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No life-threatening injuries in UK parliament crash: police
None of the pedestrians injured when a car collided with security barriers outside Britain's parliament on Tuesday …
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Westminster Tube station closed after car crashes outside parliament
Westminster Underground station was closed on Tuesday morning after a car collided with security barriers outside Londo…
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South Korea marks first 'comfort women' day, joined by protestors in Taiwan
People in South Korea and Taiwan unveiled monuments and staged protests on Tuesday to mark Japan's wartime use of &…
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China condemns press group for HK independence activist speech
The Hong Kong office of China's foreign ministry condemned Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club on Tues…
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Cambodia launches crackdown on Chinese prostitution rings
Up to 50 Chinese nationals have been detained in Cambodia as part of a crackdown on prostitution rings in Sihanoukville…
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Afghanistan forces beef up defense of flashpoint city
Afghan security forces backed by U.S. advisers and air strikes fought on Monday to drive Taliban fighters out of the fl…
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Taiwan leader makes rare US speech
Taiwan's president has given a speech in the United States -- the first time in 15 years that a leader of the islan…
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Saudi Arabia has freed three Iranian fishermen detained last year -IRNA
Saudi Arabia has freed three Iranian fishermen detained by the kingdom's coastguard last year, Iran's state new…
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With gun salutes, Pakistan marks 71 years of independence
Pakistan has kicked off a day of celebrations marking the country's 71 years of statehood and independence. from …
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Turkish lira, equities enjoy bounce in Asia
Turkey's lira edged up with other emerging market currencies in Asian trade Tuesday while equities also enjoyed a b…
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China angered at new U.S. defense act, to assess content
China on Tuesday condemned measures targeting it in a new U.S. defense act, saying it exaggerated antagonism and that B…
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Nasrallah expected to urge expedited Cabinet formation
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah is expected to call on the government to expedite the new Cabinet’s formation w…
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Driver Crashes Car Into Barriers Outside U.K. Parliament
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Pro-China groups protest outside HK press club over "separatist" speech
Pro-China groups rallied outside Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) on Tuesday over a speech by an …
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Syrian Kurdish-led council visits Damascus for new talks: report
The political wing of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been to Damascus for a second round of talks w…
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China rejects allegations of detaining million Uighurs in camps in Xinjiang
China rejected on Monday allegations raised by a U.N. panel that 1 million Uighurs may be held in internment camps in t…
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Beijing blames 'anti-China forces' for criticism of its Xinjiang policy
Anti-China forces are behind criticism of policies in the far western region of Xinjiang, the Chinese foreign ministry …
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Hundreds hurt as Spanish festival boardwalk collapses into sea
Hundreds of people were hurt, two seriously, when a wooden platform collapsed at a seaside music festival in northweste…
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Australian archbishop begins home detention over sex abuse cover-up
A former Australian archbishop, the most senior Catholic cleric in the world convicted of concealing child sex abuse, w…
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Thai court delays decision on taking up case against Airports of Thailand, King Power
A Thai court on Tuesday said it would extend a hearing into accusations of graft against Airports of Thailand Pcl (AOT)…