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Villagers gather in their temporary shelter in Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017

Imminent volcano eruption triggers evacuation of 35,000 on holiday island Bali

Nearly 35,000 people have been evacuated from near a volcano on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali that officials say is becoming more active and could erupt soon. Authorities imposed a 12km exclusion zone around the crater of Mount Agung, as increasing volcanic activity on Sunday sent strong tremors through areas in the eastern part of the one of the world’s most

FILE - In this July 6, 2017 file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gestures as he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in before the Northeast Asia Security dinner in Hamburg.

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Amid North Korea crisis, Japan PM Shinzo Abe to announce snap poll

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected on Monday to announce a snap election for next month to take advantage of improved ratings and opposition disarray, despite criticism that he is creating a political vacuum amid worries over North Korea. Abe will hold a news conference at 6 pm (0900 GMT), Jiji news agency reported, after meeting party executives and will likely put

President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago, Thursday, April 6, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump adds North Korea, Venezuela, Chad to new travel ban

Washington: Citizens of eight countries, including North Korea and Venezuela, will face new restrictions on entry to the US under a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday that will replace his expiring travel ban. The new rules, which will impact the citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, will go into effect on October

Kurds wave Kurdish flags as they stand behind a banner while gathering to support next week's referendum in Iraq, at Martyrs Square in Downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017.

Iraq’s Kurds to vote on independence amid fears of unrest

KALAK, Iraq — “For the sake of the sacrifices and blood of the martyrs, let’s all say yes for Kurdistan independence,” reads a large billboard in the center of Kalak, a small town in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region. “Independence is not given, it’s taken!” reads another banner hanging below a cluster of red, green, yellow and white Kurdish flags. Iraq’s Kurds are set to vote

FILE - In this June 22, 2017, file photo, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens during the "American Leadership in Emerging Technology" event with President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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Jared Kushner Used Personal Email for Some White House Messages, Says Lawyer

Washington: President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner,

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Sri Lankan arrested with nearly 1kg of gold in his rectum

Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a man for allegedly trying to smuggle gold and jewellery

France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, address the media during a press conference after a pre-G20 meeting in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, June 29, 2017.

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German Vote Could Doom Angela Merkel-Emmanuel Macron Deal on Europe

Berlin: Weakened by the worst result for her party since 1949 and

In this Sunday, Jan. 30, 2017 frame grab from video provided by the government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, a Syrian forces tank fires on an Islamic State group's position, in Deir al-Zour, north Syria.

Russian lieutenant-general killed in ISIS shelling in Syria

Moscow [Russia]: A Russian Lieutenant-General was killed in a shelling launched by the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists near the city of Deir al-Zour in

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, walk towards the nearest refugee camp at Teknaf, Bangladesh, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017.

Myanmar says bodies of 28 Hindu villagers found in Rakhine State

YANGON: Myanmar government forces found on Sunday the bodies of 28 Hindu villagers who authorities suspected were killed by Muslim insurgents last month, at the beginning of a spasm of violence that has sent 430,000 Muslim Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) insurgent group denied killing the Hindus saying it did not attack civilians. The

File - Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-first session.

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Nawaz Sharif returns reaches Pakistan to face charges in Panama Papers scandal

Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday returned to the country from the U.K. to face corruption and money laundering charges in the Panama Papers scandal. He was in London to be along with his ailing wife Kulsoom who is undergoing treatment for throat cancer. Mr. Sharif, 67, decided to return after consultations with senior party leaders, including his younger

Pakistan showed a wrong image at UNGA, but Kashmir’s pellet woes are real

Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi on Saturday made a faux pas at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) – she tried to pass off a photograph of an injured girl in the Gaza strip as that of a pellet victim in Kashmir. The photograph was clicked by photographer Heidi Levine in Gaza in 2014 and captures the face of Rawya abu Jom’a, a

Russian soldiers drive military vehicles along Red Square during the Victory Day military parade to celebrate 72 years since the end of WWII and the defeat of Nazi Germany, in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, May 9, 2017.

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Pakistan, Russian militaries hold joint anti-terror exercises

ISLAMABAD, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A two-week long joint exercise codenamed as "DRUZBA 2017" between special forces of Pakistan and Russia Armies

File - Boys stand on the rubble of a house destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

'Trump’s secret Yemen war': UK role in US counter-terrorism causes unease

As new figures point to doubling of covert US airstrikes in Yemen, MPs and human rights groups voice concerns over British involvement

PV Sindhu nominated for Padma Bhushan award by Sports Ministry

PV Sindhu, who recently clinched the silver medal in this year’s badminton World Championships, has been nominated for the Padma Bhushan award by the Sports Ministry on Monday. PV Sindhu

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Why BHU is on the boil and what has brought hundreds of girls on warpath

The BHU is on the boil following alleged molestation of a student on Thursday evening by three men as the university officials refused to take action and blamed the victim, instead. ...

Frauke Petry, co-chairwoman of the AfD, smiles after leaving a a press conference of the Alternative for Germany, AfD, in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, where she declared that she won't be part of the party's parliament faction on the day after the nationalist party was elected first time into the German parliament.

The Latest: AfD leader refuses to join parliamentary group

BERLIN The Latest on the outcome of Germany's national election (all times local): 9:20 a.m. A leader of the nationalist Alternative for Germany has laid open differences inside the party after it surged to third place in Germany's election, announcing she won't join its new parliamentary caucus. Frauke Petry is the co-chairwoman of Alternative for Germany, or AfD, but has

In this Thursday, June 29, 2017 photo, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike waves to a crowd during her “Tomin (Tokyoites) First” party's campaign rally for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in Tokyo.

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Koike to head new party, puts emphasis on reform

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike threw her hat into the ring of national politics Sept. 25 by announcing she is forming a new party. Koike told a news conference in which

File - A Los Angeles Police Department vehicle (LAPD Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor) is een stationed at a burglary investigation, 13 June 2011.

Model 'scalped and drained of blood' in murder unprecedented 'outside wartime', reveals LA autopsy

An autopsy report has revealed how a model was scalped and drained of blood, in

Police officers patrol at Bali's most prominent temples called Pura Besakih in the fog, a few kilometers away from the mountain's slopes in Besakih, Bali, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.

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Bali volcano: What's happening at Mt Agung?

In recent days, large tremors have been taking place around Mt

President Donald Trump speaks during a luncheon with African leaders at the Palace Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in New York.

Mythical ‘Nambia,’ N. Korea and Donald Trump’s ‘White Man’s Burden’ Complex

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling When President Donald Trump announced to the United Nations and world that “…we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea,” some say it might not have been an actual “physical” war crime but it was surely a “verbal” war crime. Coupled with his praise before a group of African leaders of a mythical country’s healthcare

Only 1 Percent Of Mexican Schools Approved To Reopen In Earthquake Aftermath

Russian Operatives Used Facebook Ads To Exploit U.S. Racial And Religious Divisions

New Report Reveals Murder of Kim Jong Un's Half-Brother Meant To 'Horrify World'