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Clash of titans: Clinton, Trump gird for first debate

by Brigitte DUSSEAU WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton square off Monday for their first presidential…

Charlotte under emergency after violence flares anew

CHARLOTTE, United States (AFP) - by Michael Mathes Hundreds of National Guard troops and police reinforcements converged on Charlotte Thursday…

Boracay’s Touch of a Millennial Dutch

  By Caesar Vallejos Millennials change how the world travels. With their constant connection and love for technology, these digital…

Dozens more feared dead in Egypt migrant boat tragedy

ROSETTA, Egypt (AFP) - by Haitham El-Tabei Rescuers brought more bodies to shore on Thursday a day after a boat…

UN warns ‘large-scale crisis’ possible in DR Congo

KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) - by Bienvenu-Marie BAKUMANYA The UN rights chief on Thursday said DR Congo had used "excessive force"…

Syria’s Aleppo set ablaze ahead of fresh diplomatic efforts

ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) - by Karam al-Masri with Maya Gebeily in Beirut Huge blazes erupted in Syria's Aleppo as the…

Taiwan asks Google to blur images of South China Sea island

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan's defence ministry has asked Google to blur images of a new development believed to be…

Japan PM demands world find ‘new means’ to stop N. Korea

by Shaun TANDON UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday demanded that the world…

State of emergency declared in Charlotte

  (REUTERS)  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The National Guard will intervene in Charlotte, North Carolina, where one person was shot and…

Obama set to veto 9/11 victims’ bid to sue Saudis

by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Barack Obama is poised to veto legislation exposing Saudi Arabia to…

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