US warship sustains minor damage after tug drifts off Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- An American warship has been damaged after a tug boat drifted into the destroyer during a…
7 years ago
Asia
EU to discuss Rohingya crisis with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) --The EU's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Sunday she would discuss ways to end the…
7 years ago
19 dead in Beijing fire: state media
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A fire tore through a house in Beijing Saturday killing 19 people and injuring eight, Chinese…
7 years ago
Overnight drizzle improves Delhi’s air quality
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) -- Delhi residents woke up to a bright morning and improved visibility on Saturday (November 18)…
7 years ago
One-legged football ‘king’ melts Chinese hearts
by Peter Stebbings Agence France-Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- A one-legged footballer has captured the hearts of millions of Chinese…
7 years ago
Japan PM confident on progress in amending constitution
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is "confident" of progress in amending Japan's pacifist constitution, he said Friday, in…
7 years ago
‘Very disappointed’ UN chief urges Saudis to lift Yemen blockade
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "very much disappointed" that the Saudi-led coalition is refusing…
7 years ago
Japan railway ‘deeply sorry’ after train leaves 20 seconds early
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese railway operator has issued a deep apology for the "tremendous nuisance" caused by a…
7 years ago
China to send envoy to N. Korea; Trump hails ‘big move’
by Becky Davis Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China is set to dispatch a special envoy to North Korea on Friday,…
7 years ago
Erdogan, Putin, Rouhani to hold Syria summit next week in Sochi: Turkish state media
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week host Turkish and Iranian counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdogan and…
7 years ago
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