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By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE
Ali Rezaian, the brother of Jason Rezaian, a correspondent for The Washington Post, asked the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to intercede with Iran to obtain his release.
Published: September 16, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By CLAIRE BARTHELEMY
To a growing number of Spaniards and critics who vented on Twitter, the Toro de la Vega in Tordesillas, in which a crowd chases and kills a bull, has gone on long enough.
Published: September 16, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By MICHELLE INNIS
Mr. Turnbull, the new prime minister, will have to lead not only the lawmakers in his own party, but also a country where policy in recent years often seems to have been made on the run.
Published: September 16, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
From the International Herald Tribune archives: American women and children are evacuated from Pakistan in 1965.
Published: September 15, 2015 at 12:00AM
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2015 – On the heels of a notification Monday from USDA to Congress of the need to transfer an additional $250 million to cover wildfire suppression costs for the remainder of the year, Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, and the White House Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan sent a joint letter to Congress requesting they act to change the way the nation pays for wildfire costs so that we can continue to adequately invest in forest and rangeland restoration, and make lands less vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire and more resilient.
Source: The USDA.
By CHRISTOPHER D. SHEA
The Kremlin is said to have reached out to the pop star after Sir Elton told the BBC he would love to speak with the Russian leader.
Published: September 16, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By REUTERS
Hundreds of migrants staged a sit-in on a Serbian motorway to protest a new wire barrier that is preventing them from crossing into Hungary.
Published: September 15, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By REUTERS
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Tuesday defended Russia’s continued military support of the Syrian government, saying that without it, the refugee crisis in Europe would be worse.
Published: September 15, 2015 at 12:00AM
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