Japan hit by 6.0 magnitude quake, no tsunami warning
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan was hit by a strong earthquake for the second straight day on Saturday, though there were…
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International
UN promises ‘material’ aid to cholera victims in Haiti
UNITED NATIONS,, United States (AFP) - The United Nations will give "material" aid to cholera victims in Haiti and their families,…
8 years ago
‘New port of call’ installed at space station
MIAMI, United States (AFP) - by Kerry SHERIDAN With more private spaceship traffic expected at the International Space Station in the coming…
8 years ago
Brexit faces challenges in Northern Irish courts
DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) - Britain's departure from the EU faced two separate legal challenges in Northern Ireland's High Court…
8 years ago
Syrian regime jets hit Kurdish positions, even after US warning
HASAKEH, Syria (AFP) - by with Thomas Watkins in Washington Syrian regime jets pounded US-backed Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria for…
8 years ago
Colombia urges UN to supervise ceasefire with rebels
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - Bogota pushed Friday for the United Nations to supervise Colombia's ceasefire with the FARC rebels, even before…
8 years ago
Local Zika spreads to tourist hotspot Miami Beach
MIAMI, United States (AFP) - by Leila MACOR Kerry SHERIDAN Five new cases of Zika have been found in the…
8 years ago
7.4-magnitude quake shakes southern Atlantic Ocean: USGS
A 7.4-magnitude quake shook the southern Atlantic Ocean early Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with an epicenter 195 miles…
8 years ago
Wounded Syrian child sparks social media outrage
ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) -- The Aleppo Media Center published a video showing a child that it said had been rescued…
8 years ago
Photo of dazed Syrian boy symbolizes Aleppo’s plight
by Karam al-Masri A shocked Syrian boy pictured sitting in an ambulance covered in blood and dust after an air…
8 years ago
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