Six dead in suicide attack near Afghan spy agency: officials
KABUL Afghanistan (AFP) -- A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence…
7 years ago
Asia
N. Korea slams new UN sanctions as an ‘act of war’
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea slammed fresh UN sanctions imposed over its missile tests as an "act of…
7 years ago
10,000 killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archive
BEIJING, China (AFP) - At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in…
7 years ago
South Korea blaze evokes Grenfell Tower fire: experts
by Park Chan-Kyong Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Flammable materials on the outside of a South Korean building…
7 years ago
29 dead in fitness center blaze in S. Korea: fire service
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- At least 29 people were killed and 26 injured Thursday in a major blaze at…
7 years ago
North Korean soldier defects to South via DMZ: Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Thursday across the Demilitarized Zone that…
7 years ago
China slams US security strategy as ‘Cold War mentality’
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday decried US President Donald Trump's first National Security Strategy, which described Beijing as…
7 years ago
Fire and collapse in Mumbai shop kills 12
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Fire tore through a sweet shop in the Indian city of Mumbai before dawn Monday, sparking…
7 years ago
Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot
by Thibault MARCHAND Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his US counterpart Donald Trump…
7 years ago
Rahul Gandhi extends family grip on India’s Congress party
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's Rahul Gandhi took over Saturday as president of the main opposition Congress, becoming the sixth member…
7 years ago
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