New York bomber not on Bangladesh terror list: Dhaka police
by Shafiqul Alam Agence France Presse Bangladesh police scrambled Tuesday for details about alleged New York subway bomber Akayed Ullah,…
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Asia
Magnitude 6.2 quake hits southeastern Iran: seismological center
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Iran's southeastern province of Kerman on Tuesday, the Iranian seismological centre…
7 years ago
US, S. Korea, Japan start missile-tracking drill, irking China
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - The US, South Korea and Japan carried out joint exercises Monday to track missiles from North…
7 years ago
Dubai 2018 budget foresees $15.5 bn expenditure ahead of Expo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Dubai on Sunday adopted its 2018 budget foreseing expenditure of 56.6 million dirhams (around…
7 years ago
India’s PM Modi faces test as his home state votes
AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat began voting on Saturday, in a key electoral test…
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Israel strike kills 2 Palestinians, says Gaza officials
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- An Israeli air strike on a Gaza base of Hamas's military wing killed…
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Three dead in samurai sword attack at Tokyo shrine
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A former priest wielding a samurai sword killed his Shinto priestess sister and another woman in…
7 years ago
Japan plans long-range missiles amid N. Korea threat: minister
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan plans to purchase offensive air-to-surface missiles to counter North Korea's rising military threat, its defense…
7 years ago
Putin ‘deeply concerned’ at US Jerusalem move
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian president Vladimir Putin is "deeply concerned" by Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as…
7 years ago
S. Korea voices regret over Russia Winter Olympics ban
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Thursday voiced regret over the decision to ban Russia from the Pyeongchang…
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