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Chinese President Xi Jinping's Sept. 17-19 visit to India, and his close interactions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have advanced the important bilateral relations between the two giant nations, and has positive implications for the global development thrust being carried out by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) as a whole. Today, in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said that cooperation will remain the main theme of Sino-Indian relations. He pointed to President Xi's observation that harmony between the Chinese dragon and the Indian elephant will bring benefits to the whole world.

A dispute over how Hong Kong residents should elect their local leader escalated on Saturday after pro-democracy student protesters forced their way into the port city’s government headquarters.

Russia says U.S. and Arab allies bombing Islamic State militants in Syria are violating international law because they have not received permission from authorities in Damascus.

The Obama Administration remains committed to supporting our service members and their families. Today, as part of the Administration’s ongoing commitment, the Department of Defense (DoD) is proposing regulation changes that would reduce predatory lending practices, significantly expand the protections provided to service members, close loopholes in current rules, and help to ensure military families receive the important consumer protections they deserve.

Among the legions of foreign fighters who have turned the Islamic State into the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization, the Chechens stand out.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visiting Ground Zero of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site. In his statement Mr. Ban urged all the leaders of the world, particularly nuclear weapon states, to work together with the United Nations to realize the aspiration and dream of a world free of nuclear weapons.

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Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane of Morocco addresses the General Assembly.

Iran's president is placing heavy blame on Western countries for the rise of extremism in the Middle East, citing colonialism and what he called "strategic blunders."