Asia

Mushrooms and tangerines: North and South Korea swap food gifts

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea has sent 200 tonnes of tangerines to the North in return for mushrooms…

Deadly clash erupts during Israel operation in Gaza

by Sakher Abou El Oun Agence France Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian (AFP) -- An exchange of fire erupted during an…

North and South Korea begin destroying border guard posts

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The two Koreas began destroying 20 guard posts along their heavily-fortified frontier Sunday under a…

Indonesia calls off the search for Lion Air crash victims

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia on Saturday called off the search for passengers of a Lion Air plane, almost two…

Khashoggi remains dissolved in acid, poured down the drain: report

  ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- The killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi poured his remains down the drain after dissolving…

Floods in Jordan kill 11, force tourists to flee Petra

  AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- Flash floods killed 11 people in Jordan and forced nearly 4,000 tourists to flee the…

S. Korea’s Moon sacks finance minister, policy chief

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in sacked his top two economic officials Friday, the government said,…

Seven killed in Seoul studio complex fire

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Seven tenants were killed and 11 others injured early Friday when a blaze ripped through…

Taiwan navy adds two new warships as China tensions grow

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed Thursday that the island would not "concede one step" in defending…

Boeing issues advice over sensors after Indonesia crash

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Boeing issued a special bulletin Wednesday addressing a sensor problem flagged by Indonesian safety officials…

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