Obama says Islamic State on the defensive
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, United States (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday (April 13) the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic…
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International
Moderate quake shakes southern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of southern Philippines early Thursday, seismologists said, with no…
8 years ago
Strong quake hits northern Myanmar, shakes neighbouring countries
by Hla-Hla HTAY YANGON. Myanmar (AFP) -- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday, causing tremors around the region,…
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Breaking: Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Myanmar: USGS
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar was struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey reported, with tremors…
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Economic woes, threats from North shadow South Korea vote
by Park Chan-Kyong SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Koreans voted Wednesday in legislative elections clouded by North Korean nuclear…
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Turkish border town hit by new rocket fire from Syria after 2 killed
INSTABUL, Turkey (AFP ) -- A Turkish town on the Syrian border was on Wednesday hit by new rocket fire from Syria, a…
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More than 12, 000 Filipinos voted in 1st day of overseas absentee voting
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs announced that more than 12, 000 overseas Filipinos voted in the first…
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Traffic chaos, schools shut as Riyadh hit by rare flooding
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Traffic backed up and schools were shut in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday after the desert…
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Bus, truck collision kills 19 in Pakistan
MULTAN,Pakistan (AFP) -- At least 19 people including two children were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and…
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Lebanon deploys army in Sidon after bomb killed senior Fatah official
SIDON, Lebanon (Reuters) - The Lebanese army was deployed in the southern city of Sidon on Tuesday (April 12) after…
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