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Vinci wins Wuhan opener
    WUHAN, China — In her first match since losing in the US Open final, Roberta Vinci rallied to beat qualifier Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 Monday in the first round of the Wuhan Open. The 15th-seeded Italian was broken ...
Turks kidnapped in Baghdad appear in video
    BAGHDAD — Sixteen Turkish workers abducted in Baghdad earlier this month have appeared in an online video promising their release, days after a UN-backed deal to extricate Syrian villagers under siege from rebels supported by Ankara. The men were kidnapped on ...
No transition period for Assad: Turkish PM
    ANKARA — Turkey remains opposed to any political transition in Syria involving President Bashar Al-Assad, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted as saying on Monday in an apparent clarification of its policy. Turkey has been Assad’s most outspoken critic since ...
Man in Thailand hacks five children to death
    BANGKOK — A man with a history of mental illness hacked five young children to death and stabbed a pregnant woman in a knife rampage in northern Thailand, police said on Monday. The mass murder took place on Sunday afternoon in ...
Catalan vote sparks political battles in Spain
    BARCELONA — Catalan separatists and their rivals sketched their battle plans on Monday after the independence movement claimed victory in a divisive vote, plunging Spain into political uncertainty ahead of national elections. Groups that want to break Spain’s richest region away ...
Junta mulls ‘Great Firewall’ for Thailand
    BANGKOK — Thailand’s junta is facing growing opposition over plans to introduce a single internet gateway for the country in a bid to increase the government’s ability to monitor the web and block content. Tens of thousands of people have signed ...
Anti-India protests erupt in Nepal as fuel rationing bites
    KATHMANDU — Protesters marched in Nepal’s capital on Monday, carrying an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing their giant neighbor of imposing an economic blockade and meddling in internal politics over the adoption of a new constitution. Tension between ...
Maldives president survives speedboat blast; wife injured
    MALE — The president of the Maldives was unhurt but his wife and two aides were injured in an explosion on Monday on board their launch as it approached Male, capital of the Indian Ocean archipelago, a senior aide said. The ...
Modi touts social media, tech development in Facebook visit
    MENLO PARK, California —  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted the power of social media and his own goals for developing India’s tech economy on Sunday, speaking to a global audience from a “town hall” meeting at the headquarters of ...
The alternative to Sesame Street? ‘Majid TV’ goes live on air
    DUBAI — Abu Dhabi Media’s newest initiative, the much awaited Majid TV channel dedicated to providing entertainment and education for Arab children, officially began airing shows and programs during the Eid break, Albawaba.com reported. Based on the popular Majid magazine which ...
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