yesterday on NBC’s “Today,” the 50-year-old ... -
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HONG KONG People lit candles in the Tamar Park yesterday evening to mourn for the victims killed in the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. CHINA The ... -
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CHINA Communist leaders allow China’s biggest corporate bond default yet in a fresh sign of wrenching economic change as growth slows and Beijing gives market forces ... -
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CHINA-N KOREA China’s ambassador to the United Nations is opposing further discussion of North Korea’s human rights situation by the U.N. Security Council, telling reporters that “the ... -
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AFGHANISTAN’s spy agency says it has freed eight people who were among a large group of ethnic minority Hazaras kidnapped earlier this year. THAILAND Police announce ... -
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CHINA A Taiwanese pastor was detained for 15 days by Chinese police after visiting an unauthorized Christian church congregation in central China, the pastor of the ... -
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MALAYSIA With a key Asian ally at his side, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes a subtle jab at China by flying aboard an American aircraft ... -
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NEPAL A bus packed with passengers riding inside and on its roof veers off a mountain road in northwest Nepal, killing 30 people and injuring 35 ... -
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CHINA A two-story building collapsed into rubble province while workers were trying to prop up the second floor during renovations in central China’s Henan province, killing ... -
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CHINA’s leaders yesterday affirmed plans to double the size of the country’s economy by 2020 from 2010 levels, a goal that sets up a potential clash ... -
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TAIWAN China won’t get involved in Taiwan’s upcoming elections, a government spokesman says, underscoring the sensitivity surrounding polls in which the island’s pro-independence opposition is expected ... -
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CHINA Guinness World Records has denied a Chinese city’s attempt at a new mark for the biggest serving of fried rice ever cooked, saying Yangzhou violated ... -
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AFGHANISTAN A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan is felt across much of South Asia, shaking buildings from Kabul to Delhi, cutting power and communications in some ... -
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ISRAEL An Arab citizen of Israel using a paraglider flew into neighboring Syria, the Israeli military said yesterday, in what appeared to be an intentional attempt ... -
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USA Vice President Joe Biden said he won’t be a candidate in the 2016 White House campaign, solidifying Hillary Rodham Clinton’s status as the Democratic front-runner ... -
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CHINA A Chinese journalist and policeman have been detained over accusations of bribery and the leaking of documents relating to the case of a disgraced spiritual ... -
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CHINA-UK Chinese President Xi Jinping began a four-day state visit to Britain yesterday as part of a push to increase trade ties between the two countries. ... -
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TIBETAN communities worldwide are voting in the first round of choosing a new government-in-exile, and are debating how to carry on their campaign to free their ... -
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AUSTRALIA Two men will be charged over the fatal shooting of a police accountant outside a Sydney police building two weeks ago as investigators continue to ... -
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CHINA A former vice minister of public security goes on trial in northern China for alleged bribery, the latest senior figure linked to the country’s former ... -
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CHINA The port city of Tianjin in northern China is rocked by a warehouse blast two months after massive explosions in the city left 173 people dead or ... -
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IRAN The Frankfurt Book Fair says Tehran has canceled plans for a national stand at this year’s event to protest a planned appearance by British author ... -
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CHINA A Japanese woman in her 50s has been detained in Shanghai since June over her suspected involvement in spying activities, Kyodo news agency said yesterday. ... -
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CHINA Tourism officials have closed a newly opened glass walkway in a central China tourism spot after cracks appeared in the structure at the height of ... -
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CHINA-US A man has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for importing counterfeit electronic components from China and Hong Kong for use by ... -
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AFGHANISTAN-US The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan will face questions from a Senate committee about how many troops should stay in the still-volatile nation where the ... -
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IRAQ A series of car bombings across Iraq yesterday killed at least 36 people and wounded dozens as the government continued its efforts to combat extremism ...
