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US issues fresh travel warning for N. Korea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US State Department updated its already strong travel warning for North Korea on Thursday…

7.2-magnitude quake hits off New Caledonia, no tsunami threat

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Caledonia Friday in the tectonically active Pacific…

Clinton, Trump spar over Islamic State claim, economy

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Hillary Clinton admonished Donald Trump on Thursday for claiming she and President…

Firefighters battle blazes in southern France and Portugal

MARSEILLE, France (AFP) - by Andrea PALASCIANO Fires that raged through countryside near Marseille left a trail of destruction but were…

Clinton, Trump spar over his Islamic State founders claim

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Hillary Clinton admonished rival Donald Trump on Thursday for claiming that she and Barack Obama were…

Ukraine blocks jihadist routes to Syria: security service

KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) - by Dmitry ZAKS Ukraine's security service said on Thursday it had blocked channels being used by…

Libya pro-govt forces say Sirte battle in ‘final phase’

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) - by Rim Taher Pro-government forces battled Thursday to clear the Islamic State group from its main…

Crisis deepens as Poland’s top court rejects contested reforms

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) - by Mary SIBIERSKI Poland's Constitutional Court struck down more government reforms Thursday aimed at clipping its…

Turkey offers Russia joint operations against IS in Syria

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - by Fulya OZERKAN Turkey on Thursday called on Russia to carry out joint operations against Islamic…

Activists slam ASEAN roadmap to stop smog

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) - Southeast Asian nations agreed to a roadmap on Thursday to combat acrid haze from Indonesian fires…

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