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US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

The United States and Israel are raising hopes for a restart of the Middle East peace process after more than four years of hardly any talks.

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Bangladesh: Owners' many failings led to collapse

The defects and errors that led to the world's deadliest garment-industry accident extend from the swampy ground the doomed Rana Plaza was built on, to "extremely poor quality" construction materials, to the massive, vibrating equipment operating when the eight-story building collapsed, a committee...

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UK emergency committee meets after attack

The British government's emergency committee is going to meet after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London amid fears that terrorism has returned to the capital.

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Heat wave causes power outages, anger in India

A blistering heat wave has caused massive power cuts and water shortages across much of north and western India, and some people are taking to the streets to express their anger with the government.

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Syria opposition welcomes support for Assad ouster

A spokesman says Syria's main opposition bloc welcomes renewed calls by its foreign supporters that Syrian President Bashar Assad give up power at the start of any political transition aimed at ending the country's civil war.

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IMF head Lagarde in court in fraud probe

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has appeared at a special Paris court to face questioning over a controversial arbitrage deal that she oversaw as French finance minister.

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Japan stocks dive as benchmark bond yield spikes

Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo nosedived 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98.

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Restaurant torched in 4th night of Sweden riots

Groups of youth have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting.

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Q&A: What is known about London attack

A look at the key known facts about the Wednesday attack in south London, when two men hacked another to death near military barracks.

1 hour ago