BEIJING – Chinese state media say police have rescued a newborn baby who was stuck face down in a public toilet in Beijing. She is in stable condition at a hospital in the capital. The police station responsible for the rescue confirmed it Tuesday after it was reported by the …
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BANGKOK – Thailand’s military courts have issued the harshest sentences in recent decades for two people convicted of insulting the monarchy on Facebook. A man in Bangkok was sentenced to prison for 30 years, and a mother of two young girls was sentenced in northern Thailand for 28 years. The …
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BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian authorities have mobilized more than 1,000 rescuers in a massive search operation for a missing pilot and his glider now in its fifth day. Mircea Craciun, one of Romania’s most experienced gliders, went missing on Thursday after taking off on a private flight from the town …
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TOKYO – Japan’s finance minister, Taro Aso, says recent moves by China to allow its currency to depreciate are a concern and could pose problems for Tokyo. The Nikkei newspaper and other local media quoted Aso as saying that China is a big factor behind the recent decline in share …
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ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani army says rockets fired by militants from across the Afghan border have hit a military post, killing four soldiers and wounding four others. An army statement says troops at the post in Akhandwala Pass in the Khyber tribal region killed the militants behind the attack Sunday. …
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MINSK, Belarus – Two prominent potential candidates in Belarus’ presidential election are pulling out, alleging that a free and fair vote is impossible under longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Anatoly Lebedko and Sergei Kalyakin were among eight aspirants, including Lukashenko, who were authorized to try to collect enough signatures to …
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – A legal aid organization says Spanish authorities have arrested a businessman with dual American-Belgian citizenship who is accused of enslavement and pillaging “blood diamonds” during Sierra Leone’s civil war. Civitas Maxima, a Geneva-based organization that provides legal representation for victims of war crimes, said in a …
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PARIS – The 3-year-old boy could have been dressed for preschool. Instead he was lying face down in the surf. Suddenly offers of money, meals and refuge are pouring in to help the hundreds of thousands of migrants surging into Europe. A single photo of a lifeless boy did more …
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KARACHI, Pakistan – Police in Pakistan say gunmen have shot dead two journalists in separate attacks in the country’s violent port city of Karachi in the last 24 hours. Police say the first attack Tuesday night saw gunmen open fire on a van of the private satellite news channel Geo …
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VIENNA – Iran says it has not yet decided how to reduce its enriched uranium stockpile — which it must do under the July 14 nuclear deal it signed with six world powers. Iranian envoy Reza Najafi says one option would be to export it to Russia or other countries. …
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