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Pokemon Go players held at gunpoint in Australia park

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A couple playing Pokemon Go were threatened at gunpoint in a town park south of Sydney,…

Seoul demands N.Korea release arrested defector

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Friday demanded Pyongyang swiftly release a North Korean defector it had arrested…

At least 84 dead in ‘terrorist’ Nice truck attack

  by Catherine Marciano with Fran Blandy in Paris NICE, France (AFP) -- A gunman smashed a truck into a…

China ‘may build nuclear plants’ in South China Sea

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China may build mobile nuclear power plants in the South China Sea, state media reported on…

Nice attack overshadows Europe-Asia summit

by Ben Dooley ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AFP) --  Sympathy and condemnation for the Nice attack dominated the opening of an…

US, Chinese naval commanders to meet amid tensions

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The commanders of the US and Chinese navies will meet amid mounting tensions over China's…

Beijing faces S.China Sea rebuke at Europe-Asia summit

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AFP) -- Beijing faces an international dressing down Friday at a gathering of leaders from across Asia…

Lagarde: Brexit could be a ‘catalyst’ for positive change in Europe

International Managing Fund head Christine Lagarde said on Thursday (July 14) the British exit from the European Union could inspire…

At least 80 dead in ‘terrorist’ Nice truck attack

by Vincent-Xavier MORVAN with Fran BLANDY in Paris NICE, France (AFP) -- A truck ploughed into a crowd in the…

Hollande denounces third ‘terrorist’ act in 18 months

PARIS, France (AFP)--French President Francois Hollande said Friday that an attack which saw a truck plough into a crowd in Nice,…

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