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S. Korean president risks probe, new PM nominee warns

by Park Chan-Kyong SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A snowballing political scandal moved closer to embattled South Korean President Park…

Clinton and Obama brandish grim warning of Trump win

by Dave Clark WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Hillary Clinton painted a grim picture of life under a Donald Trump…

Japan rocket launches satellite into space

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese rocket that fired a weather satellite into space on Wednesday was decked out in…

Fight to the end, IS boss Baghdadi urges Mosul jihadists

by Sarah Benhaida with Ali Choukeir in Baghdad GOGJALI, Iraq (AFP) -- Jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his…

FBI email probe should not ‘operate on innuendo’: Obama

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama implicitly criticized FBI director James Comey Wednesday, insisting US investigations should…

Facebook quarterly profit soars, lifted by mobile ads

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Wednesday delivered another blockbuster earnings performance, showing solid growth in mobile ad revenues…

Neither Clinton, nor Trump popular in Arab world: poll

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Almost half the population of the Middle East and North Africa would abstain if given…

MH370 plunged rapidly, not ready for landing: new report

  SYDNEY, Australia | AFP | -- Flight MH370 was likely out of control when it plunged into the ocean…

Australia, Indonesia mull joint South China Sea patrols

    SYDNEY, Australia | AFP | -- Australia is considering joint patrols with Indonesia in the disputed South China…

Toll in China mine blast rises to 33

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- All 33 miners missing after a colliery explosion in China earlier this week have been confirmed…

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