Putin looks at a demonstration during an air show. (AFP/Getty Images)
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Poll: Germany is the world's 'most popular' country
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After years of economic decline, a new boom in Japan
Under “Abenomics,” the prime minister’s radical economic policy plan, Japan sees signs of a revival.
IMF chief returns to court for second day of interrogation
Interrogation could result in malfeasance charges involving $520 million arbitration settlement.
Britain confronts a familiar threat: homegrown terrorism
Two additional suspects arrested in hacking attack that killed a soldier, 25, in southeast London.
Rafsanjani reacts to ejection from Iranian vote with relief, warnings
Two days after being barred from the presidential race, the former leader draws support from key Iranians.
26 killed by suicide bombers in Niger
The bombers detonated two car bombs, one inside a military camp and another in an uranium mine.
In Jerusalem and Ramallah, Kerry pushes for Mideast peace talks
The top U.S. diplomat urges Israeli and Palestinian leaders to return to the negotiating table.
Over protests, Israel plans to double prayer space at Western Wall
The plan is aimed at appeasing American Jews and accommodating liberal Judaism at the Old City wall.
IMF chief called to testify in French court about role in arbitration case
Inquiry could result in malfeasance charges involving $520 million arbitration settlement.
Obama: U.S. at ‘crossroads’ in fight against terrorism
President says the nation has entered a “new phase” in the war on terror and offers narrower limits on drone strikes.
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- NKorean envoy delivers letter from Kim Jong Un to Chinese leader Xi amid fence-mending efforts
- Russia: Syrian government agrees to take part in US-Russia proposed conference in Geneva
- US official praises India for supporting sanctions against Iran by reducing oil imports
- Runways reopened after emergency landing causes delays at London's Heathrow Airport;
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Two assailants hacked to death a British soldier on a busy southeast London neighborhood street Wednesday afternoon.
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Ethiopia’s salt trail
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Wave of attacks hit Iraq
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Americans are not coming for the rescue
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Cyclone Mahasen loses power
The cyclone weakens into a tropical storm and then dissipates, causing far less damage than had been feared.
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Turkey grapples with refugee crisis
Facing influx of more than 400,000 Syrians displaced by war, Turkish leaders appeal for international aid.
Argentine ghost town
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Asia / Pacific
- World stocks mixed as sentiment stabilizes following previous day's global sell-off
- NKorean envoy delivers letter from Kim Jong Un to Chinese leader Xi amid fence-mending efforts
- US official praises India for supporting sanctions against Iran by reducing oil imports
- After years of economic decline, a new boom in Japan
Middle East
- Kerry says Iranian election maneuvering stands in the way of real democracy
- Russia: Syrian government agrees to take part in US-Russia proposed conference in Geneva
- Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers and the terror group al-Shabab
- Israeli Cabinet to discuss new proposal on contentious draft reform
Europe
- Runways reopened after emergency landing causes delays at London's Heathrow Airport;
- Berlusconi looms large in Rome's mayoral election, even though he's not a candidate
- Britain braces for possible copycat attacks, rightwing demos after gruesome slaying of soldier
- Czech police say U.S. suspect in 4 murders arrested at D.C. area airport
The Americas
- Police in Brazil arrest 7 men, 2 women on suspicion of sexually abusing indigenous girls
- Toronto mayor fires chief of staff amid crack video scandal
- Canada terror suspect requests defense attorney willing to use 'the holy book' as reference
- Canada businessman involved in Cuba corruption probe apparently on trial 2 years after arrest
National Security
- Looking at US security in years ahead, Obama weighs terror threats against civil liberties
- By the numbers: US drone strikes and estimated deaths in Pakistan and Yemen since 2002
- Obama lifts ban on the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen
- Obama says counter-terror strategy must include US aid to support emerging democracies abroad
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