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Hong Kong school children join student protest demanding democracy

BY DIANA CHAN AND KINLING LO (Reuters) - Hundreds of school children joined university students demanding greater democracy on Friday,…

At least 14 militants dead in U.S.-led strikes in Syria: monitor

(Reuters) - At least 14 Islamic State fighters were killed in air strikes by U.S.-led forces overnight in northeast Syria,…

Islamist fighters advance in Syria despite U.S. strikes

BY KINDA MAKIEH AND JONNY HOGG (Reuters) - U.S. and coalition planes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria again on…

Shadowy al Qaeda cell, hit by U.S. in Syria, seen as ‘imminent’ threat

(Reuters) - While the world has focused on a U.S.-led air assault on Islamic State strongholds in Syria, American officials said…

Why cultural values cannot be ignored in international relations

Author: Kadira Pethiyagoda, Canberra Courtesy East Asia Forum One hundred years ago began the war that was supposed to end…

Storm kills four in Taiwan

"Mario" brought heavy rains and strong wings to Taiwan, killing 4. [youtube id="BFJ29MRMdWQ"]

Airstrike in Iraq

The French military conducted airstrikes against  the Islamic State militants in Iraq. Two French military jets bomb a depot and…

About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance

(Reuters) - About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a deputy prime minister said…

Airstrike in Syria kills 50

Continuing airstrikes in the province of Homs in Syria kills 50. Reports said that the target of the attack is…

Chinese envoy says North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may visit Beijing: Yonhap

SEOUL Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:55pm EDT (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could go to China on…

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