Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) - Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after a partly-constructed hydropower…
6 years ago
Asia
‘Unprecedented’ Japan heatwave kills 65 in one week
by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least…
6 years ago
N. Korea begins dismantling rocket test site: analysts
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - North Korea appears to have started dismantling key facilities at a rocket-engine test center, a…
6 years ago
‘Great friend’: AFP driver among 23 killed in Kabul suicide attack
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- AFP driver Mohammad Akhtar, a 31-year-old father of four who was among 23 people killed…
6 years ago
Record heat broils Japan, prompting warnings
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japanese officials issued new warnings Monday as a deadly heatwave blankets the country, producing record high…
6 years ago
S. Korea MP embroiled in bribery scandal commits suicide
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - A prominent South Korean lawmaker who was being probed over a bribery scandal has committed…
6 years ago
France, Russia to jointly deliver humanitarian aid to Syria
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France and Russia will jointly deliver humanitarian aid to the former Syrian rebel enclave of…
6 years ago
Singapore says hackers stole 1.5 m health records, including those of PM Lee, in record cyber attack;
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Hackers have stolen health records belonging to 1.5 million Singaporeans, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien…
6 years ago
S. Korea’s Park given eight more years in prison: court
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Disgraced South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted of charges including illegally receiving funds…
6 years ago
‘It was a miracle’: Thai cave boys describe two-week ordeal
by Jonathan Klein Agence France Presse CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AFP) -- It was meant to be a fun excursion…
6 years ago
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