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Assange denied safe passage for checkup
The UK denies WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a safe passage to receive medical assistance.

The UK denies WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a safe passage to receive medical assistance.

The government in Myanmar signs a ceasefire deal with several rebel groups.

A refugee woman and two children die on route to the Greek island of Lesbos.

Donald Trump says the US should not blame Russia for last year's crash of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine.

The International Energy Agency says the oil production cost in Iran is just a fraction of the US or Canada.

The US and Russia are inching closer to a memorandum of understanding on aerial operations in Syria, an official says.

South Korea’s imports of crude oil from Iran saw a significant rise of 43 percent in September from a year ago.

Moscow has criticized the United States for refusing to call a recent shelling of the Russian embassy in Syria a “terrorist” attack.

A former defense factory chief from Ukraine is sentenced to six years in jail by a Russian court for espionage.

Saudi Arabia sentences two human rights activists to prison for various charges, including calls for political reform.

Ukraine itself is listed among the countries in possession of Buk missiles, which brought down the MH17 in July 2014.

The United States has approved selling Saudi Arabia nine UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, valued at $495 million, the Pentagon says.

Iran’s defense minister says “powerful regional coalitions” must be formed to block the US influence in the region.

US rejects Russia's offer for a delegation in Washington over Syria airstrikes, reducing coordination to video link-ups among defense officials.

Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Hezbollah, has voiced support for the Palestinian people and cause.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is set to announce having more than $11 million cash on hand.

The Federal Reserve says the US economy continued "modest" expansion in recent weeks.

French President Francois Hollande says he expects to sell new warships to Russia in the near future.