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Aung San Suu Kyi's close aide voted Myanmar's next president
Htin Kyaw, 69, won 360 of 652 votes cast by Myanmar's two legislative chambers, paving the way for him to serve in place of the Nobel laureate who is constitutionally barred from becoming president.
Typo in Chinese official media calls Xi 'China's last leader'
The gaffe came as a surprise as it has occurred in the midst of increasing controls over the official media since Xi took over power in 2013.
Donald Trump at it again, says 27% Muslims 'very militant'
In his latest controversial statement adding to his anti-Muslim rhetoric, Donald Trump claimed that more than one-fourths of the Muslims are "very militant".
US woman dumps 8-year-old son for being 'rude, ungovernable'
The woman is facing child abuse charges after dropping off her son at the hospital in West Jordan, Utah.
'Ultra-processed' food accounts for more than half of the calories in the US diets
France denies 'automatic' recognition of Palestinian state if talks fail
"There is never anything automatic. France will present its initiative to its partners. It will be the first step, there is no pre-requisite," French Foreign Minister Ayrault said.
US astronaut Scott Kelly heads home after nearly a year in space
Following a farewell ceremony, Kelly and Kornienko, who is Russian, are scheduled to enter the Soyuz capsule docked with the ISS around 2100 GMT.
Students in NYC express solidarity with JNU students
Students from two eminent universities in New York demonstrated in support of students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Pentagon expands cyber war against Islamic State computer networks
Defence Secretary Ashton Carter and the US military's top officer, General Joe Dunford, told reporters the United States was determined to "accelerate" the anti-IS campaign.
5 dead, including gunman, after standoff in Washington state
Police officers take cover behind vehicles lining the road during a standoff at a rural property near Belfair, Washington.
US chocolate giant recalls orders of Mars, Snickers bars after piece of plastic found
Millions of chocolate bars were deemed possibly unsafe for consumption in 55 countries after a customer in Germany found a piece of red plastic in his Snickers bar.
UK police watchdog to probe death of Indian-origin boy
Indian-origin boy Krishna Chummun had been reported missing last August after he failed to return to his north London home from a football match. His body was recovered from the river Thames in central London last October.
Tourists flee Fiji as cyclone toll hits 17
International tourists began fleeing cyclone-devastated Fiji as the death toll from the most powerful storm to ever hit the Pacific island nation jumped to 17.
Cameras installed in prayer rooms at Jihadi John's university
The University of Westminster in London has tightened security since Jihadi John - whose real name was Mohammed Emwazi - was in 2015 revealed as a former student. (File picture)
