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Putin urges ‘compromise’ ahead of new Syria peace talks

by Maria Panina Agence France-Presse SOCHI, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that efforts to end Syria's six-year war…

American former North Korea detainee found burned to death

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Detectives in San Diego are investigating the mystery death of a man who hit the headlines…

Odds stack up against Argentine submarine survival

by Liliana Samuel, Carlos Reyes and Eitan Abramovich Agence France-Presse MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AFP) -- The clock ticked down Wednesday on hopes…

Cuba expresses N. Korea support; calls for US ‘dialogue’

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba, one of North Korea's few allies, called on Wednesday for "peace and stability" in the Korean peninsula…

Indian Army sets world record of 58 men riding on a motorbike

  BENGALURU, Karnataka, India (Reuters) – The Indian Army set a new world record with 58 men riding on a single…

Japan holds drill in Nagasaki amid tension with North Korea

NAGASAKI, Japan (Reuters) -- Japan held a drill on Wednesday (November 22) in an imagined situation in which a warhead…

Worries over oxygen supply on missing Argentina submarine

by Liliana Samuel, Carlos Reyes and Eitan Abramovich Agence France Presse MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AFP) -- An international search…

WATCH: Dramatic footage of N. Korea defector’s border dash

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Dramatic footage of a North Korean soldier's defection released shows him racing across the border…

Air China suspends flights to North Korea

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Air China has suspended flights to North Korea, further limiting the secretive state's links with the…

Zimbabweans celebrate in S. Africa years after fleeing Mugabe

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Hundreds of Zimbabweans who fled their homeland for South Africa during the despotic rule of…

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