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China chokes under heavy smog with worse ahead

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Hospital visits spiked, roads were closed and flights cancelled Monday as China choked under a vast…

Trump tweets on China ‘more dangerous than funny’: media

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese state media said Monday US President-elect Donald Trump's diplomatic inexperience could spark a confrontation between…

Anti-Trump camp seeks electoral college revolt

by Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Even though their chances of success are slim, many…

Impeachment flags off early race for S. Korea presidency

by Hwang Sunghee Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has…

IS claims suicide attack in Yemen’s Aden city

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) -- The Islamic State (IS) group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that struck a…

Protests against President-elect Trump in New York

NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) -- The New York Immigration Coalition on Sunday (December 18) organized a rally against President-elect…

Third strong quake in two weeks hits off Solomon Islands

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said,…

7.9-magnitude quake hits PNG, tsunami threat over

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A major 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the US Geological Survey…

‘Unpresidented’ Trump tweet on China sets off deluge of mockery

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President-elect Donald Trump got plenty of attention -- but not the kind he…

China to return seized US naval probe

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said Saturday it would return a US naval probe seized in international waters, as…

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