AMERICA-USA: MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. – Multiple people hurt after school bus, dump truck crash
2 dead after school bus full of middle schoolers collides with dump truck, slams off highway . . MOUNT OLIVE,
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POLITICS-GE14: PETALING JAYA – Anwar reminds new govt against abuse of power
Supporters of Anwar Ibrahim at Padang Timur where opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim spoke at a political rally for the first
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POLITICS-DIPLOMACY: Vientiane – Laos, Cambodia vow to jointly resolve border dispute
Laos and Cambodia have agreed to work together to resolve the issue of their disputed border area as the two
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LAW & COURT: MANILA – Philippine Congress urged to reject Chief Justice’s ouster
Members of lawyer groups raise clinched fists as they shout slogans during a rally in front of the Supreme Court
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LAW & COURT: MANILA – The cards are stacked against Sereno but she may have an ace up her sleeve
Ousted Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno listens to a question from the media during a news conference
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NEW MALAYSIA: KUALA LUMPUR – Dr Mahathir to appoint adviser to recover 1MDB funds – sources
Malaysia’s newly-elected Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad plans to appoint a finance ministry adviser who will oversee efforts to
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MIDDLE EAST-POLITICS: ISRAEL – Hamas establishing presence in Philippines, says Israeli official
Al-Jabouri . . MANILA, Philippines — Israel has confirmed that the recent capture of a scientist from Hamas is part
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SOCIAL MEDIA – AMERICA/RUSSIA: WASHINGTON – Democrats release thousands of Russia-linked Facebook advertisements from 2016
(J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) . . House Democrats early Thursday released the full slate of roughly 3,500 advertisementspurchased on Facebook by
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POLITICS-ROHINGYA: MYITKYINA, Myanmar – In Myanmar’s Kachin, jungle treks to escape war
Ethnic Kachin Hkaraw Yaw, 102, sits in his hut in compound of Trinity Baptist Church refugee camp in Myitkyina, Kachin
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POLITICS-GE14 ELECTION: KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian opposition bets on ‘tsunami’ of Muslim support
Supporters of former Malaysian strongman Mahathir Mohamad wait as rain pours during an election campaign in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on
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