Two pilots killed in Russian strategic bomber crash

Two pilots were killed when a strategic bomber with seven people on board crashe
d in far eastern Russia on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, the latest in a s
tring of military aircraft accidents. "The search and rescue team of the eastern
military district has found where two members of the Tu-95
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Senior Chinese official to visit Vietnam
BEIJING/HANOI (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, a member of the ruli
ng communist party's elite Politburo Standing Committee, will visit Vietnam in m
id-July, state media said on Monday, amid tension over territorial disputes in t
he South China Sea. China's official Xinhua news agency did
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Seoul: North Korea media confirms purging of defense chief
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)
North Korea has officially confirmed the purging of its
defense chief two months after Seoul's spy service said he had been executed for
disloyalty to leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean official said Monday.
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2015 San Fermin festival (65 photos)
People come from all over the world to test their bravery and enjoy the festival
's nonstop street parties which last until July 14. The festival was immortalise
d by author Ernest Hemingway in his 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises". (AP) Find m
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Explorer's 'pirate wreck' claim false, says UNESCO
UNESCO on Tuesday threw cold water over an American explorer's claims that he ha
d discovered the sunken treasure of infamous 17th-century pirate William Kidd of
f the coast of Madagascar. Marine archaeologist Barry Clifford declared in May t
hat he had solved an enduring mystery of the high seas by
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Google removes Chinese name on map after Philippine furore
Google has quietly removed the Chinese name for a South China Sea shoal bitterly
disputed by Beijing and Manila from its maps service, following an outcry from
Filipinos. The service had earlier labelled the shoal as part of China's Zhongsh
a island chain, prompting an online campaign demanding that
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US seeks to seize assets of woman in Philippines scam
The US Justice Department moved Tuesday to seize $12.5 million in assets of Jane
t Napoles, a businesswoman at the center of a broad Philippines corruption scand
al dubbed the "pork barrel scam". The department filed a civil forfeiture compla
int to gain control of assets including a swank Los Angeles
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