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Kremlin denies interfering in US election campaign
The Kremlin on Wednesday denied Moscow was interfering in the US election campaign after President Barack Obama…
PM Abe’s plan for $265 billion stimulus puts pressure on BOJ to ease
Japan's prime minister unveiled a surprisingly large $265 billion stimulus package on Wednesday to reflate the…
World Bank’s Sri Mulyani named as Indonesian finance minister
Indonesia's president on Wednesday appointed World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati as the country's…
Japanese police raid house of knife attack suspect
Japanese police on Wednesday raided the house of a 26-year-old man suspected of stabbing to death 19 people and…
Turkey detains 42 journalists after failed coup; Europe alarmed
Turkey ordered the detention of 42 journalists on Monday under a crackdown following a failed coup that has…
Priest’s throat slit in French church hostage taking, IS claims responsibility
Two assailants slit the throat of an 84-year-old priest at a church in northern France on Tuesday in a…
US Kerry warns N. Korea of ‘real consequences’ for weapons programme
Washington's top envoy John Kerry warned North Korea on Tuesday that it faced "real consequences" over its ongoing…
Knife attacker in Japan kills 19 in their sleep at disabled center
A knife-wielding man broke into a facility for the disabled in a small town near Tokyo early on Tuesday and killed…
U.S. Embassy says family of staff authorised to depart Turkey
The U.S. Embassy in Ankara said on Tuesday the State Department has authorised the voluntary departure of…
Blasts heard near Mogadishu airport
Big explosions followed by gunfire have been heard near the main entrance of the airport in the Somali capital,…