Thousands evacuated as super typhoon hits Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Super Typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain as it made landfall early…
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US urges respect for South China Sea ruling
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Thursday urged respect for a decision on territorial disputes in the…
8 years ago
Britain to have first female PM since Thatcher
by Alice RITCHIE Britain will have its first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher after Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom…
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Blast injures 25 on Taiwanese passenger train
(Reuters) A suspected pipe bomb injured 25 people on a passenger train in the Taiwanese capital late on Thursday,…
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Sanders expected to endorse Clinton next week: report
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US senator Bernie Sanders, who battled Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, is…
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Germany toughens rape law after Cologne mob assaults
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) by Deborah COLE The German parliament passed a landmark "no means no" rape law Thursday, broadening…
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UK press condemn Blair’ ‘arrogance’ over Iraq war
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Tony Blair pleaded with his critics to stop questioning his intentions over Britain's disastrous war…
8 years ago
S. Korea welcomes US blacklist for N. Korea leader
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Washington's move to place North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on its sanctions blacklist for the…
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Bangladesh reels from new deadly attack at start of Eid
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Suspected Islamists carried out another deadly attack in Bangladesh Thursday at the country's biggest prayer service…
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Who might Trump pick as running mate?
by Jennie MATTHEW NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump's pick for vice president could make or break his…
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