Moscow authorities struggle to clear record snowfall
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Moscow authorities battled to clear streets and told children they could skip school, and scores…
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Asia
Japan protests unified Korea Olympic flag with disputed isles
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said Monday it had lodged a protest with South Korea over the "unacceptable" use…
7 years ago
Singapore to amend law after ‘showbiz pastor’ case
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Singapore will amend a law that allowed a megachurch pastor to escape a harsher prison term for…
7 years ago
Maldives opposition urges global community to help end crisis
MALÉ, Maldives (AFP) - Opposition leaders in the Maldives urged the international community Monday to pressure President Abdulla Yameen into obeying a…
7 years ago
Azerbaijan calls snap presidential poll
by Elman Mamedov Agence France-Presse BAKU, Azerbaijan (AFP) - Azerbaijan's strongman Ilham Aliyev on Monday called a snap presidential vote for April,…
7 years ago
Two crew feared dead in Japan army helicopter crash
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Two crew were feared dead Monday after a Japanese military helicopter crashed in a residential area in the…
7 years ago
China hits back after US tariffs
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has launched an anti-dumping investigation into sorghum imports from the United States, spurring worries of…
7 years ago
N. Korea’s ceremonial head of state to visit South
by Jung Ha-Won Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's ceremonial head of state will visit the…
7 years ago
Russian pilot killed after plane downed over Syria
by Omar Haj Kadour with Maya Gebeily in Beirut Agence France Presse SARAQIB, Syria -- A Russian pilot was…
7 years ago
Myanmar turns down UN Security Council visit
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Myanmar's government has told the Security Council that this month was "not the right time" for…
7 years ago
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