2018 death toll Syria war’s lowest at under 20,000: monitor
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Syria's nearly eight-year-old conflict saw its lowest annual death toll in 2018 as the regime reasserted…
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Asia
Ghosn’s detention extended to Jan 11: media
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be spending the beginning of 2019 behind bars after a…
6 years ago
N. Korea’s Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to meet the South's President Moon Jae-in "frequently"…
6 years ago
6.9-magnitude quake strikes off southern Philippines: USGS
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, monitors said, adding that a tsunami threat…
6 years ago
Russia says will host Putin-Erdogan-Rouhani summit early 2019
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Moscow will early next year host the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey to discuss the…
6 years ago
UAE reopens Damascus embassy after seven years
by Maher al-Mounes with Rouba El Husseini in Beirut Agence France Presse DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates…
6 years ago
Top Chinese officials forced to carry out self-criticisms
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Top Chinese leaders have been forced to undergo a self-criticism session, state media said Thursday, in…
6 years ago
Saudi king orders government reshuffle after Khashoggi fallout
by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman ordered a sweeping government reshuffle…
6 years ago
N. Korea admits farming failures amid food shortages
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has acknowledged "drawbacks" in its agricultural sector this year, echoing UN reports of…
6 years ago
Indonesians urged to evacuate amid post-tsunami floods
CARITA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Flooding is endangering survivors of the volcano-triggered tsunami that killed over 430 people in Indonesia, as…
6 years ago
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