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EU Parliament President Schulz praises Colombian peace process, expresses concern over democracy in Venezuela

EU Parliament President Martin Schulz lent his support to Colombia's peace process on Tuesday (August 23) even as he cited…

Strong 6.2 quake hits central Italy: USGS

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Central Italy was hit by a powerful, 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, triggering the collapse of dozens of…

N. Korea missile enters Japan’s air defense zone: Abe

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile entered Japan's air defense identification zone for the first time,…

China hopes N.Korea launch will not worsen tensions

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for calm Wednesday after North Korea carried out a ballistic…

North Korea test fires sub-launched missile

by Park Chan-Kyong SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea conducted an apparently successful submarine-launched missile test on Wednesday, days…

Japan’s Abe calls N. Korean missile test ‘reckless act’: Jiji

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday condemned a ballistic missile launch by North Korea earlier…

Obama defends Louisiana flood response

by Nicholas Kamm, with Andrew Beatty in Washington BATON ROUGE, United States (AFP) -- After a much-criticized delay, President Barack…

Biden vows ‘rock solid’ NATO ties as allies slam Trump

RIGA, Latvia (AFP) - by Mike Collier with Mary Sibierski in Warsaw US Vice President Joe Biden promised unwavering commitment…

Venezuela to sack officials who backed Maduro recall

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - Venezuelan civil servants who signed a petition for a referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro from…

Terror, strikes and rain: France sees 7% tourism drop

PARIS, France (AFP) - The number of tourists visiting France has dropped seven percent since January, with foreigners deterred by terror…

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