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- Renowned crime writer P.D. James dead at 94
She gained worldwide fame for her detective novels and refused to be bound by a single genre.
- Hong Kong makes arrests as unrest over camp clearance continues
Hong Kong police arrested 11 demonstrators; they also arrested 7 officers in connection with a beating last month.
- Taliban attack upscale neighborhood in Kabul
The attack came just hours after a suicide bomber attacked a vehicle belonging to the British embassy, killing five.
- OPEC keeps oil supply steady despite falling prices
The move -- or lack of a move -- further underscored OPEC's diminishing ability to control the price of oil.
- Will Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif meet at Asia summit?
A possible meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, threatened to overshadow the other proceedings at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit in Katmandu, Nepal.
- Hong Kong protesters, police face off as key leaders arrested
On the second day of a police operation to clear one of three Hong Kong protest zones, key student leaders were arrested while a handful of protesters faced off briefly against dozens of officers.
- 95 dead, as Syrian forces target Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa
Human rights officials have raised the death toll in Raqqa, Syria to 95, including 52 civilians, as Syrian government forces carry out one of the deadliest attacks on the Islamic State stronghold in the past three years.
- 'Jewish state' bill tests Israeli democracy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing a plan to formalize by law Israel’s status as 'the Jewish state.'
- British intelligence lacked information to stop Lee Rigby's murder, report says
A report released Tuesday cited an online exchange by one of the men accused of killing a British soldier in London last year as a possible signal to authorities that an attack was coming.
- Pope implores Europe to take care of immigrants, create jobs
The pontiff gave a speech Tuesday at the European Parliament, the first pope to speak there since John Paul II back in 1989.
- Female suicide bombers kill at least 30 in Nigeria
The bombers were teenage girls, according to authorities, attached to the militant group Boko Haram.
- Turkey President Erdogan says women are not equal to men
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set off a controversy on Monday when he said: 'You cannot make women do everything men do like the communist regimes did… This is against her delicate nature.'
- Intense flooding kills at least 32 in Morocco
The army and national police rescued 214 people, including 40 by helicopter, the Interior Ministry said.
- Iran nuclear negotiations extended until next July
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said it "was not possible to meet the deadline" due to wide gaps on well-known points of contention, including levels of uranium enrichment and the number of centrifuges Iran would be allowed to operate.
- Israeli cabinet moves to define Israel as Jewish state
The decision is certain to further enflame strained tensions between Arabs and Jews inside Israel and between Israel and the Palestinian territories.
- Battle for Ramadi: US, Iraq arming Sunni militias to push back against Islamic State
The focus on Ramadi comes as the Pentagon announced plans to buy weapons for Sunni militias, working with the Iraqi government to propose a national guard system for loyal tribesmen.
- Damage getting worse in Japan earthquake
The magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck after nightfall; now, by the light of day, reports are coming in suggesting the damage is greater than previously thought.
- Suicide bomber kills 45 at Afghanistan volleyball match
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the murders in the Yahya Khel district of Paktika province, but the Taliban are very active in the area.
- Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Nagano, Japan
A strong earthquake struck central Japan on Saturday night, causing at least one building to collapse. Japan's Meteorological Agency reported a 6.8 earthquake. The USGS recorded a magnitude 6.2 quake.
- Battle for Ramadi: Iraq counterattacks against Islamic State
Iraqi soldiers launched a major operation Saturday to retake a section of the city of Ramadi seized by Islamic State militants.