Sri Lanka president suspends parliament as crisis worsens after ouster of Prime Minister
by Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament Saturday…
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Saudi rejects Turkey call to extradite Khashoggi killers
by Sylvie Lanteaume with Natacha Yazbeck in Dubai Agence France Presse MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP) -- Riyadh Saturday dismissed Ankara's…
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Malaysian drug trafficker hanged in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- A convicted Malaysian drug trafficker was hanged in Singapore on Friday, officials said, after the city-state rejected…
6 years ago
Jordan flood death toll rises to 20, most of them school pupils
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- At least 20 people, most of them school pupils, have been killed in flash floods in…
6 years ago
Two Koreas agree to withdraw some border guard posts
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The two Koreas on Friday agreed to remove 11 guard posts along the heavily-fortified border…
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School pupils among 17 killed in Jordan flash floods
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- Flash floods in Jordan swept away a school bus Thursday, killing at least 17 people, mostly…
6 years ago
Questions mount over delay after Cathay Pacific admits huge data leak
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific came under pressure Thursday to explain why it had taken…
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Koreas remove guns from Cold War truce village
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The two Koreas were removing the last remaining firearms and guard posts on Thursday from…
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Saudi crown prince deplores ‘repulsive’ Khashoggi murder in first comments
by Anuj Chopra and Mohamad Ali Harissi Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's crown prince denounced…
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Japan’s Abe to make rare China visit as relations thaw
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Japan's Shinzo Abe is due to arrive in China Thursday, the first visit to the Asian…
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