Taiwan’s China-sceptic ruling party opts for moderate new leader
by Amber WANG Agence France Presse TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan's ruling party elected a new chairman on Sunday, choosing…
6 years ago
Asia
Record $3.1 million paid in New Year’s tuna auction at Japan’s new market
by Karyn NISHIMURA-POUPEE Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1 million for a…
6 years ago
Arrested driver in Tokyo admitted planning to set New Year crowd ablaze
by Tyra'nell Pille-Lu EBC Japan Correspondent TOKYO, Japan (Eagle News) -- Nine injured on New Year's day as a car…
6 years ago
Rakhine rebels attack police stations in pre-dawn raids: Myanmar army
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Ethnic Rakhine rebels carried out pre-dawn attacks on four police stations near the Bangladesh border, Myanmar's…
6 years ago
Tourists hunker down as Storm Pabuk hurtles towards Thailand
by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA Agence France-Presse SURAT THANI, Thailand (AFP) -- Tourists marooned on Thai islands hunkered down Friday as Tropical Storm Pabukcarved…
6 years ago
Ghosn set for court hearing in Japan over detention
by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is likely to appear in a…
6 years ago
China’s population shrinks despite two-child policy: experts
by Poornima WEERASEKARA Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's population shrank last year for the first time in…
6 years ago
Saudi prosecutor seeks death sentences as Khashoggi murder trial opens
by Anuj Chopra with Natacha Yazbeck in Dubai Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's attorney general sought…
6 years ago
Power broker Nancy Pelosi: once and current US House speaker
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Twelve years ago, Nancy Pelosi made history as the…
6 years ago
Death toll rises to 37 in Russian apartment block blast
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The number of confirmed dead from a New Year's Eve gas explosion that caused a Russian…
6 years ago
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