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Papua New Guinea Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 67
Aid workers in Papua New Guinea say the death toll from last week's 7.5 earthquake has reached at least 67, as the country's remote highlands were again rocked by strong aftershocks, The Guardian writes.
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Philippines Raises Mayon Volcano Alert Level After Lava Flow
The Philippines has raised the alert level at its rumbling Mayon volcano to "level 3" after detecting lava flow and indications of activity that could lead to eruptions of magma.
Iraqi Forces Seize Oil City Kirkuk From Kurds in Bold Advance
Iraqi government forces captured the major Kurdish-held oil city of Kirkuk on Monday, responding to a Kurdish referendum on independence with a bold lightning strike that transforms the balance of power in the country, Reuters.
Powerful Earthquake Kills at Least 13 in China, 175 Injured
At least 13 people were killed and 175 more injured late Tuesday after a powerful earthquake struck a popular tourist area in southwest China, according to state media, quoted by CNN.
Of those hurt, about 28 had been severely injured, state-owned media outlet Xinhua said. The quake struck Jiuzhaigou County in China's southwestern Sichuan Province late on Tuesday night.
In North Korea, “surgical strike” could spin into “worst kind of fighting”
The standoff over North Korea’s nuclear program has long been shaped by the view that the United States has no viable military option to destroy it. Any attempt to do so, many say, would provoke a brutal counterattack against South Korea too bloody and damaging to risk.
Dacic: Something else is troubling Pristina
The government in Pristina has decided to register all immovable property previously registered to the former Yugoslavia, Serbia, and AP Kosovo to - Kosovo.
For this reason, the head of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric, met today in Belgrade with political representatives of Serbs from Kosovo.
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Mirovic opens international conference on biomass
NOVI SAD - The PM of Serbia's Vojvodina province Igor Mirovic on Tuesday opened a two-day international conference "SEE ENERGY - Connect & Supply 2016", which will discuss ways of developing and ensuring support for working with biomass in production of heating energy.
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DS leader: Three quarters of citizens unhappy with "regime"
Bojan Pajtic has said that "the upcoming election could create a situation where Aleksandar Vucic will not have a majority to form a new government."
The leader of the Democratic Party (DS) - in opposition at the state level, and in power in Vojvodina, where Pajtic heads the provincial government - made this statement for Belgrade-based weekly NIN.
Authorities accused of "controlling" right-wing hooligans
"It's good the government is broadcasting a message of tolerance towards refugees, instead of that of chauvinism and hatred as in the 1990s," says Bojan Pajtic.
However, Pajtic - whose Democratic Party (DS) is in opposition at the state level and ruling in Vojvodina where he heads the provincial government - added the authorities do so "because it benefits them."
DS leader: Vucic will lose in case of high turnout
Bojan Pajtic has said that the pro-European opposition will do everything to make sure that two thirds of voters turn out for early parliamentary elections.
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