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US and Afghan forces free kidnapped son of ex-Pakistan PM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- US and Afghan forces freed the kidnapped son of a former Pakistani prime minister during a…

American jailed for 15 years for trying to join IS

NEW YORK , United States (AFP) -- A 24-year-old Jordanian-American was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday after…

Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima

by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Barack Obama will this month become the first sitting US president…

North Korea willing to strengthen political ties with enemy nations

QUEZON City, Philippines - North Korea promised that it will not use its nuclear weapon unless there are threats to…

One killed, three wounded in ‘apparently Islamist’ attack in Germany

MUNICH, Germany (AFP) -- A man killed one person and wounded three others in a knife attack at a German…

Taiwan enters South China Sea legal fray, as group seeks to sway international court

  (Reuters) A Taiwanese group has intervened in the Philippines' international court case against China's claims in the South China…

IS leader for Iraq’s Anbar province killed in air strike: Pentagon

WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- A US-led coalition air strike has killed a senior Islamic State leader in Iraq's…

Wildfire spared 90 percent of Fort McMurray: Alberta premier

by Michel COMTE FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AFP) -- Fort McMurray is largely intact despite a week of damage from the…

‘Three killed’ as gunmen attack new Darfur camp

KHARTOUM , Sudan (AFP) -- Three people were killed and several injured Monday when gunmen travelling by camel and pick-up…

Trump picks Christie to lead White House transition

NEW YORK , United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump on Monday picked New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to lead his…

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