Transport disruption as typhoon batters Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A strong typhoon Friday churned over parts of western Japan already hit by deadly flooding last…
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Asia
Russia will block US bid for UN blacklist of Russian ships over N.Korea
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS , United States (AFP) -- Russia will oppose a US request to…
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China investigates top Buddhist leader for sexual assault
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The former head of China's government-run Buddhist association is under criminal investigation for alleged sexual…
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Strong typhoon barrels towards flood-hit western Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A strong typhoon hurtled towards western Japan on Thursday, with forecasters warning of heavy rains and…
6 years ago
Bolton: US to act ‘very strongly’ if Syria uses chemical weapons in Idlib
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump's national security adviser warned Wednesday that the United States will respond "very…
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Iran unveils first domestic fighter jet
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet on Tuesday, with President Hassan Rouhani insisting that Tehran's…
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One million pack India flood relief camps
by Bhuvan BAGGA Agence France Presse CHENGANNUR, India (AFP) -- More than one million people have swarmed relief camps in…
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Aid agencies rush to help survivors of deadly Lombok quakes
SUGIAN, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian aid agencies and government officials rushed Tuesday to help survivors after another series of…
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Multiple quakes rock Indonesia’s Lombok island, 10 dead
by Aman Alief Agence France Presse MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) -- A series of powerful earthquakes have rocked the Indonesian holiday…
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Bodies found as floods recede in India’s Kerala
KOCHI, India (AFP) - Receding floodwaters left Indian troops and rescuers the grim task Monday of hunting for bodies left…
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