Kyrgyzstan special forces seize ex-president in raid
By Tolkun Namatbayeva Agence France-Presse Kyrgyzstan's former president was detained in a major security operation Thursday, police said, a…
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Asia
US upgrades Hong Kong travel warning as airport protest planned
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Washington on Thursday warned US citizens to "exercise increased caution" when traveling to Hong Kong,…
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Hong Kongers harness traffic cones, kitchenware to battle tear gas
by Catherine LAI HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- As a tear gas canister clatters onto a street in Hong Kong,…
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Volcano near Tokyo erupts, prompting warnings
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A volcano near Tokyo has erupted for the first time in four years, throwing ash and…
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Hong Kong protesters gather for ‘laser show’ rally
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- As Hong Kong buckles under increasingly violent clashes between protesters and police in a deepening…
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One dead after 5.9-magnitude quake jolts Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A 5.9-magnitude earthquake that rattled Taiwan on Thursday killed one woman and caused temporary power outages…
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Kim sends missile ‘warning’ to S.Korea, US as tensions rise
by Claire LEE Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un says the country's…
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Armed soldiers patrol silent streets after Kashmir curfew
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) -- Armed soldiers stand in front of barbed wire in Indian Kashmir's near-silent summer capital of Srinagar…
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Japan urged to sign UN nuke ban on Hiroshima anniversary
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The mayor of Hiroshima urged Japan to sign a landmark UN treaty banning nuclear weapons as…
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China warns Hong Kong protesters of ‘dangerous abyss’
by Eva XIAO BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China warned Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters Tuesday that "those who play with fire…
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