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Magnitude 7.3 quake hits off New Zealand
09-29 23:57
A powerful magnitude 7.3 quake hit off New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands, the US Geological Survey reported. There was no immediate tsunami war...

US negotiator to visit Pyongyang this week
09-29 23:20
US envoy Christopher Hill will travel to Pyongyang later this week for talks on North Korea's announced plans to restart its plutonium-producing plants, a ...

Belarus opposition fails to win single seat in marred poll
09-29 21:41
Loyalists of autocratic Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko won every seat in parliamentary polls that observers said failed Western standards and h...

Two Philippine miners rescued
09-29 18:12
Rescuers pulled two miners out of a flooded tunnel in the northern Philippines after the pair was trapped for a week, but 12 others were still missing, officia...

Kidnapped tourists and Egyptians freed
09-29 17:57
The 11 Western tourists and eight Egyptians taken hostage in a remote border area of Egypt more than a week ago have been freed and are in good health, state-ru...

Mudslides in Georgia leave 11 dead, villages stranded
09-29 17:46
Mudslides caused by torrential rains in western Georgia claimed 11 lives and damaged roads, a government official said. Levan Varshalomidze, head of the ...

New Thai PM facing fresh legal woes
09-29 17:39
A Thai senator filed a complaint accusing new Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat of violating the constitution, just three weeks after similar charges forced ...

Japan's PM seeks friendly ties with Asia
09-29 15:38
Japan's new Prime Minister Taro Aso said he would seek friendly relations with China and South Korea, while pressing North Korea on its nuclear drive and...

British government confirms B&B nationalization
09-29 15:34
The British government confirmed that it was nationalizing troubled bank Bradford and Bingley, as the global financial crisis claimed more victims in Europe....

SKorea, Russia to launch joint anti-terrorism sea drill
09-29 15:25
South Korea's coast guard said it would launch a joint anti-terrorism exercise with its Russian counterpart off the southern island of Jeju. The Jeju...

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