Asia

Hunt for missing after deadly Lake Victoria ferry disaster

  by Tristan MCCONNELL Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Tanzanian rescue workers scrambled Friday to find scores of people…

Moon rises in ratings after Pyongyang summit: polls

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating jumped this week as he basked in an…

US sanctions Chinese military unit for buying Russian jets, missiles

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States expanded its sanctions war against Russia to China on Thursday, announcing…

Former PM Nawaz released from prison following court orders

  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was released from prison late Wednesday to be met…

US ready to negotiate with N.Korea ‘immediately’: Pompeo

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed Pyongyang's "important commitments" made by Pyongyang during Wednesday's…

Syria’s Assad blames Israel for downing of Russian plane

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday blamed Israel for the downing of a Russian plane, which was…

North Korea’s Kim to visit Seoul, shut missile site

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a historic visit to Seoul "in…

North Korea to close missile test site: Moon

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea will close its Tongchang-ri missile testing site, the South's President Moon Jae-in said…

Qatar Airways files $69 million loss amid Gulf crisis

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar Airways on Tuesday posted a net loss of over $69 million in the year to…

S. Korean leader and North’s Kim hold summit talks

by Park Chan-kyong Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's president and the North's leader Kim Jong…

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