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More help needed to defeat Boko Haram, rebuild, summit told
ABUJA, Nigeria - Regional and Western powers were on Saturday, May 14, urged to do more to stop the threat from Boko Haram, as the UN voiced concern about the militants' ties to the Islamic State of...
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Britain's opposing camps intensify EU referendum campaigns
LONDON, United Kingdom - Campaigning for Britain's tight referendum on leaving the European Union stepped up Saturday, May 14, as Prime Minister David Cameron hammered home the economic impact of...
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5 face terror charges over Australia-Syria boat plan
SYDNEY, Australia – Five young men face life behind bars after they were charged with counter-terrorism offenses over a plan to sail to Indonesia to join jihadist groups in Syria, Australian police...
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Gov't employees to get mid-year bonus by May 16 – DBM
MANILA, Philippines - The mid-year bonus for government employees will be released on Monday, May 16, according to a statement by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Sunday, May 15.Based on...
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Clinton, Trump must choose a VP: Who is in the running?
WASHINGTON DC, United States - America's "veepstakes" are under way. Running mates have not played a decisive role in helping win the White House in a generation, but will they do so this year?Democrat...
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Efforts to counter ISIS propaganda bear fruit, experts say
WASHINGTON DC, United States - US authorities and Internet giants are boosting attempts to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group's online propaganda, though it is unclear how...
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'Tick here please': Changing gender in Norway gets easier
OSLO, Norway - As the commander of a Cold War submarine tracking the Soviets, John Jeanette's dresses were stashed away in a locker reserved for top-secret documents.Soon, this former Norwegian navy...
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Suicide raid on Iraq gas plant kills 7 – officials
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Suicide attackers broke into a gas plant north of Baghdad on Sunday, May 15, killing at least seven people and setting fire to gas tanks, officials said.The attack on the Taji plant,...
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China says Pentagon report 'severely damaged' relations
BEIJING, China – China on Sunday, May 15, accused the United States of deliberately distorting the facts in a report on the Asian giant's defence policy, warning Washington it had "severely damaged"...
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Kerry holds Saudi talks ahead of Syria, Libya meetings
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – US Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi King Salman on Sunday, May 15, ahead of a week of crunch talks on the conflicts in Syria and Libya.Riyadh has been a key supporter of...
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Trump has a mixed history with women – report
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has a mixed history with women, with crude remarks mixed with efforts to foster the career of female employees, The New York Times...
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Bongbong Marcos: 'I have won'
MANILA, Philippines – Unfazed by the narrow lead of Camarines Sur Leni Robredo in the unofficial vice presidential tally Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr declared on Sunday, May 15, that he has...
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IN PHOTOS: Bongbong Marcos' mass for 'truthful' election results
MANILA, Philippines – Hundreds of supporters joined Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr and his family in a “unity mass” at the Baclaran Redemptorist Church in Parañaque on Sunday, May 15, to pray...
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Top Negros Occidental officials proclaimed
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Five days after the May 9 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) finally proclaimed the winners in Negros Occidental on Saturday evening, May 14, at the provincial...
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4 dead in Maguindanao post-election clan battles
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Four people have been killed in clashes between rival political clans in Maguindanao, authorities said Sunday, May 15, just days after a contentious election reinstated a...
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Netanyahu questions French impartiality after UNESCO vote
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, May 15, that French support for a UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem cast doubt on the impartiality of its Middle East peace initiative, a...
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IN PHOTOS: Robredo 'declares' win, asks supporters to 'end divisiveness'
MANILA, Philippines – It was only October last year when Leni Robredo, who was known mainly just as “the late Jesse Robredo’s wife,” stepped on stage at the historic Club Filipino to formally accept...
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'Politics beat art': Russian officials bash Ukraine Eurovision win
MOSCOW, Russia – Russian lawmakers on Sunday, May 15, lashed out at arch-rival Ukraine's "political" victory in the Eurovision song contest, as pro-Kremlin media insisted Moscow's entrant was...
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Duterte wants friendly ties with China
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday, May 15, he wanted friendly relations with China and confirmed he was open to direct talks over a territorial row that...
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Duterte vows to reintroduce death penalty
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte vowed Sunday, May 15, to reintroduce capital punishment and give security forces "shoot-to-kill" orders in a devastating war on crime.In his...
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