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Trump snags former rival’s backing, scraps Chicago rally

Trump snags former rival’s backing, scraps Chicago rally

US presidential candidate Donald Trump canceled a campaign rally Friday night amid security concerns just hours after the Republican front-runner…
Buddhist group leading global anti-Dalai Lama protests disbands

Buddhist group leading global anti-Dalai Lama protests disbands

The Buddhist group leading a global campaign of harassment against the Dalai Lama has called off its demonstrations and disbanded,…
Suu Kyi proxy a step closer to Myanmar presidency

Suu Kyi proxy a step closer to Myanmar presidency

Myanmar's lower house of parliament voted on Friday to confirm a close friend and confidant of Nobel laureate Aung San…
‘Hearts are in pieces’ five years after tsunami hits Japan

‘Hearts are in pieces’ five years after tsunami hits Japan

Japan on Friday mourned the thousands who lost their lives in a massive earthquake and tsunami five years ago that…
Locals eating radioactive food 30 years after Chernobyl: Greenpeace tests

Locals eating radioactive food 30 years after Chernobyl: Greenpeace tests

Economic crises convulsing Russia, Ukraine and Belarus mean testing in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has been cut…
China expresses alarm at Philippines-Japan aircraft deal

China expresses alarm at Philippines-Japan aircraft deal

China expressed alarm on Thursday about an agreement in which the Philippines will lease five aircraft from Japan to help…
Merkel’s Turkish gamble: breakthrough or landmine in migrant crisis?

Merkel’s Turkish gamble: breakthrough or landmine in migrant crisis?

For the second time since Europe's migration crisis began last year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stunned her European Union…
China says takes ‘distinctly Chinese approach’ to national security

China says takes ‘distinctly Chinese approach’ to national security

China is taking a "distinctly Chinese approach" to national security with a raft of new laws, including one on counterterrorism,…
Trump takes Michigan in repudiation of Republican establishment

Trump takes Michigan in repudiation of Republican establishment

US Republican front-runner Donald Trump racked up primary wins in the big prize of Michigan and in Mississippi on Tuesday,…
Trump already a tainted name in Indonesia after Muslim ban remarks

Trump already a tainted name in Indonesia after Muslim ban remarks

Few villagers living near a half-built golf course in Indonesia's West Java province know the name Donald Trump, and fewer…
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