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Pompeo, Mattis set for meetings with top Indian officials
New Delhi, Sep 6 (AP/UNB)— U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis were set to hold long-delayed talks Thursday with top Indian officials, looking to shore up the alliance with one of Washington's top regional allies.
Cambodia's longtime leader Hun Sen begins another term
Phnom Penh, Sep 6 (AP/UNB) — Cambodia's one-party legislature on Thursday confirmed Prime Minister Hun Sen for another five-year term, cementing his status as one of the world's longest-serving leaders.
Third Philippines mayor killed in 3 months
Manila, Sep 6 (AP/UNB) - A Philippine town mayor who was linked by the president to illegal drugs was fatally shot in his office Wednesday in the latest brazen attack on local officials.
Twin attacks in Afghan capital kill 20, wound 70
Kabul, Sep 6 (AP/UNB) — Twin bombings at a wrestling training center in a Shiite.
Diplomats urge Venezuela to accept international aid
Washington, Sep 6 (AP/UNB) — Diplomats urged Venezuela on Wednesday to allow humanitarian aid into the country to alleviate an economic crisis that has caused hundreds of thousands of desperate people to flee the crumbling oil state.
Brazil's federal police seek charges against President Temer
Rio De Janeiro, Sep 6 (AP/UNB)— Brazil's federal police filed a report Wednesday seeking to have corruption charges brought against unpopular President Michel Temer, which could lead to his suspension from office.
Wisconsin, Florida earn preliminary Miss America wins
Atlantic City, Sep 6 (AP/UNB) — Contestants from Florida and Wisconsin scored the first preliminary wins in the post-swimsuit era of the Miss America pageant Wednesday night, and proclaimed a new day had arrived for a piece of Americana that's trying to reboot itself in a rapidly changing world.
US warns Nicaragua is following path of Syria and Venezuela
United Nations, Sep 6 (AP/UNB) — The United States warned the Security Council on Wednesday that Nicaragua is heading down the path that led to conflict in Syria and a crisis in Venezuela that has spilled into the region — but Russia, China and Bolivia said Nicaragua doesn't pose an international threat and the U.N. should butt out.
World criticism doesn't have Suu Kyi or Myanmar on the ropes
Bangkok, Sep 6 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar's government looks as if it's under siege from an international community concerned about the condition of its nascent democracy, with widespread calls for a genocide tribunal to hold its military to account for the brutal treatment of its Muslim Rohingya minority.
NKorea repeats call for end-of-war declaration
Seoul, Sep 6 (AP/UNB) — North Korea has reiterated its calls for the United States to agree to a declaration to formally end the Korean War, which it says President Donald Trump promised during his June summit with Kim Jong Un.