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Ankara train crash leaves nine dead, 86 injured

by Raziye Akkoc and Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi Agence France Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Nine people were killed and nearly 90…

Five foreigners arrested in Bali drug sweep

  DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) -- Five foreigners have been arrested in Bali for drug trafficking, authorities said Thursday, with a…

N. Korea food production down in 2018: UN body

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Food production has fallen this year in isolated, nuclear-armed North Korea, according to the UN's…

Huawei executive gets bail in case rattling China ties

by Deborah JONES / with Michel Comte in Ottawa and Laurent Thomet in Beijing Agence France-Presse VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) --…

Koreas verify removal of frontline bunkers

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Soldiers from North and South Korea are set to verify the dismantlement of guard posts…

Thousands flee bombs and hunger in eastern Syria

by Delil Souleiman Agence France Presse AL-HOL, Syria (AFP) -- Faraj was born in the pouring rain on a nondescript…

US energy secretary meets Saudi counterpart after OPEC cuts

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's energy minister held talks Monday with US Energy Secretary Rick Perry, after the…

China court bans iPhone sales in patent dispute: Qualcomm

(AFP) -- A Chinese court ordered a ban in the country on iPhone sales in a patent dispute between US…

Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn charged, served with fresh arrest warrant

by Shingo ITO Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese prosecutors formally charged Carlos Ghosn with financial misconduct for under-reporting…

Japan’s empress-in-waiting ‘insecure’ but vows to serve

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Crown Princess Masako on Sunday pledged to do her best despite feeling 'insecure' about becoming…

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