Tourists flee Thai islands as Tropical Storm Pabuk looms
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of tourists have fled the Thai resort islands of Koh Phangan and Koh…
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Rescuers pull more bodies from rubble of Russian gas explosion
by Michael MAINVILLE Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Rescuers hunted for survivors Wednesday in the rubble of a Russian…
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14 confirmed dead in Russia high-rise blast
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Fourteen people are confirmed dead from the New Year's Eve explosion at a high-rise in central…
6 years ago
Taiwan reunification with China ‘inevitable’: Xi
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Taiwan's unification with the mainland is "inevitable", President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, warning against any efforts…
6 years ago
Tears as Japan emperor gives last New Year’s address
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Emperor Akihito delivered his final New Year's address Wednesday before his abdication later this year,…
6 years ago
Rescuers pull ‘miracle’ baby from collapsed Russian building
by Anna MALPAS Agence France Presse MOSCO, Russia (AFP) -- Russian rescuers Tuesday pulled a baby boy hurt but alive…
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9 hurt as car rams into famous Tokyo street on New Year’s Eve
by Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Nine people were hurt, one seriously, when a man deliberately…
6 years ago
Xi, Trump vow cooperation on diplomatic anniversary: state media
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The presidents of China and the US have exchanged messages vowing to boost cooperation despite a…
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Taiwan New Year tax protesters cite French ‘yellow vest’ success
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A Taiwanese tax reform campaign whose activists dress in yellow ramped up its protests Tuesday, interrupting…
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Kim warns N. Korea could consider change of tack
by Jung Hawon Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea wants good relations with the US…
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