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Egypt court overturns death sentences for 149 pro-Islamists ASIA

Egypt court overturns death sentences for 149 pro-Islamists

An Egyptian appeals court overturned on Wednesday death sentences for 149 pro-Islamists accused of killing policemen in a mob attack on their station, a judicial source said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
S Sudan troops suffocated 50 people in container INTERNATIONAL

S Sudan troops suffocated 50 people in container

South Sudan government troops killed some 50 people by stuffing them into a shipping container in baking heat, ceasefire monitors have said in a report noting the latest atrocities in two years of war.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New era dawns as Suu Kyi's party strides into Myanmar parliament INTERNATIONAL

New era dawns as Suu Kyi's party strides into Myanmar parliament

Myanmar entered a new political era Monday as Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy MPs took their seats in parliament, carrying the hopes of a nation subjugated for decades by the military.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suu Kyi allies to form Myanmar ruling party after decades of struggle INTERNATIONAL

Suu Kyi allies to form Myanmar ruling party after decades of struggle

After decades of struggle, hundreds of lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi's camp will form Myanmar's ruling party on Monday, with enough seats in parliament to choose the first democratically elected government ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US warship sails by island claimed by China: Pentagon INTERNATIONAL

US warship sails by island claimed by China: Pentagon

A US warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea Saturday to assert freedom of navigation, drawing a protest from Beijing, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Burundi detains two foreign journalists after police raid INTERNATIONAL

Burundi detains two foreign journalists after police raid

Two respected foreign journalists working in volatile Burundi awaited a decision Friday as to whether they faced charges, after appearing in court following their arrest in a police raid.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Obama urges swift action on Zika virus INTERNATIONAL

Obama urges swift action on Zika virus

US President Barack Obama has called for faster research on the quick-moving Zika virus, which is spread by mosquitoes and has been linked to a rise in birth defects in Brazil.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait appeals court clears leading sports figure Ahmad ASIA

Kuwait appeals court clears leading sports figure Ahmad

Kuwait's appeals court Monday cleared top sports executive and prominent royal family member Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Sabah of charges of insulting the judiciary.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Burkina arrests 11 failed coup soldiers after arms depot raid INTERNATIONAL

Burkina arrests 11 failed coup soldiers after arms depot raid

Eleven former members of the elite Burkinabe presidential guard which staged a brief but failed coup last year were arrested after a raid Friday on an arms depot near the capital, the army said Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN council meets African Union for Burundi crisis talks INTERNATIONAL

UN council meets African Union for Burundi crisis talks

UN Security Council ambassadors and African Union leaders met Saturday for crisis talks on Burundi, after the government refused a proposed AU force to stem violence in the troubled country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Christine Lagarde to run for second IMF term INTERNATIONAL

Christine Lagarde to run for second IMF term

Christine Lagarde announced Friday that she will run for a second term at the head of the International Monetary Fund, after winning strong backing from across Europe.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran denounces new US sanctions on missile programme ASIA

Iran denounces new US sanctions on missile programme

Iran denounced new US sanctions on its missile programme on Monday but pushed ahead with international cooperation after its historic nuclear deal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016