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Central America's violent Northern Triangle records 17,422 murders in 2015
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – Central America's so-called Northern Triangle – Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras – recorded a total 17,422 murders in 2015, 11% higher than for 2014, according to...
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Armed group digs in at Oregon reserve
OREGON, USA – A small group of armed activists remained holed up on Tuesday, January 5, at a remote US federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, vowing to leave only if asked by local residents.Ammon Bundy,...
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Historic South Korea-Japan deal stumbles over statue
SEOUL, South Korea – A landmark deal between South Korea and Japan to end a decades-old feud over wartime sex slaves is struggling to overcome a diminutive but daunting obstacle in the form of the...
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North Korea conducts 'successful' H-bomb test
This is a developing story. Please refresh this page for updates.SEOUL, South Korea (4th UPDATE) – North Korea said Wednesday, January 6, it had carried out a "successful" hydrogen bomb test, a claim...
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Aquino tops, Binay bounces back in Pulse Asia poll
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – While President Benigno Aquino III continued to be the most appreciated and most trusted top Philippine official, Vice President Jejomar Binay regained lost public...
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Senate gets top public approval among key gov’t institutions – poll
MANILA, Philippines – Among the 3 key government institutions in the country, Filipinos are most appreciative of the work of the Senate, according to the results of a survey conducted by Pulse Asia...
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North Korea test 'grave challenge' and 'serious threat' – Japan's Abe
TOKYO, Japan – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned North Korea's announcement that it had carried out a hydrogen bomb test on Wednesday, January 6, calling it a "serious threat" to Japan and a...
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Grace Poe's accuser defends Comelec before the Supreme Court
MANILA, Philippines – Lest the country goes into a "political crisis," one of the accusers of Grace Poe urged the Supreme Court (SC) to uphold the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision barring the...
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PH alarmed at North Korea’s reported H-bomb
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Wednesday, January 6, said it is alarmed at reports that North Korea successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.“The Philippines is gravely concerned over reports that...
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PNP recalls security detail for VIPs ahead of 2016 elections
MANILA, Philippines – Police personnel assigned to protect VIPs, including candidates in the coming 2016 elections, incumbent public officials, and private individuals, have been recalled by the...
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VLOG: Honasan welcomes re-opening of Mamasapano probe
BUSTOS, Bulacan – Senator Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan approves the re-opening of the Senate investigation into the botched "Oplan Exodus," which killed 44 Philippine National Police Special Action Force...
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China lands 2 more planes in disputed South China Sea – state media
BEIJING, China – China landed two more planes on a contested reef in the South China Sea Wednesday, January 6, state media said, despite international condemnation of a landing at the same location...
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Iranian diplomats have left Saudi Arabia – state media
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (UPDATED) – Iranian diplomats have left Saudi Arabia after the kingdom severed all ties with Tehran following attacks on its mission in the Islamic republic, Saudi state media said...
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Ivory Coast government resigns ahead of reshuffle
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast's government resigned on Wednesday, January 6, in a move President Alassane Ouattara said would bring more "efficiency" to the West African state just two months...
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Iran warns Saudi to stop 'adding fuel to fire'
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran warned Saudi Arabia Wednesday, January 6 to stop working against as their diplomatic crisis intensified despite efforts to defuse a row that has raised fears of greater regional...
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Laude case: Pemberton files appeal to reverse conviction
MANILA, Philippines – The lawyer representing a US Marine found guilty of killing a transgender Filipina filed an appeal on Wednesday, January 6, seeking to reverse his conviction.Lance Corporal Joseph...
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Palace sacks immigration chief, names Ochoa deputy as replacement
MANILA, Philippines – Barely two weeks after Malacañang started investigating allegations against him, immigration chief Siegfred Mison was replaced with a Malacañang official, Deputy Executive...
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Qatar recalls ambassador to Iran
DOHA, Qatar – Qatar has recalled its ambassador to Iran following an attack on the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran, state media in Doha said on Wednesday, January 6."Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
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Venezuela opposition sets out to oust government
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's opposition laid claim Wednesday, January 6, to a big legislative majority that could empower it to oust President Nicolas Maduro.The defiant move further deepened a...
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Snow makes migrants' journey through Europe even harder
SENTILJ, Slovenia – It's the first time that Arman Butt, a Pakistani man desperately seeking to reach western Europe, sees snow.But as the 30-year-old goes limp in the harsh chill, stuck at the...
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