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Holocaust survivor Eva Kor dies at age 85
Terre Haute,Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Holocaust survivor Eva Kor, who championed forgiveness even for those who carried out the Holocaust atrocities, died Thursday during an overseas trip for a museum she founded in Indiana, museum officials said.
Kyrgyzstan ends statelessness in historic first
Dhaka, July 4 (UNB) - Kyrgyz Republic, in a breakthrough in the global fight against statelessness, has become a leading example of how statelessness can be eradicated by bringing the number of stateless people in the country from over 13,000 to zero in just five years.
Death toll in Tunisia bombings rises to 2; IS claims role
Tunis, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — A passerby wounded in a Tunisian suicide bombing has died of injuries, bringing the death toll to two in an attack that rattled the country at the height of tourist season.
Ex-Venezuela spy chief says Maduro ordered illegal arrests
Washington, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Cruising around Caracas in a convoy with five cellphones full of valuable contacts, Gen. Manuel Cristopher Figuera displayed trappings that befitted his reputation as a loyal soldier who rose from an upbringing in a dirt-floored hut to become Venezuela's spy chief.
Australian student released in North Korea says 'I'm OK'
Tokyo, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — An Australian student released after a week in detention in North Korea arrived in Tokyo on Thursday after telling reporters he was in "very good" condition, without saying what happened to him.
Mexico's federal police continue strike, demand guarantees
Mexico City, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Some of Mexico's federal police remain in revolt over the force's planned dissolution and absorption into the newly created National Guard.
82 migrants missing at sea day after deadly Libya airstrike
Cairo, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — A boat carrying 86 migrants from Libya sank in the Mediterranean Sea and only three passengers are known to have survived the shipwreck the day after an airstrike on a Libyan detention center killed at least 44 migrants, the U.N. migration agency said Thursday.
Tornado in northeast China kills 6 people, injures 190
Beijing, July 4 (AP/UNB) — A tornado blew through a city in northeast China, damaging factories and buildings, killing six people and injuring another 190, state media reported Thursday.
US, Taliban scramble to rewrite draft on troop withdrawal
Islamabad, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Taliban and U.S. negotiators are scrambling to rewrite a draft agreement that will outline the withdrawal of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan and a verifiable Taliban guarantee to fight terrorism ahead of an all-Afghan peace conference Sunday.
Australian detained a week in North Korea arrives in China
Canberra, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — An Australian student released after a week in detention in North Korea described his condition to reporters Thursday in Beijing as "very good" without saying what happened.