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Women burn down houses of two accused over India naked women video

NEW DELHI, July 21, 2023 (AFP) - Furious women set fire to the houses of two Indian men accused of…

‘Get him!’: Witness recalls US soldier’s dash to North Korea

SEOUL, July 21, 2023 (AFP) - When a member of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's…

Top rice supplier India bans some exports

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- The world's biggest rice exporter India has banned some overseas sales of the grain "with immediate…

Seoul says North Korean nuclear attack would mean ‘end’ of regime

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Seoul told North Korea Friday that using its nukes would mean the "end" of Kim…

Social media access in Ethiopia back after 5-month shutdown

ADDIS ABABA, July 19, 2023 (AFP) - Social media networks like Facebook and Instagram were back online in Ethiopia on…

Leaks, repairs, stress: how skeleton crew stopped Red Sea oil disaster

By Robbie COREY-BOULET Agence France-Presse ABOARD FSO SAFER, Yemen (AFP) -- When an alarm sounded on the decaying oil tanker…

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, Yonhap news agency reported…

Extreme heat scorches Europe

ROME, July 18, 2023 (AFP) - Swathes of Europe baked Tuesday in a heatwave trailed by wildfires and health warnings,…

World must prepare for more intense heatwaves: UN

GENEVA, July 18, 2023 (AFP) - The world should get ready to face increasingly intense heatwaves, the United Nations warned…

American who entered N.Korea is a US soldier

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2023 (AFP) - An American national who entered North Korea "without authorization" during a tour of the…

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