International

UN condemns N. Korea for firing missiles as people starve

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN member-states on Tuesday condemned North Korea for gross human rights violations and for conducting missile…

US President Trump hails Asian tour, skips East Asian Summit because of delays in schedule

  Donald Trump hailed a "tremendously successful" five-nation tour of Asia in which he made a lot of friends. The…

N. Korea soldier shot six times as he defected to South

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A North Korean soldier involved in an extremely rare and dramatic defection to the South was shot…

Iran quake survivors spend second night in the open air

by Siavosh Ghazi with Shwan Mohammed in Darbandikhan, Iraq Agence France Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of…

Federal court approves part of Trump’s latest travel ban

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A US appeals court allowed President Donald Trump to proceed with part of the…

US won’t walk away from Syria war until talks progress: Mattis

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US-led coalition will forge ahead in its fight against the Islamic State group in…

North Korea at UN warns US carriers are fueling tensions

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- North Korea warned at the United Nations Monday that the deployment of three US…

Saudi coalition refuses to re-open key Yemen port

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The Saudi-led coalition will take steps in the coming 24 hours to ease the…

Iran hunts for survivors as quake kills 400 near Iraq border

by Siavosh Ghazi with Shwan Mohammed in Darbandikhan, Iraq Agence France Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Teams of Iranian rescuers…

Putin and Erdogan agree on need to boost efforts for Syria peace

SOCHI, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Monday on the need…

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