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Attacker hurts 20 children in Beijing school: authorities

  Beijing, China (AFP) -- Twenty children were wounded in an attack at an elementary school in Beijing Tuesday with…

One dead in oil tanker blaze off Hong Kong

HONG KONg, China (AFP) -- At least one person has died after an oil tanker caught fire off Hong Kong…

Trump advisor in Turkey for talks on Syria pullout

  Ankara, Turkey (AFP) -- The White House's National Security advisor will meet with Ankara officials on Tuesday to discuss…

N. Korea’s Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit

by Laurent THOMET / Eva XIAO Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in…

N. Korea’s Kim arrives at Beijing train station: Yonhap

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived at Beijing train station Tuesday on a visit…

Ghosn makes first public appearance since shock arrest

by Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn appeared in public Tuesday for the…

US conducts latest South China Sea sail-by amid trade talks

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US Navy guided-missile destroyer on Monday sailed near disputed islands in the South China…

China executes kindergarten knife attacker

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has executed a farmer who attacked several children with a knife at a kindergarten in…

Indonesia landslide death toll reaches 32: official

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 32 people were killed by a landslide in Indonesia on New Year's Eve, authorities…

Japan starts $9 departure tax for travelers

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Monday started levying a 1,000 yen ($9.22) departure tax on each person leaving the…

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