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Bangkok bomb suspect arrested at Thai-Ca...

Bangkok bomb suspect arrested at Thai-Cambodia checkpoint: Thailand PM

Bangkok: Thailand’s prime minister said Tuesday a second foreign man has been arrested at a checkpoint on the Cambodian border on suspicion of involvement in last month’s deadly shrine bombing. It was the second confirmed arrest in connection with the 17 August blast that tore through a... read more »

In Ukraine, 141 Still Hospitalized After...

In Ukraine, 141 Still Hospitalized After Violent Protests

MOSCOW — Ukrainian police say 141 people remain hospitalized after a nationalist protest in Kiev turned violent, with 10 of the injured in serious condition. This is up from the 122, mostly police officers and National Guard troops, cited Monday by the interior minister. One officer died from his... read more »

China says 197 punished in crackdown on ...

China says 197 punished in crackdown on online rumors

People recently punished in China’s campaign against online rumors include those who circulated an inflated death toll in the Tianjin blasts and who alleged a man committed suicide because of the country’s stock market woes, state media reported Monday. The official Xinhua News Agency... read more »

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.
In Yemen, 34 civilians killed in bombing...

In Yemen, 34 civilians killed in bombing of water bottling factory

A Saudi-led airstrike on a water bottling factory in Yemen left 34 dead and dozens injured, the Yemeni Defense Ministry said. Saudi Arabia authorities have not responded to CNN’s request for comment on the attack. According to Reuters, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asseri, coalition spokesman, said the... read more »

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Iran to build two more nuclear plants: Rouhani

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the country would build two more nuclear plants in the southern city of Bushehr in line with the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The... read more »

South Korean Activist Arrested For Allegedly Praising Pyongyang

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: South Korean officials have arrested a leftist activist for allegedly praising North Korea, just days after they deported an American on similar charges. The arrest... read more »

No Confirmation ‘So Far’ That Men In IS Execution Video Were Russian

Russia says it has no information as yet confirming that two men who appear to be executed in a video released by Islamic State militants were Russian citizens. The video released on the... read more »

Charlie Hebdo attack: Rush to buy new “survivors” issue

Long queues have formed at newsstands in France for the latest edition of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Three million copies are being printed – a week after Islamist gunmen... read more »

Italian marines case: Supreme Court grants three months extension...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended, by another three months, stay in Italy of Massimiliano Latorre, one of the two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen in 2012. The court allowed... read more »