Protesters press HK leader to quit

HONG KONG – Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters demanded that the city's embattled leader meet a deadline to resign on Thursday, as China warned the United States against meddling in its "internal affairs."



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Hong Kong protests continue to swell on Chung Yeung Festival

On a festival where families are expected to be together, Hong Kong residents continued to gather for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, a television report said Thursday.



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Hong Kong leader demands protests end ‘immediately’

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's chief executive Leung Chun-ying Tuesday called on protest leaders to "immediately" withdraw their followers from the streets in his first public comments since demonstrators were tear gassed by police.



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Japan resumes search for victims of volcanic eruption

TOKYO - More than 500 rescuers in Japan resumed searching on Monday for victims of a volcano that erupted without warning at the weekend, leaving four confirmed dead and 27 presumed to have perished in a sudden rain of ash and stone.



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Nusra Front says US-led air strikes in Syria will fail

BEIRUT - The head of Syria's al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front has said US-led air strikes will not defeat Islamists in Syria and warned that militants might launch retaliatory attacks against Western countries.



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Militants kill 20 in two separate Yemen attacks —sources

SANAA - A suicide bomber linked to al Qaeda drove a car laden with explosives into a hospital used as a base by Yemen's Shi'ite Muslim Houthi movement on Sunday, killing at least 15 people, and five more died in an ambush in the south of the country.



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Protesters gather at Hong Kong trade office in Taipei to support HK democracy

TAIPEI - Protesters gathered outside the lobby of the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei on Monday in a show of support for democracy protests in Hong Kong.



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US flight chaos after Chicago air-traffic control arson

Hundreds of flights were grounded at two major Chicago airports Friday after an employee at an air traffic control center lit a fire and tried to commit suicide, officials said.



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Jihadists behead Frenchman seized in Algeria

ALGIERS - Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group beheaded a Frenchman abducted in Algeria in a video posted online Wednesday, but President Francois Hollande vowed France would not give in to blackmail.



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World leaders urged to change course at UN climate summit

UNITED NATIONS - The largest gathering of world leaders on climate change opens at the United Nations on Tuesday amid calls for action to put the planet on course toward reversing global warming.



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Accused White House intruder is decorated Iraq war veteran

WASHINGTON - The Texas man accused of breaking into the White House while armed with a knife is a US military veteran who was decorated for his service in the Iraq war, the US Army said on Sunday.



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France mounts Iraq strikes as jihadists advance in Syria

BAGHDAD - France mounted its first air strike to beat back the Islamic State group in Iraq on Friday, even as jihadists across the border in Syria seized dozens of Kurdish villages in a lightning offensive.



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Scottish nationalist leader Salmond quits after losing independence vote

EDINBURGH - Scottish nationalist Alex Salmond resigned as leader of his party on Friday and will quit as First Minister of his country after losing an independence referendum.



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Man jumps White House fence, sparks brief evacuation

WASHINGTON - A man jumped over the White House fence and ran for several seconds towards the executive mansion on Friday, sparking an evacuation within the complex shortly after President Barack Obama and his daughters departed for the weekend.



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Iran President: Islamic State beheadings a concern for mankind —NBC

WASHINGTON - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounced Islamic State's beheading of innocent people, saying the militant group's shameful actions violate Islamic principles, NBC News said in excerpts of an interview released on Wednesday.



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Pope’s Albania visit to showcase peace between religions

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will head to Albania on Sunday on his first trip to a European country, to pay tribute to those who suffered under Communism and praise a political system under which religions unite.



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US partners unclear on roles in fight against Islamic State

Many countries have said they support a coalition the United States hopes to build to fight Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, but most have been vague about any specific role they might play.



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What if? Scotland’s steps to independence

With polls showing Scotland's upcoming independence referendum too close to call, the rest of the United Kingdom is starting to consider seriously the implications of a "Yes" victory.



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Ebola toll hits 2,400 as Cuba pledges medics

The worst-ever Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,400 people, the UN said Friday, as Cuba pledged the largest foreign medical team deployed so far in the west African health crisis.



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Full text: Obama’s speech to Americans on defeating Islamic State

WASHINGTON - Following is the full text of US President Barack Obama's speech to the country on Wednesday, as prepared for delivery.



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