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Korea dog meat campaigners accused of barking up wrong tree

by Jung Ha-Won Agence France-Presse NAMYANGJU, South Korea (AFP) -- Barking at their rescuers, labradors, beagles and mongrels desperately scrambled…

North Korea preparing to launch satellite, according to report

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is preparing to launch a satellite, a Seoul newspaper said Tuesday, as…

Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The detention of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar was extended for two more weeks, a…

US sanctions two N. Koreans over ballistic missile program

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States sanctioned two North Korean officials on Tuesday over the development of ballistic…

Extra charges dropped against journalists jailed for flying drone in Myanmar

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Foreign and local journalists jailed for flying a drone near Myanmar's parliament could be released…

Chinese activist jailed for 8 years

TIANJIN, China (AFP) -- A Chinese court sentenced an activist known by the online pseudonym "Super Vulgar Butcher" to eight…

Taiwan warns Chinese military drills pose ‘enormous threat’

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Frequent and increased Chinese military drills pose an "enormous threat" to Taiwan's security, Taipei warned on…

N. Korea preparing to launch satellite: report

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is preparing to launch a satellite, a Seoul newspaper said Tuesday, as outside…

Japan jobless rate lowest since 1993

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed…

Artist ‘released’ in China after Liu Xiaobo tribute

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- An artist that could not be reached for more than a week after he painted a politically charged…

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