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Powerful militia storms out of Myanmar peace talks INTERNATIONAL

Powerful militia storms out of Myanmar peace talks

Delegates from one of Myanmar's most heavily armed ethnic groups stormed out of peace talks on Thursday in an early blow to a landmark gathering aimed at ushering in a new era of peace.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Missing translator delays Bangkok shrine bomb trial INTERNATIONAL

Missing translator delays Bangkok shrine bomb trial

The trial of two Chinese Uighurs accused of killing 20 people when they allegedly bombed a Bangkok shrine was postponed Tuesday because the men still do not have a translator.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan forces retake district from Taliban INTERNATIONAL

Afghan forces retake district from Taliban

Afghan forces have recaptured a district that had fallen briefly to the Taliban, officials and residents said Sunday, after thousands of people fled their homes in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Philippine rebels in 7-day truce for Norway talks INTERNATIONAL

Philippine rebels in 7-day truce for Norway talks

Philippine communist guerrillas will observe a seven-day truce from Sunday to bolster upcoming peace talks hosted by Norway, the rebels said, urging the Manila government to also order a ceasefire.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
30 civilians killed in troubled east DR Congo: army INTERNATIONAL

30 civilians killed in troubled east DR Congo: army

At least 30 civilians have been killed in an area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has been shaken by violence since 2014, the army said Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Philippines, rebels relaunch peace talks INTERNATIONAL

Philippines, rebels relaunch peace talks

The Philippines on Saturday restarted peace talks with the country's largest rebel group, the first under President Rodrigo Duterte aimed at ending decades of violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thai authorities hunt tourist town bombers INTERNATIONAL

Thai authorities hunt tourist town bombers

Thai authorities on Saturday hunted for culprits behind a wave of bombings targeting popular holiday destinations, as businesses braced for the economic fallout from the attacks on the crucial tourism industry.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New armed group says it blew up Nigerian oil pipeline INTERNATIONAL

New armed group says it blew up Nigerian oil pipeline

A newly emerged armed group has said it had made good on threats to Nigeria's vital oil industry by blowing up a major pipeline and warned that more attacks were to come.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India's Modi calls for end to Kashmir violence INTERNATIONAL

India's Modi calls for end to Kashmir violence

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Tuesday for an end to the violence in Kashmir, promising jobs for young people, in his first comments since deadly clashes began over a month ago.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
PM Modi urges halt to attacks on low-caste Indians INTERNATIONAL

PM Modi urges halt to attacks on low-caste Indians

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged a halt to attacks on low-caste Indians, seeking to defuse mounting anger among Dalits over the public flogging of four villagers by cow-protection vigilantes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Briton arrested over deadly Bangladesh cafe siege INTERNATIONAL

Briton arrested over deadly Bangladesh cafe siege

A British national and a student at a Canadian university have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in last month's deadly siege at a cafe in Bangladesh's capital, police said Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Foreign tourists attacked in western Afghanistan INTERNATIONAL

Foreign tourists attacked in western Afghanistan

Taliban militants attacked foreign tourists escorted by an Afghan army convoy in western Herat province on Thursday, leaving at least six people wounded as the insurgents step up nationwide attacks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016