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Several missing after boat capsizes in Indonesia

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JAKARTA, (Reuters) - Several people were missing after a speed boat carrying nearly 50 people sank off Indonesia’s Kalimantan island on Monday, rescue officials said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2DIrvpV

Detained Cambodian opposition leader calls for free and fair vote

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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's detained opposition leader Kem Sokha called for free and fair elections in the Southeast Asian country in a New Year's message on Monday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2q60omZ

Compass Group chief, five others dead in Sydney seaplane crash

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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The CEO of Compass Group Plc, the world's biggest catering firm, and four of his close family members were among the six people who died when the seaplane they were traveling in crashed into Sydney river on New Year's Eve. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zWkKi3

Compass Group CEO, five others dead in Sydney seaplane crash

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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The CEO of Britain's Compass Group CEO, Richard Cousins, was among six people who died after a seaplane crashed into a river in Sydney on New Year's Eve. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lz23ff

A visual that shows just how many Rohingya villages have been burned

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(Reuters) - In the four months since the Myanmar military began a crackdown after Rohingya militants attacked an army base and police posts on Aug. 25, around 655,000 members of the stateless Muslim minority have fled the western state of Rakhine and crossed into neighboring Bangladesh. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Cj1T70

Jordan royal palace denies rumors about dismissal of princes

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AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's royal palace warned it would take legal measures against anyone spreading what it said were lies about the ruling family, just days after King Abdullah relieved his brothers from top army posts in a major shakeup. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lzLWhp

North Korea's Kim says 'open to dialogue' with South Korea, will only use nukes if threatened

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SEOUL (Reuters) - Kim Jong Un on Monday warned the United States that he has a "nuclear button" on his desk ready for use if North Korea is threatened, but offered an olive branch to South Korea, saying he was "open to dialogue" with Seoul. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2lBaJ51

Five British among dead in Sydney New Year's Eve seaplane crash

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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Five of six people killed when a seaplane crashed during a 20- minute joy ride in Sydney on New Year's Eve were British nationals, including an 11-year-old girl, authorities said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CrgWe3

Costa Rican plane crash kills 12, including 10 U.S. citizens

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SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A Costa Rican plane crashed into woodland off a popular tourist beach on Sunday, killing 10 U.S. citizens and two local pilots, the Costa Rican government said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CkQcN2

Iran protesters rally again despite warning of crackdown

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LONDON (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters demonstrated in Iran on Sunday in defiance of a warning by authorities of a crackdown, extending for a fourth day one of the most audacious challenges to the clerical leadership since pro-reform unrest in 2009. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CyUgq5

North Korea's Kim says nuclear weapons will prevent war with U.S.

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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Monday that the United States will never be able to start a war against North Korea now that his country has developed the capability to hit all of the U.S. mainland with its nuclear weapons. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2CxfIvA

North Korea's Kim says U.S. will never start war against North

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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Monday that the United States will never be able to start a war against North Korea now that his country has developed the capability to hit all of the U.S. mainland with its nuclear weapons. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zUTIrl

Costa Rica plane crash kills 12, including 10 U.S. citizens

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SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A plane crash in Costa Rica on Sunday killed 10 U.S. citizens and two local pilots, the Costa Rican government said. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zTRyZj