Taiwan faces new rout of China ties over controversial diplomat
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) - Taiwan's already frosty relations with Beijing are set to cool further after the appointment of a…
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International
Clashes erupt in DR Congo ahead of crunch talks
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) - by Bienvenu-Marie BAKUMANYA Police and protesters clashed Thursday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's sprawling capital…
8 years ago
UN slams Syria ‘strategy’ of forced evacuation of besieged towns
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - by Nina LARSON The UN Syria envoy on Thursday criticised Damascus' "strategy" of forced evacuation from Daraya…
8 years ago
Rival demos fill Venezuela streets in test of power
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crowded the streets of volatile Venezuela Thursday…
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17 unaccounted for in typhoon-hit northern Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- 17 people were unaccounted for in Japan Thursday after Typhoon Lionrock tore through the north of…
8 years ago
Extremism and the social media
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 1) - Popular social media and micro-blogging site Twitter made the news after suspending almost 235,000 accounts…
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Malaysia confirms first case of Zika, launches measures to contain spread of virus
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia confirmed on Thursday its first case of Zika after a woman tested positive for…
8 years ago
South Korea prosecutors summon Lotte Group family member
South Korean prosecutors summoned the elder son of the founder of Lotte Group for questioning on Thursday (September 1), signalling…
8 years ago
G20 offers Putin one more stab at Obama on Syria, Ukraine
by Maria PANINA MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The G20 summit starting in China on Sunday gives Russian President Vladimir Putin…
8 years ago
Obama makes final trip to China, Southeast Asia
by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Barack Obama begins his 11th and final presidential trip to the Asia-Pacific…
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