YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar bird enthusiasts have counted 1,114 bird species including 20 undocumented species between 2010 and 2014 in Myanmar, seven of which are endemic to the country. One of the surveyors, Thet Zaw Naing, said the Great Frigate and the Pied Falconet are among 20 previously undocumented birds …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says an attack on a police checkpoint in the southern province of Kandahar has killed five policemen. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. Zia Durani, the spokesman for the provincial police chief, says the attack happened late on Sunday in Maiwand district …
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HONG KONG – European aircraft maker ATR is in the spotlight again after the dramatic crash Wednesday of a TransAsia Airways turboprop into a river in Taiwan. It’s the second time in seven months that a TransAsia ATR has been involved in a fatal accident. THE COMPANY: Regional aircraft maker …
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SYDNEY – A Japanese national was killed Monday after a shark tore off his legs while he was surfing off Australia’s east coast, not far from the area where another surfer was mauled by a shark a day earlier, officials said. The 41-year-old man was sitting on his board waiting …
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MINSK, Belarus – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says talks in Minsk did not include any agreement on autonomy for the rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine. Russia-backed separatists have been fighting government forces since April. Their early demands of federalization culminated in a May referendum for independence. Poroshenko told reporters Thursday …
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MOSCOW – Moscow police have detained anti-corruption campaigner and leading opposition figure Alexei Navalny as he and supporters were handing out leaflets in the subway. Navalny’s spokeswoman reported the detention of Navalny and one of his associates in a Twitter post. The Interfax news agency later cited police as confirming …
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BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say a suicide car bomber has killed six troops and Shiite militiamen in a flashpoint area north of Baghdad that has seen much fighting with Islamic State militants. Police officials say the bomber drove his explosive-laden car into a checkpoint jointly manned by the Shiite militia …
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YANGON, Myanmar – Kokang ethnic rebels battling Myanmar’s government in the country’s north have denied a claim that they attacked a truck flying the Red Cross flag that was carrying refugees fleeing fighting in the area. Kokang spokesman Htun Myat Lin says the report by state media of Saturday’s attack …
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MANILA, Philippines – Philippine troops backed by artillery and assault helicopters have clashed with about 300 Abu Sayyaf rebels in fighting that left two soldiers and five militants dead. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc says 16 other soldiers were wounded in the daylong fighting Wednesday in a jungle near …
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MADRID – Police say they have arrested eight Spaniards suspected of fighting on the pro-Russian side in eastern Ukraine. A police statement said the eight were arrested Friday morning in six different parts of Spain. The statement said the eight were accused of several offenses but gave no details. The …
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