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Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, former Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo, and former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan will compete in a Feb. 14 election.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in southern Taiwan for rallies by three presidential candidates making a final weekend push before a crucial January 13 election
Iraqi troops have been heavily involved in the fight against IS, also opposed by Tehran
Yoko Kamikawa paid a surprise visit Sunday to Kyiv, announcing new deliveries of defense equipment and discussed Tokyo's plans to host a February conference to promote Ukraine's economic reconstruction
Some 10,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) had been due to walk out in protest at a below-inflation pay offer
UN high commissioner for human rights says post-election calls for violence were particularly concerning in eastern provinces of North and South Kivu
Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), whose ranks have been decimated by mass arrests, has called general strike and urged public not to participate in what it called 'sham' election
Yeonpyeong is extremely close o the de facto maritime border between the two Koreas
The official said she had also spoken with Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry
The action comes a day after both Koreas staged live-fire drills near their contested maritime border
Official says candidacy was rejected on the grounds that the application was incomplete
Local residents told to evacuate
Several Chinese media outlets reported on Wednesday that an artillery shell from Myanmar had fallen across the border in the town of Nansan.
Aircraft crashed in waters off southern Japan on Nov. 29
Hassan Sharif was shot multiple times near a mosque in Newark, just west of New York.
A judge questioned the 'necessity' and 'urgency' of the new Argentine president's decree
In a case brought by South Africa against Israel for "genocidal" acts in Gaza, the International Court of Justice is urged to order Israel to suspend its military operations in Gaza
Human rights defenders have been warning of attacks since country passed harsh anti-gay law
The hearing involves 11 defendants accused of "conscious negligence" while overseeing the construction of the Isias Hotel
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