British parliament must have vote on final Brexit deal: senior lawmaker
Britain's parliament must have a vote on an eventual agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union on leaving the bloc, said a senior lawmaker who is chairman...
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China's Xi says he hopes Duterte visit can 'fully improve' Philippine ties
By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that he hoped Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's "milestone" visit to China could help "fully improve" ties,...
Militant in Jakarta attack dies from gun shot wounds
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A suspected militant who attacked police on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta with a machete and pipe bombs has died from gunshot wounds,...
China: Philippine bilateral talks over sea dispute to resume
BEIJING (AP) — China and the Philippines have agreed to resume a dialogue on their dispute over the South China Sea, a senior Chinese diplomat said Thursday following talks...
Israeli trekker dies in Himalayas in India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — An Israeli trekker died after falling into a Himalayan crevasse, the second such accident involving foreigners in northern India in the past week, police said...
Forces operating in Iraq's Mosul theatre
A wide array of Iraqi and international forces are involved in the fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group, which overran the country's second city in...
England 81-3 v Bangladesh at lunch on day 1
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh teenager Mehedi Hasan captured two early wickets in his Test debut to help restrict England to 81 for three at lunch on the opening...
Man acquitted of murder in New Zealand woman's balcony death
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A man charged in the death of a New Zealand tourist who plummeted from his apartment balcony after the two began arguing during a date...
Fury at debate as Trump refuses pledge to respect a Clinton win
Turning his final presidential debate appearance into an unprecedented assault on US political convention, Donald Trump refused to say that he would respect a Hillary Clinton victory in November....
Russia's Aleppo ceasefire begins but clashes erupt
A "humanitarian pause" took effect Thursday in the Syrian army's Russian-backed assault on rebel-held areas of Aleppo but it was quickly tested by fighting on a corridor opened for...
