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Amid pressure to form a unity government capable of defeating Isis militants, Iraq’s parliament has officially named Haider al-Abadi as prime minister and approved most of his Cabinet appointments. ...

Three missionary nuns were found killed in their convent near the capital of Burundi on Sunday, according to officials. ...

Petro Poroshenko was in Mariupol on Monday declaring its people were the leaders in fighting separatist aggression; at the same time a rally was taking place in Donetsk celebrating victory against “fascist” aggression. ...

Six Mashco Piro tribeswomen crouched low as they escaped into the jungle after raiding a remote lodge in Peru’s Manu National Park in the western Amazon, clutching newly prized tools: saucepans. ...

A new book claims to have discovered the true identity of London’s notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper thanks to the work of Finnish geneticist Jari Louhelainen. Louhelainen, who is a senior lecturer in molecular biology at Liverpool John Moores University, England, used cutting-edge techniques to analyze DNA from a blood-stained shawl belonging to Catherine Eddowes, one of the Ripper's  victims....

Nurminen Logistics, a Finnish logistics services provider, has signed a letter of intent with UTLC, a joint venture of the Russian, Kazakhstan and Belarussian state railways, for cooperation on a route to China. The new rail connection will run from Finland to Central China via Kazakhstan, shortening the transport time from Finland to China from 80 to 20 days as container transport can be transferred...

Although the recent employment cuts have hit hard in Oulu, the Northern city doesn’t only echo bad news. New innovation-based startups the likes of Indoor Atlas are now wanting to make use of the skills of those left jobless by big corporations. — Right now, it’s easier than before to find skilled workforce, says Janne Haverinen, the CEO of Indoor Atlas. Haverinen’s got work for plenty of hands; the...

Market & Commodity ■ Taiwan stock market (TWSE) opened 44.20 points, or 0.47 percent, higher to 9,452.14 on Tuesday, with turnover reaching NT$2.52 billion. (Taiwan News) ■...

Taipei, Sept. 9 (CNA) Taiwanese film "(Sex) Appeal" has been nominated for an award in the New Currents section at...

Taipei, Sept. 9 (CNA) Taiwan may soon get a break from the high temperatures seen around the country in recent...

Panion & BF Biotech Inc. (PBF) (1760) announced that its new kidney disease drug Nephoxil® has been licensed to U.S. partner Keryx Biopharmaceuticals and had...

Taipei, Sept. 9 (CNA) United States brokerage firm Morgan Stanley has raised its estimate for Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP)...

The recent recycled waste oil scandal, which affected more than 1,000 food companies and restaurants around Taiwan, has again...

Nicaraguan government officials say a mysterious explosion that rocked the nation's capital appears to have been caused by a meteorite. ...

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei successfully underwent prostate surgery. ...

Russia says it will retaliate against a new round of Western sanctions over Ukraine and may block flights through its airspace. ...

Australia's Foreign Minister says every possible assistance is being offered to Fiji in efforts to help secure the safe release of 45 captured United Nations peacekeepers. ...

Six Australian tourists have been injured in Cambodia after a temple railing they leaned on collapsed, causing them to fall about four metres. ...

Prince William says he and wife Catherine are thrilled to be expecting their second child. News of the pregnancy was released earlier than the customary 12-week mark because the Duchess of Cambridge was suffering from acute morning sickness, as she did with first child Prince George. "We're immensely thrilled, it's great news, early days but I'm hoping that things settle down, she feels a bit better,"...

A Melbourne woman who survived a serious road accident in Kenya has told of the moment a tour bus rolled and killed two other Australians. ...