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Right on time: North Korea adjusts time zone to match South

North Korea readjusted its time zone to match South Korea’s on Saturday and described the change as an early step toward making the longtime rivals

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Thousands protest across Spain after 5 men cleared of gang rape

Thousands of protesters flooded the streets in cities across Spain after a court failed to convict a group of men for the gang rape of an 18-year-old girl during the

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Modi, Xi agree to issue ‘strategic guidance’ to their militaries to build trust

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have decided to issue "strategic guidance" to their militaries to strengthen communications and to build trust and understanding, a top

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N Korea to close nuke test site in May, unify time zone

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down the country’s nuclear test site in May and open the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and

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Modi-Xi talks highlight India-China rivalry, cooperation

The leaders of China and India stressed the importance of close ties in talks Saturday, against the background of their rivalry for leadership in Asia and the potential for cooperation

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North, South Korea seek peace, denuclearization in historic summit

The leaders of North and South Korea agreed to pursue a permanent peace treaty and the complete denuclearization of their divided peninsula at a historic summit Friday laden with symbolism.

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Korean summit starts with a handshake, after year of tension

After a year of tensions, the first North-South Korea summit in more than a decade began Friday with a handshake.

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For the first time, Facebook spells out what it forbids

If you’ve ever wondered exactly what sorts of things Facebook would like you not to do on its service, you’re in luck. For the first time, the social network is publishing

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Road to N Korea’s denuclearization is littered with failure

While Seoul and Washington welcomed Pyongyang’s declaration on Saturday to suspend further intercontinental ballistic missile tests and shut down its nuclear test site, the past is littered with failure.

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World’s oldest person dies in Japan at age of 117

The world’s oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Nabi Tajima died of old age in a hospital Saturday evening in the town of Kikai in southern Japan, town