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UN: 270,000 Rohingya Have Fled Myanmar for Safety in Bangladesh

GENEVA — U.N. agencies report about 270,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled violence and persecution in mainly Buddhist Myanmar over the past two weeks in search of refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. Unconfirmed media...

Mexican Quake Death Toll Rises to 58

Fifty-eight people have been confirmed dead after a massive earthquake struck southern Mexico Thursday night, the governor of Oaxaca said Friday. Governor Alejandro Murat told reporters that 17 of those confirmed dead...

At Camp David, Trump with Cabinet to Monitor Hurricane Irma

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Cabinet are to meet Saturday concerning Hurricane Irma, which is poised to slam into the state of Florida after killing at least 21 people in...

French President Tells IMF: Europe Doesn’t Need You

ATHENS, GREECE — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that the International Monetary Fund should step back from its role in European bailouts - breaking with a widely accepted policy adopted when...

Irma Looms as Mythical ‘Big One’ Florida Has Long Feared

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA — They call it the Big One — a mythic, massive hurricane that would obliterate the densely populated southeast coast. And it has long been the stuff of Florida's...

PH ready to assist Filipinos affected by Hurricane Irma

MANILA -- The Philippines has placed its embassies in Washington and Mexico on a higher state of readiness to allow them to immediately assist Filipinos who may have been affected by Hurricane Irma. "We...

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