Reuters
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Air strikes against ISIS likely to increase, says US General
US and coalition forces are likely to increase air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in coming weeks, the head of UA Air Forces Central Command said Saturday.
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The EU will welcome 3 million refugees by 2017, according to European commission
The European Commission expects some 3 million asylum seekers to arrive in the European Union by 2017, who would boost the EU's economic output and even improve public finances in the longer-term if integrated into the workforce.
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Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in the West Bank
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Thursday after he ignored calls to halt and attempted to attack one of the soldiers at a crowded bus stop, the military said.
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Cameron and Obama: It is likely a bomb caused Russian plane crash
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday it was increasingly likely a bomb brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt with the loss of 224 lives, and U.S. President Barack Obama said Washington was taking that possibility "very seriously".
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Myanmar election: Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be "above the president" if she wins
If her party wins the election on November 8 she will sidestep a constitutional ban on becoming head of state herself.
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Romanian nightclub fire: PM Ponta quits after street protests
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta quit on Wednesday after street protesters demanded resignations over a deadly fire in a Bucharest nightclub.
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Workers trapped in collapsed Pakistan factory plead for help on mobile phones
Rescuers said they feared the death toll of 18 could rise in the latest tragedy to highlight poor safety standards in south Asia.
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Islamic State bomb caused Russian plane crash, security sources say
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said Britain is "advising against all but essential travel by air through Sharm el-Sheikh airport".
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Guantanamo closure: Obama's counterterrorism chief makes final push
Senior administration officials told Reuters the plan would be unveiled in early November.
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Vatican department may have been used for money laundering
Information in a confidential document has been passed on to Italian and Swiss investigators.
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Chinese and Taiwanese leaders to hold first meeting since civil war
The meeting coincides with rising anti-China sentiment on Taiwan.
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Osborne heads to Germany in bid to sell EU reform
Chancellor George Osborne will travel to Germany today to call for a strong EU working for the "benefit of all 28 member states", part of the government's push to change the terms of its relationship with the bloc.