The story of Pakistan's 'disappeared' Shias

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Activists say they are detained without due process over suspected links to a secretive militia in Syria.

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Eight times celebrities messed up on social media

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Following the cancellation of Roseanne's show, which other celebrities have messed up on social media?

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U.S., North Korea enter second day of nuclear talks

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and high-ranking North Korean official Kim Yong Chol enter a second day of meetings in New York on Thursday as they try to settle nuclear weapons disagreements and set the stage for an historic summit between their two leaders.

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The man sent by North Korean leader to U.S. for high-level talks

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WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Yong Chol landed in New York on Wednesday as the most senior North Korean envoy to hold talks with American officials on U.S. soil in 18 years.

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Kremlin critic turns up alive at televised briefing about his 'murder'

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KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - A dissident Russian journalist reported murdered in Kiev on Tuesday dramatically reappeared alive on Wednesday during a televised briefing by Ukrainian state security about the killing, which they then said they had faked.

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Assad says U.S. will leave Syria, vows to retake SDF-held areas

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad said he would recover areas of Syria held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and that U.S. forces should learn the lesson of Iraq and leave the country.

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Exclusive: Mexico front-runner's lead widens a month before vote - poll

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(Reuters) - Mexican presidential front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has extended his lead well beyond his nearest rivals with just a month to go before the July 1 election, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.

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In symbolic nod to India, U.S. Pacific Command changes name

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Wednesday renamed its Pacific Command the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in a largely symbolic move underscoring the growing importance of India to the Pentagon, U.S. officials said.

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KCNA says Russian foreign minister has arrived in North Korea

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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's state-run news agency said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in the North on Thursday at the invitation of North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho.

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Korean Air HQ raided by prosecutors over suspected embezzlement by owning family: Yonhap

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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors raided the headquarters of Korean Air Lines Co Ltd over suspected embezzlement and breach of trust by members of its owning family, Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday.

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Spectacular blaze engulfs office building in Australia's Sydney

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Flames raced up scaffolding at a Sydney building site on Thursday, in a morning rush-hour fire that prompted the evacuation of nearby offices and caused downtown traffic gridlock.