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Woman dies, children hurt in Bahrain bomb blast: police
DOHA A Bahraini woman died and three children sustained minor injuries when their car was hit by a bomb blast on Thursday that police said was carried out by "terrorists" in southern Bahrain.
Hopes for democracy crushed in the Chinese rebel village of Wukan
WUKAN, China Hopes for democracy in the Chinese village of Wukan, where an uprising against corruption five years ago gained global notice and led to direct village-wide elections, have all but evaporated, with protest leaders either in detention, in exile, facing arrest or quitting their posts.
Lower voting age leaves many wondering 'Where's Japan's Bernie?'
TOKYO From a shrinking population and a social welfare system creaking under huge ranks of retirees to a stagnant economy that is all they have ever known, Japanese youth have plenty to gripe about.
Ex-London mayor halts bid to be UK prime minister, upends race
LONDON Former London mayor Boris Johnson abruptly pulled out of the race to become Britain's prime minister that he was once favored to win, upending the contest less than a week after he led a campaign to take the country out of the EU.
UK opposition leader Corbyn has slim support of party members: poll
LONDON The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has the support of half his party's grassroots members, a poll published on Thursday showed, as he faces intense pressure to resign or face a leadership challenge.
Factbox: How does the UK's Conservative Party elect a leader, and who is running?
LONDON Britain's governing Conservative Party has begun the process of electing a new leader and presumptive prime minister, after David Cameron said he would resign following the country's vote last week to leave the European Union.
UK must negotiate Brexit before Article 50: Conservative Gove
LONDON Britain should negotiate the preliminary terms of its exit from the European Union before triggering the formal Article 50 exit process, said Conservative lawmaker Michael Gove, who earlier on Thursday launched a bid to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron.
UPS CEO: Prompt resolution of British EU exit in interest of trade
ATLANTA The United Kingdom's vote last week to exit the European Union should have little short-term impact on trade flows, as long as negotiations on the country's split with the trade bloc do not drag on too long, the top executive of UPS said on Thursday.
Hate crime reports surge in Britain after divisive EU referendum, police say
LONDON The number of hate crimes reported to British police online, including some assaults, has increased by more than 500 percent in the week after the country voted to leave the European Union, a senior police chief said on Thursday.
UK says it will do all it can to safeguard Japanese investment post-Brexit
LONDON Britain will do everything it can to safeguard Japanese investment into the country in light of last week's vote to leave the European Union, a statement from Prime Minister David Cameron's office said on Thursday.
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