Scores of flights canceled as storm pummels US Midwest
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- A winter storm brought heavy snowfall to parts of the US Midwest on Friday,…
7 years ago
International
Airbus to pay 81 mn euros to end German corruption probe
by Michelle FITZPATRICK Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Friday said it had…
7 years ago
Taiwan quake death toll reaches 12 as rescuers pull more bodies from quake rubble
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) -- After hours of painstaking search efforts, Taiwanese rescue workers pulled two more bodies from the…
7 years ago
‘Sinking’ Pacific nation is getting bigger: study
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The Pacific nation of Tuvalu -- long seen as a prime candidate to disappear as…
7 years ago
North and South Korea heads of state meet, shake hands
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong…
7 years ago
Kim Yo Jong: N. Korea’s political princess
by Jung Ha-won Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's increasingly influential sister…
7 years ago
Shutdown starts at midnight as US Senate adjourns with no spending bill
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government on Thursday was assured of careening into a shutdown at midnight after…
7 years ago
Rescuers brave aftershocks to pull bodies from tilting Taiwan tower
by Michelle Yun Agence France Presse HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwanese rescuers Thursday braved aftershocks coursing through a dangerously leaning…
7 years ago
Hero labrador sniffs out survivor in Taiwan quake wreckage
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) -- A rookie golden labrador on his first ever mission has won praise for helping Taiwanese search…
7 years ago
US government ‘preparing’ for shutdown: W.House official
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The White House said Thursday it was preparing for…
7 years ago
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