Saudi seeks to boost intelligence oversight after critic’s murder
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it was creating government bodies to boost oversight of its…
6 years ago
Asia
S. Korea cab drivers protest Uber-like ride share app
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of taxi drivers in South Korea went on a nationwide strike Thursday,…
6 years ago
Putin says wants to push Russia into top five economies
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he wants to see his country's economy in the…
6 years ago
Ghosn ‘may be released’ after Japan court rejects detention request
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese court on Thursday rejected prosecutors' request to extend the detention of former Nissan chairman…
6 years ago
Thousands flee cyclone on India’s east coast
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- A powerful cyclone left one person dead and forced thousands to flee their homes on…
6 years ago
S. Korea foundation scraps award for Suu Kyi
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- One of South Korean largest human rights groups will strip Myanmar's de facto leader Aung…
6 years ago
New Maldives leader secures $1.4bn from ‘closest friend’ India
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The new Maldives president, seen as closer to the West and India than his predecessor,…
6 years ago
No one can ‘dictate’ to China what it should, shouldn’t do: Xi
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday to push ahead with China's "reform and opening up" but warned…
6 years ago
Hopes fade for 13 miners trapped in flooded Indian coal pit
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Hope has all but faded for 13 miners trapped deep underground four days ago when…
6 years ago
Fire at Mumbai hospital kills six, injures over 100
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- At least six people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire engulfed a…
6 years ago
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