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In talks with arriving world leaders, UN chief spotlights climate change, Ebola, regional cooperation

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

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Hong Kong Students Begin Boycott to Protest Beijing Policies

Thousands of students in Hong Kong have begun a week-long boycott of classes to protest Beijing's decision to rule out fully democratic elections in the former British colony.

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Turkey: 130,000 Syrian Kurds Have Crossed Border Fleeing Islamic State

Turkish officials say more than 130,000 Syrian Kurds have crossed into Turkey since late last week in order to flee an advance by Islamic State militants.

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France's Hollande Vows Strikes on Islamic State Soon

French President Francois Hollande said Thursday Paris will conduct airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq in the near future. The announcement comes as the militant group released a new video of a foreign hostage.

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