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China rescuers save 3-year-old boy who fell into well
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Read MoreUN human rights committee OKs resolution on North Korea, urges referral of situation to ICC
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee has adopted a resolution condemning North Korea’s bleak human rights…
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Sweden arrests terror suspect after manhunt
STOCKHOLM – Swedish police late Thursday said they had arrested a man they believe has links to Islamic State and…
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