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Australian PM’s new cabinet sees first female defense minister

Australia on Monday (September 21) swore in its first female defense minister, Senator Marise Payne, who will oversee open-ended military…

Kerry says U.S. ready to take more refugees

The United States will take in 15,000 more refugees from around the world next year, increasing the current level to…

Egypt’s Sisi swears in new government, retains key ministers

(Reuters)   Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi kept his finance, investment and interior ministers in a new government sworn in on…

Author says Nokor prison expanded to include 1,000 women

(Reuters)   The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea on Friday (September 18) issued new reports on the expansion of…

Japan enacts bills easing pacifist constitution’s limits on military

(Reuters)   Japan's parliament voted into law on Saturday (September 19) a defence policy shift that could let troops fight overseas…

Mother, boyfriend charged in death of toddler found on Boston Harbor beach

(Reuters) Massachusetts officials on Friday (September 18) announced they have identified the young girl whose body was found stuffed in…

Chile death toll reaches 10

(Eagle News) -- The magnitude 8.3 earthquake that struck Chile has left 10 people dead as millions were displaced when…

Motorcycle bomb kills two in southern Thailand

A bomb concealed in a motorcycle parked outside a temple in Thailand's southernmost province killed two people and wounded 14…

Bachelet confirms three are dead after 8.3 earthquake rocks Chile

(Reuters) -- Chile's President Michelle Bachelet said three people were killed when a strong earthquake shook the country on Wednesday…

Coastal Chile battered by tide after 8.3 earthquake

Waves of up to 4.5 meters (15 feet) pounded Chile's coastal areas on Wednesday (September 16), the navy said, after…

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