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Date: January 18, 2017Author: Jay B Huwieler

Norway frees Russian spying suspect but probe continues October 19, 2018
Norwegian authorities released a Russian man from jail on Friday after holding him for nearly a month on suspicion of spying.
Migrant caravan streams out of Guatemala, hits Mexican police wall October 19, 2018
Hundreds of members of a caravan of migrants in Guatemala tried to breach the border and enter Mexico on Friday as the Mexican government vowed to tackle the convoy that U.S. President Donald Trump says must be stopped before it reaches the United States.
As Khashoggi crisis grows, Saudi king asserts authority, checks son's power: sources October 19, 2018
So grave is the fallout from the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi that King Salman has felt compelled to intervene, five sources with links to the Saudi royal family said.
Turkey questions employees of Saudi consulate on Khashoggi October 19, 2018
Turkish prosecutors investigating Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance questioned Turkish employees of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Friday, widening the hunt for clues in a case straining Riyadh's alliance with Western powers.
Afghans set to vote amid chaos, corruption and Taliban threats October 19, 2018
Afghans vote on Saturday in parliamentary elections overshadowed by chaotic organization, allegations of corruption and the threat of violence after decades of war.
WikiLeaks' Assange sues in Ecuador for better asylum terms: lawyer October 19, 2018
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a lawsuit in Ecuador against new terms of asylum in the Andean country's London embassy that require him to pay for medical bills and phone calls and clean up after his pet cat, his lawyer said on Friday.
Migrant caravan pours out of Guatemala into Mexican police wall October 19, 2018
Hundreds of Central Americans poured out of Guatemala to try to enter Mexico on Friday, running into a wall of police in Mexico, whose government has promised to tackle the caravan of migrants that has angered U.S. President Donald Trump.
At least 59 killed as train hits crowd in northern India October 19, 2018
A commuter train traveling at high speed ran through a crowd of people on the rail tracks in northern India killing at least 59 people on Friday, state officials said, making it India's worst rail disaster this year.
Bolton readies Moscow visit amid reports of possible Putin meeting October 19, 2018
The Kremlin said on Friday President Vladimir Putin plans to meet U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton during his Moscow visit next week, the RIA news agency reported.
Hindu hardliners defy court order to stop women entering temple October 19, 2018
Conservative Hindu groups prevented women from entering an Indian hill temple on Wednesday, in defiance of India's top court which says a centuries-long ban at the holy site is illegal.

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