Protests in Hong Kong as top China official visits
by Aaron TAM Dennis CHONG HONG KONG , China (AFP) -- Hong Kong protesters angry at a visit by a…
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International
China’s Xi calls for Marxism and intellectual loyalty
BEIJING , China (AFP) -- China's Communist Party must ensure that philosophy and social science "unequivocally uphold" Marxist principles, President…
8 years ago
Ecuador struck by 6.7 magnitude quake: USGS
QUITO , Ecuador (AFP) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Moment magnitude scale struck Ecuador early Wednesday, one month…
8 years ago
Rescuers find 16 bodies after Sri Lanka landslides
COLOMBO , Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Rescue workers on Wednesday recovered the bodies of 16 villagers buried in landslides in…
8 years ago
Trump would speak to N.Korean leader: report
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would speak with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un,…
8 years ago
Crisis for S. Korea shipbuilders as golden age fades
by Jung Ha-Won SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) -- After more than a decade of global dominance, South Korea's shipbuilders…
8 years ago
Zhang Dejiang: economics student to Chinese potentate
BEIJING , China (AFP) -- Top Chinese Communist Zhang Dejiang, currently visiting Hong Kong, studied economics in North Korea and…
8 years ago
US Senate votes to advance $1.1 billion in Zika funds
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- The US Senate Tuesday voted to advance $1.1 billion in emergency funds to fight…
8 years ago
Canada wildfires destroy oil workers’ lodge
OTTAWA , Canada (AFP) -- Wildfires sweeping through Canada's Alberta province on Tuesday destroyed a remote lodge used to house…
8 years ago
Maduro: presiding over Venezuela’s crisis in shadow of Chavez
by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS , Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro owes his rule to his left-wing predecessor, the…
8 years ago
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