South Korean delegation in historic trip to Pyongyang
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The most senior South Koreans to travel North for more than a decade headed…
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Asia
Xi power play in focus as China parliament opens
by Joanna Chiu and Laurent Thomet Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China’s rubber-stamp parliament kicked off its most…
7 years ago
China to raise defense budget by 8.1% in 2018
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China announced on Monday an 8.1 percent defense budget increase for 2018, giving the world's largest…
7 years ago
Human limbs found inside the belly of Indonesian croc: police
BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia (AFP) -- A human leg and arm have been found inside the belly of a huge crocodile suspected…
7 years ago
South Korea Catholic church ‘devastated’ by sex abuse scandal
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's Catholic hierarchy on Tuesday said it was "devastated" by allegations that a…
7 years ago
South Korea’s Moon says Japan cannot declare wartime crimes ‘over’
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday said Japan cannot declare the issue of…
7 years ago
Taiwan developer detained over deadly quake building collapse
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- The developer of a building in Taiwan that partially collapsed during an earthquake has been detained…
7 years ago
North Korea vows sanctions will ‘never work’
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- North Korea told a United Nations disarmament forum on Tuesday that sanctions over its nuclear program…
7 years ago
Prosecutors seek 30 years’ jail for ousted S. Korea president
by Park Chan-kyong © Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 30-year-jail sentence for former…
7 years ago
China drowns out critics of lifetime Xi presidency
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's propaganda machine kicked into overdrive on Tuesday to defend the Communist Party's move to lift…
7 years ago
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