Magnitude 8.2 quake strikes in the Pacific, no damage reported on Fiji

A massive quake of magnitude 8.2 struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Fiji and Tonga on Sunday but it was so deep that it did not cause any damage, authorities in Fiji said.

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More heavy rains likely in India's Kerala as flood death toll jumps

(This version of Aug. 18 story corrects gender in third last paragraph)

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Venezuelan migrants' dreams of new life dashed by Ecuador passport rule

Tears welled up in Gabriel Malavolta's eyes on Saturday as he realized his dream of a new life in Peru was over, at least for now.

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As Philippines' Duterte starts to flag, his daughter reaches out to a Marcos

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte thinks political dynasties are bad. But the way the prevailing political winds are blowing, it looks like a dynasty of his own might be taking shape.

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Tough talks, no agreements at Merkel, Putin meeting near Berlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, as well as Iran and a gas pipeline project that has drawn U.S. ire during tough talks outside Berlin that ended with no clearcut progress.

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U.S. missionary thrust to the center of Turkey-U.S. crisis

When Andrew Brunson saw a police summons on his door in late summer 2016, the U.S. evangelical pastor thought it was a routine appointment to sort out his residency papers in Turkey, his home for nearly a quarter of a century.

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UK hopes to pick up Brexit talks pace with Raab-Barnier meeting on Tuesday

Britain's Brexit minister Dominic Raab will travel to Brussels on Tuesday in a bid to pick up the pace of Brexit talks with the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier, Prime Minister Theresa May's office said on Saturday.

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Man to appear in court on Monday over UK parliament car incident

Sudanese-born British national Salih Khater was charged with two counts of attempted murder on Saturday and will appear in court on Monday after a car careered into people and a barrier at Britain's parliament earlier this week, police said.

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Iran to unveil new fighter jet, develop missiles: minister

Iran will unveil a new fighter jet next week and continue developing missile capabilities as a top priority, the defense minister said on Saturday, defying new U.S. sanctions aimed at curbing Tehran's missile program and regional influence.

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Germany's Social Democrats want pension guarantees to 2040

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat, has threatened to make pensions a central theme in the next national elections in 2021 unless Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives agree to guarantee pension levels until 2040.

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Cyprus hands Egyptian plane hijacker over to Cairo - statement

Cyprus has handed over to Cairo an Egyptian man who hijacked an airliner to the island in 2016 using a fake explosive belt, Egypt's state prosecutor said on Saturday, after a court ruling cleared the way for his extradition.

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Second cardinal withdraws from Ireland congress amid abuse scandals

The Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, withdrew on Saturday from next week's World Meeting of Families in Dublin, the second senior cleric to pull out of the Roman Catholic event amid clerical sexual abuse scandals in the United States.

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Iran will unveil a new fighter jet next week: minister

Iran will unveil a new fighter jet next week and developing missile capabilities will remain Tehran's top priority, the defense minister was quoted as saying by Fars news agency on Saturday.

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