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Widespread destruction in central Vietnam after major typhoon

  HA TINH, Vietnam (AFP) -- Shaken residents in central Vietnam were piecing their homes and businesses back together Saturday…

Norma reaches hurricane strength in Pacific near Mexico: NHC

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Tropical Storm Norma surged to hurricane strength late Friday off Mexico's Pacific coast which was…

Terror threat raised after London bomb attack

by Alexandra del Peral Agance France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain raised its threat level to maximum on Friday and announced troops…

UN condemns ‘highly provocative’ N. Korea missile launch

by Carole LANDRY, with Park Chan-Kyong in Seoul Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States - The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned…

22 injured in London Underground bomb attack

  by Alexandra del Peral Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- At least 22 people were injured after…

China ‘opposes’ N. Korea missile launch, rejects blame

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China condemned North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan on Friday, but said…

Passengers badly burned in London Underground train terrorist ‘incident’

by Alexandra Del Peral Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Passengers were seen "badly burned" following a possible…

N. Korea “has Guam in mind” — Japan minister

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's defense minister said Friday he believed North Korea "has Guam in mind" after its most…

Emergency services attending to ‘incident’ at London Underground station: police

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Police and ambulance services said they were responding to an "incident" at an Underground station…

Typhoon Doksuri pounds Vietnam coast

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Heavy rain pounds Vietnam's central coast as Typhoon Doksuri approached, prompting mass evacuations and with officials…