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World leaders address general debate of UN General Assembly

Tongan Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva addresses the general debate during the 71st annual session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 24, 2016.

IT failure causes panic at Swedish hospitals

The Stockholm county council experienced an IT breakdown Saturday, leading staff at the Swedish capital's hospitals to fear for patients' safety.

Myanmar issues over 300 outbound tour licenses this year

The ministry of hotel and tourism of Myanmar issued a total of 312 outbound tour licenses this year as of August, official media reported Saturday.

•	Mall shooting in NW U.S. kills 4 women
•	Feature: Lives at stake as drought hits Kenya's northeast county
•	Indian military chiefs call on Modi to discuss security situation
•	Spotlight: Corbyn wins UK Labour leadership battle with another landslide victory
•	U.S. apologizes to Assad for airstrikes against Syrian army: Russian FM

Mall shooting in Washington state claims 5th victim

A male victim who sustained life-threatening injuries in a mall shooting in Washington state passed away on Saturday morning.

Hollande vows to completely dismantle Calais migrant "jungle" camp

French President Francois Hollande on Saturday pledged to completely dismantle the shanty town in northern Calais where thousands of migrants are still camping, vowing to disperse them in centres across the country "over the coming weeks."

Pemex oil tanker on fire off coast of eastern Mexico

An oil tanker transporting fuel for Mexican oil company, Pemex, caught fire on Saturday off the coast of the eastern state of Veracruz, although no casualties have been reported.

Asia & Pacific >>

•	Australia plans to replace family welfare payments with tax breaks

•	Myanmar military conducts first joint maneuver in new gov't era

•	Myanmar issues over 300 outbound tour licenses this year

•	Myanmar's parliament approves bill repealing the Emergency Provisions Act

•	Vietnam pledges efforts to implement sustainable development

Middle East >>

•	Italian warship docks at Iran's port with message of friendship: TV

•	Dubai Police launches first Mideast-app to fight human trafficking

•	Turkish officials reject Moody's downgrading Turkey's credit rating

•	Syrian army advances in Aleppo amid alleged intensified airstrikes

•	Syrian gov't open to political solution to end prolonged crisis: deputy prime minister

Catch-All >>

•	Dutch police train eagles to take down unauthorized drones

•	Pakistan, Russia boost anti-terror cooperation

•	Feature: Vietnam's diners enjoy authentic, mouthwatering Chinese cuisine

•	Mexican researchers uncover 1,000-year-old earthen pits used to process corn

•	Banana not under threat of extinction in Australia: expert

Americas >>

•	Mall shooting suspect in Washington state arrested

•	Bolivia recovers 22 archaeological pieces from Germany

•	U.S. police release videos of fatal shooting of black man in Charlotte

•	8 people shot in Baltimore, 3 gunmen flee on foot

•	Mall shooting suspect in Washing state arrested

Africa >>

•	Kenyan offers 20,000 USD bounty for terror suspect

•	Gunmen attack troops in south Nigeria: army

•	Over 300,000 Burundian refugees flee to neighboring countries

•	Nigeria begins fumigation of northeast Bama town

•	Egypt's Sisi meets with top officials over migrant boat tragedy

Opinion >>

•	Commentary: Rosetta tragedy fresh reminder of Western responsibility

•	Feature: Bike festival in Athens showcases hand-made vehicles, raises environmental awareness

•	Feature: Injured Afghan police personnel vow to continue fighting militants, keep hope for peace alive

•	Spotlight: Okinawa gov't appeals high-court ruling backing U.S. base relocation plans

•	Feature: Civil society helps finding Egypt's lost children

Europe >>

•	Police officers hospitalized after explosion in downtown Budapest

•	IT failure causes panic at Swedish hospitals

•	Birmingham wins award as Britain's most enterprising city of 2016

•	Anti-racist demonstrations held in Finland

•	EU, not trafficker, should decide who come to Europe: Austrian chancellor

Organizations >>

•	UN Security Council to hold urgent session on Syria

•	UN Security Council to hold urgent session on Syria

•	UN Security Council to hold urgent session on Syria

•	UN chief calls for political, peaceful solution to differences over elections in DRC

•	UN, Guinean leaders meet on development, post-Ebola recovery

Video >>

Hungary to hold referendum on EU quota system

U.S. presidential debate to start on Monday

New wave of airstrikes hit Aleppo

India, France sign deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets

Special Reports >>

Backgrounder: Major terrorist attacks in Europe in recent years

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	Syrian army recaptures key Palestinian refugee camp in Aleppo

	Rosetta tragedy fresh reminder of Western responsibility

	DPRK kicks off first int'l air show

	China-Canada economic cooperation poised to enter new stage

	Beijing offers more "green" options for commuters

	Scientific experiment apparatus on Tiangong-2 put into operation

	Mall shooting in NW U.S. kills 4 women

	China's Xinhuanet gets approval for going public

	No "political resolve" to move TTIP talks to final stage

	China expects Philippine president's early visit