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South Korea says it stops anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts along border as ...
Washington Post
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says it stops anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts along border as part of accord. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Koreas Agree to End Latest Military Crisis   Wall Street Journal
North, South Korea sign peace accord after Pyongyang expresses 'regret' for ...   Firstpost
S. Korea, DPRK to lift military alert from noon Tuesday   Xinhua
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UN calls Islamic State's destruction of ancient Syrian temple a war crime
The Globe and Mail
The destruction of the nearly 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin by Islamic State militants erased a symbol of the once rich religious life of Syria's ancient caravan city of Palmyra and left residents, archaeologists and historians fearful that the ...
ISIS reported to have blown up ancient temple in Palmyra   CNN
ISIS Accelerates Destruction of Antiquities in Syria   New York Times
UN chief Ban Ki-moon appalled by Islamic State's 'barbaric' attacks in Palmyra   Firstpost
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Reuters Canada

Guatemala's finance minister resigns amid corruption scandal
Reuters Canada
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan Finance Minister Dorval Carias resigned on Monday amid a deepening corruption scandal that has also featured calls for the impeachment of President Otto Perez. A statement released by Carias' office did not give ...

Guatemala ex-VP Baldetti accused of taking bribes   BBC News
Guatemalan ex-VP charged with corruption as scandal swirls   The Sun Daily
Guatemalan ex-VP charged with corruption amid spiraling scandal   Zee News

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Irish Times

Asia Briefing: Thailand weighs up impact of shrine bombing on tourism
Irish Times
The bomb that devastated the Erawan shrine in downtown Bangkok recently can be expected to have an effect on an economy previously seen as almost invulnerable despite upheavals, unrest and natural disasters. Bouncing back after the explosion is going ...

Time wasted 'connecting the dots' means Thai police no closer to finding bomb ...   TVNZ
CCTV problems hinder Erawan bomb probe   Bangkok Post
Broken CCTV cameras hinder Thai bomber search   Irish Examiner
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New York Times

European Leaders Make a Show of Support for Ukraine on Its National Day
New York Times
BERLIN — Clinging to a deal on Ukraine that has never been fully enacted, the leaders of Germany, France and Ukraine called on Monday — the 24th anniversary of Ukraine's independence — for the bloodshed to end. President Petro O. Poroshenko of ...

World Leaders Have No Words of Wisdom on Global Rout   Bloomberg
Poroshenko: Ukraine Independence Threatened   Voice of America
Germany's Merkel Urges End to Fighting in Eastern Ukraine   Wall Street Journal
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Wall Street Journal

Bank of Japan Should Consider Acting if Yen Rises Sharply, Abe Adviser Says
Wall Street Journal
TOKYO—A close adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that the Bank of Japan 8301 -2.07 % should consider additional monetary easing if the yen rises sharply, threatening the “Abenomics” growth plan. “Japan doesn't need to react to every ...

Videos show suffering of sex slaves, brutal war crimes   Telegraph.co.uk
Japan PM Abe has no desire to mend fences: China Daily   The Straits Times
Japan's PM Abe to skip visit to China for WW2 anniversary   Daily Times
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Toronto Sun

California priest gets 6 months in prison in sexual abuse of sleeping passenger
Toronto Sun
LOS ANGELES -- A California-based Catholic priest was sentenced Monday to six months in prison followed by six months of home confinement for groping a sleeping woman seated next to him on an airliner. Marcelo de Jesumaria, 46, was sentenced in ...

Catholic priest sentenced to jail for groping woman on US flight   Reuters
Catholic Priest Sentenced to Prison for Groping Woman on Flight   TIME
COURT: Priest sentenced in abusive sexual conduct case   Press-Enterprise
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The Globe and Mail

Merkel, Hollande express confidence in China amid market rout
The Globe and Mail
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande voiced confidence that the global economy will weather China's market rout and flagging growth. “Market movements, we know them – and we can't adjust our positions just to ...

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