India’s PM Modi faces test as his home state votes
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat began voting on Saturday, in a key electoral test…
7 years ago
International
Russian strongman appears as “Superputin” in new exhibition
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- From a musclebound Superman to ice hockey player to jet pilot, Vladimir Putin plays various heroic…
7 years ago
Winds whip California fires as they spread south
by Veronique DUPONT / Robyn Beck Agence France-Presse BONSALL, United States (AFP) -- Thousands of firefighters battled raging wildfires in…
7 years ago
Israel strike kills 2 Palestinians, says Gaza officials
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- An Israeli air strike on a Gaza base of Hamas's military wing killed…
7 years ago
Three dead in samurai sword attack at Tokyo shrine
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A former priest wielding a samurai sword killed his Shinto priestess sister and another woman in…
7 years ago
Japan plans long-range missiles amid N. Korea threat: minister
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan plans to purchase offensive air-to-surface missiles to counter North Korea's rising military threat, its defense…
7 years ago
Wildfires rage across southern California; first death reported
by Veronique Dupont Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Firefighters on Thursday battled raging wildfires across southern…
7 years ago
Scrapping Pence-Abbas talks ‘counterproductive’: White House aide
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The White House warned Thursday that canceling a planned meeting between Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas…
7 years ago
Putin ‘deeply concerned’ at US Jerusalem move
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian president Vladimir Putin is "deeply concerned" by Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as…
7 years ago
Wildfires scorch homes of the rich and famous in Los Angeles
by Veronique Dupont Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Replica Tuscan castles, minimalist mansions and country cottages…
7 years ago
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