Myanmar court hears arguments in appeal case of jailed Reuters reporters

A Myanmar court heard arguments on Monday in the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act.

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Alleged leader of Chinese consulate attack in Pakistan reported killed

One of the alleged masterminds of an attack by a Pakistani separatist group on the Chinese consulate in Karachi last month has been killed in Afghanistan along with five associates, the insurgent group that claimed the attack said on Wednesday.

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Rwanda genocide: Habyarimana plane shooting probe dropped

Judges close a contentious case over the downing of the president's jet, which sparked the genocide.

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Russia's Putin accuses U.S. of raising risk of nuclear war

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the United States of raising the risk of nuclear war by threatening to spurn a key arms control treaty and refusing to hold talks about another pact that expires soon.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: US Supreme Court judge leaves hospital

The 85-year-old liberal Supreme Court judge had surgery to remove cancerous nodules from a lung.

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Bosnian police release grieving father, ban new protests

A grieving Bosnian Serb father who was released from detention on Wednesday said he would continue to lead protests demanding the truth about the death of his son, defying a police ban.

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Boxing Day sales: Footfall down for third year, analysts say

Analysts say footfall has dropped for the third year, although London appears to have bucked the trend.

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U.S. Justice Ginsburg released from hospital after cancer surgery

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, has been released from the hospital after undergoing cancer surgery, a court spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

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Russia moves towards allowing medicinal narcotic crops

The Russian government on Wednesday approved a draft bill allowing the country to produce crops used in medicinal narcotics, saying this would reduce its dependence on foreign states that have imposed sanctions against it.

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Afghan presidential election delayed by three months

A new date in mid-July or early August is to be announced on Thursday, sources tell the BBC.

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Belgian judge orders repatriation of six children of Islamic State militants: Belga

A Belgian judge has ordered the government to repatriate six children of Islamic State (IS) militants and their mothers who have been detained in a camp in Kurdish-controlled Syria, the national news agency Belga said on Wednesday.

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No winner for Christmas Mega Millions, jackpot grows to $348 million

A $321 million Mega Millions jackpot, the biggest ever offered on Christmas Day, went unclaimed as the size of the grand prize grew for the next drawing later this week, the multistate lottery said on Wednesday.

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U.S. holiday shopping season best in six years: report

Sales during the U.S. holiday shopping season rose 5.1 percent to over $850 billion in 2018, the strongest in the past six years, according to a Mastercard report, as shoppers were encouraged by a robust economy and early discounts.

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Three Congo opposition areas excluded from presidential election

Voters in three Congolese cities known as opposition strongholds will be excluded from presidential elections on security and health grounds, officials said, in a move that looks certain to inflame political tensions before Sunday's ballot.

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Russian blogger critical of authorities jailed for six years - lawyer

A Russian blogger critical of the authorities was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday, his lawyer said, in an extortion case critics say is politically-motivated.

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Special Report: Oil output goes AWOL in Venezuela as soldiers run PDVSA

Last July 6, Major General Manuel Quevedo joined his wife, a Catholic priest and a gathering of oil workers in prayer in a conference room at the headquarters of Petroleos de Venezuela SA, or PDVSA.

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Putin says Russia is ready to deploy new hypersonic nuclear missile

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would deploy its first regiment of hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles next year, saying the move meant his country now had a new type of strategic weapon.

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Bosnia protests: Davor Dragicevic defiant after arrest

Davor Dragicevic has been leading protests in Bosnia calling for the truth about his son's death.

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Martial laws comes to an end in Ukraine after 30 days

The law came into force last month, after a clash between Ukrainian and Russian forces off Crimea.

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