Floor at Indonesia’s stock exchange collapses, 75 injured
by Bagus SARAGIH Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 75 people were injured Monday when a mezzanine floor…
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Iraq PM heads for May elections after defeating IS
by Ali Choukeir Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Sunday he would stand…
7 years ago
Turkish passenger plane skids off runway onto seaside cliff
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- A plane with 168 people aboard skidded off a runway onto a seaside cliff after landing…
7 years ago
No survivors as Iranian tanker sinks engulfed in flames
by Becky Davis Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- An Iranian oil tanker burst into flames from end to…
7 years ago
China demolishes a megachurch
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Authorities in northern China have demolished a megachurch in a move denounced by a religious rights…
7 years ago
Japan PM beefs up European ties amid N. Korea tensions
by Polina Kalantar © Agence France-Presse TALLINN, Estonia (AFP) -- Japan's prime minister on Friday landed in Estonia, his first stop…
7 years ago
‘Frost Boy’ stirs poverty debate in China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A viral photo of a Chinese boy whose hair is encrusted with ice after his hour-long…
7 years ago
N. Korea steps up tunnelling at nuclear test site: monitor
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has stepped up tunnelling at its main nuclear test site, a US think…
7 years ago
Trump cryptic about contacts with N. Korea’s Kim
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested he could have a good relationship with North…
7 years ago
China warns of US protectionism after Huawei setback
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China warned on Thursday that American protectionism was on the rise after congressional documents showed that…
7 years ago
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