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Former Secretary General Kofi Annan urges UN to push for Rohingya return to Myanmar

Former Secretary General Kofi Annan urges UN to push for Rohingya return to Myanmar

Annan, whose commission recently compiled a report on the refugee crisis, told an informal Security Council meeting Friday that Myanmar’s…
Teams report first progress against wine country wildfires

Teams report first progress against wine country wildfires

A fifth day of desperate firefighting in California wine country brought a glimmer of hope Friday as crews battling the…
Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child

Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child

Former hostage Joshua Boyle says the Haqqani network in Afghanistan killed his infant daughter and raped his American wife during…
German minister welcomes adoption of Islamic holidays

German minister welcomes adoption of Islamic holidays

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said he does not mind adopting a Muslim holiday in Germany, especially in states…
Austria’s national vote Sunday: Questions and answers

Austria’s national vote Sunday: Questions and answers

Austrians will elect a new government Sunday after a campaign that has seen conflicting messages — two major parties have…
Kenya’s Odinga says October poll would be illegal

Kenya’s Odinga says October poll would be illegal

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Friday his withdrawal from a presidential election rerun scheduled for Oct. 26 meant…
Catalan leader faces mounting pressure from all sides

Catalan leader faces mounting pressure from all sides

Catalonia’s leader faced mounting pressure Friday from all sides, with hardliners in the separatist movement demanding he declare independence from…
Airbnb targets business travelers to France

Airbnb targets business travelers to France

Business travelers to France are in the sights of online rental marketplace Airbnb, according to a senior official on Thursday…
Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies

Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies

In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump will “immediately” halt payments to insurers under the…
Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks

Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks

It sounds sort of like a mass of crickets. A high-pitched whine, but from what? It seems to undulate, even…
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