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A man walks toward the smoke rising from a fire at the Independent National Electoral Commission's warehouse in Kinshasa on Thursday, 10 days ahead of the presidential election.

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Voting Equipment Goes Up In Flames In Congo's Capital As Election Approaches

12:53pm December 13, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The blaze destroyed voting machines and booths for 19 of Kinshasa's 24 polling stations. But with 10 days to go, the Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to proceed with its presidential election.

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Progress In Peace Talks To Resolve Civil War In Yemen

10:28am December 13, 2018

The United Nations secretary general has announced a ceasefire deal for a vital port city on the Red Sea. If it works, it would allow humanitarian aid into the country.

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No-Confidence Vote Fails, But Challenges To Theresa May's Power Still Persist

9:25am December 13, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

Members of the ruling Conservative Party in the U.K. have voted in favor of Prime Minister Theresa May staying on as party leader, despite critics saying she has mishandled Brexit.

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One of the unidentified Korean War remains at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Major Project To Identify Long Nameless Korean War Dead Begins

8:02am December 13, 2018

by Jay Price

Advances in DNA and other forensics now make identification of Americans who died in the Korean War highly likely. The Pentagon is exhuming hundreds of remains in a Honolulu military cemetery.

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What's Next Following The Failed No Confidence Vote In The U.K.?

6:49am December 13, 2018

Steve Inskeep speaks with conservative MP Nigel Evans in the wake of Wednesday's failed no confidence vote concerning Prime Minister Theresa May.

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It Has Been A Blistering Week In U.S.-China Relations

6:47am December 13, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

It appears that China has detained 2 Canadians in possible retaliation for Canada's arrest of a Chinese tech executive. And, a report says China may be scrapping a plan that angered President Trump.

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Michael Spavor is seen in 2013 with former NBA star Dennis Rodman, on arrival at the Beijing airport for a flight to North Korea. Spavor is the second Canadian man to be detained by China this week, in what appears to be retaliation for Canada's arrest of

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China Detains Second Canadian Citizen

3:22am December 13, 2018

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Chinese authorities have detained another Canadian citizen this week, allegedly for harming national security. The detentions appear to be retaliation for Canada's arrest of a Huawei executive.

Hakeem al-Araibi, a soccer player with refugee status in Australia, was detained in Bangkok as he began a vacation. Bahrain wants him extradited after a vandalism conviction, but Araibi fears he will be tortured.

Former Bahraini Soccer Pro Awaits His Fate In A Thai Prison

8:31pm December 12, 2018

by Denise Couture

Hakeem al-Araibi, who had been living in Australia as a legal refugee, was detained in Bangkok at the start of a vacation and fears he will be tortured if sent back to Bahrain.

An Australian flag flies outside Bandyup Women's Prison where a woman was forced to give birth alone in a locked prison cell despite pleading for help for more than an hour, according to a newly released report.

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Report Condemns Australian Prison For Forcing Woman To Give Birth Alone In Cell

8:00pm December 12, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

"I wanted to understand how such a distressing, degrading and high-risk set of events could have occurred in a 21st Century Australian prison," the head of a prison watchdog said on Wednesday.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves No. 10 Downing St. to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session on Wednesday.

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What To Know About The No-Confidence Vote Facing British Prime Minister Theresa May

6:16pm December 12, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

Britain's prime minister faces a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday evening. Why do members of her own party want to sack her?