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Colombia's FARC rebels will launch as political party on September 1

Colombia's FARC rebels will launch as political party on September 1
Colombia's leftist FARC rebels announced Monday they will launch as a political party on September 1, a major step as the group transitions into civilian life as part of a historic peace agreement.
Taliban car bomb kills dozens in Afghan capital
A Taliban suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul on Monday, killing up to 35 people and wounding more than 40, government officials said, in one of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital in recent weeks.
Anti-Erdogan journalists tried in Turkey on ‘terror’ charges
Directors and journalists from one of Turkey’s most respected opposition newspapers went on trial Monday in a case which has raised new alarm over press freedoms under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Maduro says vote on as Venezuela opposition calls 48-hour strike
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, defying a threat of US sanctions and calls by his opponents for two days of general strikes this week, vowed to press on with a vote to elect a new national assembly and rewrite the constitution.
UN: Australia 'reneged' on refugee promise
The head of the United Nations' refugee agency has accused the federal government of backtracking on an agreement to resettle some people in offshore detention in Australia.
Hospitals overwhelmed as Sri Lanka dengue toll nears 300
Sri Lanka announced Monday it was intensifying its war on dengue fever, with schools to shut across the island to help curb the unprecedented outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus that has claimed nearly 300 lives.
Kremlin warns against 'harmful' new US sanctions on Russia
The Kremlin on Monday warned that new US sanctions on Russia would hit the interests of both sides as Congress gears up to approved fresh punitive measures.
Swiss chainsaw attack injures five: reports
A man armed with a chainsaw injured at least five people in Switzerland on Monday and is on the run after a rampage that police said was not "a terrorist act".
Over two dozen people killed in Pakistan blast
At least 26 people were killed and 30 others wounded in an explosion on the Ferozepur Road near Arfa Karim IT Tower on Monday afternoon, police said.
Rain forces thousands from homes in Japan
Nearly 500 houses have been inundated in northern Japan, with authorities warning of more rain, flooding and mudslides.