Mass grief as India political star Jayalalithaa dies
by Claire COZENS CHENNAI, India (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of mourners filed past the coffin of the Indian politician…
8 years ago
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French PM quits to enter presidential race
by Clare BYRNE PARIS, France (AFP) -- French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is set to resign on Tuesday to free himself…
8 years ago
Chinese media offer stern warning to ‘rookie’ Trump
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Donald Trump is a "diplomatic rookie" who must learn not to cross Beijing on issues like…
8 years ago
1,300 migrants rescued in Mediterranean, 16 found dead
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Over 1,300 migrants have been rescued from the Mediterranean over the past 48 hours with 16…
8 years ago
Italy’s Renzi to quit after budget
by Angus MACKINNON Ella IDE ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi formally resigned Monday after a crushing…
8 years ago
Abe to make first Pearl Harbor visit by Japan leader
by Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to become the first Japanese leader to visit…
8 years ago
Japanese navy veteran recalls Pearl Harbor 75 years on
by Shingo ITO OSAKA, Japan (AFP) -- Navy aircraft mechanic Kuniyoshi Takimoto watched as Japanese planes roared off the aircraft…
8 years ago
Fake US embassy in Ghana shut down — after 10 years
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Fraudsters posing as consular officers operated a fake American embassy in the Ghanaian capital Accra…
8 years ago
India’s filmstar politician dies after prolonged illness
CHENNAI, India (AFP) -- Jayalalithaa Jayaram, the chief minister of south India's Tamil Nadu state and one of the country's…
8 years ago
Two early bids to replace Key as New Zealand PM
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand will have at least a two-way race to decide their next prime minister…
8 years ago
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