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Myanmar takes first step to ease Buddhist-Muslim tension
Myanmar today launched its first bid to improve relations between Buddhists and Muslims since an eruption of deadly violence in August inflamed communal tension and triggered an exodus of some 520,000 Muslims to Bangladesh.
Donald Trump threatens North Korea: 'Only one thing will work'
US President Donald Trump is warning 'only one thing will work' in dealing with North Korea after previous administrations had talked to Pyongyang without results.
Hurricane Nate slams into US coast bringing flooding and storm-surges
Hurricane Nate slammed into the Mississippi coast on Sunday with destructive winds and torrential rains that flooded streets and highways throughout the region as the fast-moving Category 1 storm made landfall.
Catholic religious order Legionaries of Christ hit by fresh scandal
The Legionaries of Christ, a Catholic religious order which fell into disgrace after the discovery that its founder was a sexual abuser with a secret family, has been hit by fresh scandal with revelations that the head of its Rome seminary fathered two children.
Theresa May's coup: 'Put up or shut up', Tories told
MPs in Theresa May's Conservative Party who are trying to oust her as leader have been told to 'put up, shut up' by the party's chief in Scotland.
North Korea is preparing a long range missile test to reach US
North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying on Friday.
London's Natural History Museum crash 'not terror related'
One man was detained after a number of pedestrians were injured in a collision with a car near the city's Natural History Museum on Saturday, and London police said they were trying to determine the circumstances.
Prime Minister under pressure: Theresa May insists government is united
Prime Minister Theresa May responded to her critics on Sunday by saying she had the right strategy to lead Britain and win a Brexit deal
The only way is capitalism, says Tory Chancellor Philip Hammond
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond defended capitalism as the only route to prosperity on Monday
How blood money, diplomacy and desperation are reuniting Palestine
Tomorrow, Monday, Hamas hands over control of Gaza to a unity government. Although it agreed to the arrangement three years ago, the decision to implement it now marks a striking reversal for Hamas, which is considered a terrorist group by Israel, the US and most of the most powerful Arab countries
Tillerson opens up about US outreach to North Korea
The United States said on Saturday it was directly communicating with North Korea on its nuclear and missile programs but Pyongyang had shown no interest in dialogue.
Why is Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán granting cash to Russian Orthodox churches?
Russian Orthodox worshippers currently using Catholic churches to meet in now have a good chance of having their own church built in the spa town of Heviz, after Prime Minister Viktor Orban granted 2.4 billion forints (6.81 million pounds) in the budget to the renovating and building of Russian Orthodox churches.
Vatican fraud investigator: I was forced to quit after I found illegal behaviour
The Vatican's first auditor-general, who resigned without explanation in June, has broken his silence, saying he was forced to step down with trumped-up accusations after discovering evidence of possible illegal activity.
'Acid attack' in east London injures six
Six people were believed to have been injured on Saturday after a group of males reportedly sprayed a noxious substance in a number of attacks in an area around a shopping centre in east London, police said.
Theresa May needs to give more detail, EU demands
Prime Minister Theresa May set out a plan on Friday to retain full access to the EU's single market for two years after Brexit to try to reassure business and reset the tone of stalled negotiations with Brussels.
Iran defies Trump and tests new ballistic missile
Iran has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) which it displayed at a military parade on Friday, state media reported on Saturday.