Asia

South Korea seizes Hong Kong ship for oil transfer to North: Seoul

SEOUL. South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea briefly seized and inspected a Hong Kong-registered ship in November for transferring oil products…

Mumbai fire kills at least 15, according to police

  NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Fire tore through a Mumbai building where a rooftop party was being held early…

More than 40 dead in IS-claimed attack targeting Shiites in Kabul

by Mushtaq MOJADDIDI Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- More than 40 people were killed and dozens wounded in…

Putin warns terror suspects can be killed ‘on the spot’

by Anna SMOLCHENKO with Marina KORENEVA in Saint Petersburg Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin…

UN bars four N.Korean ships from international ports

by Philippe RATER Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN Security Council on Thursday denied international port…

Russia’s Putin calls Saint Petersburg blast ‘act of terror’

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called an explosion that tore through a Saint Petersburg…

40 dead, dozens wounded in multiple blasts in Kabul, Afghanistan

  By Mushtaq Mojaddidi Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- At least 40 people were killed and dozens more…

India’s ‘moonwalking’ traffic cop turns heads

INDORE, India (AFP) -- He is inspired by Bollywood and has a Freddie Mercury-style moustache -- but it is the…

US, Germany urge China to release jailed activist

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The United States and Germany urged China to free an outspoken government critic known as "Super…

Australian gran escapes death in Malaysia drugs case

by Patrick Lee Agence France-Presse SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) -- An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into carrying…

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