UN turns up pressure on Myanmar over Rohingya crisis
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN Security Council on Monday called on Myanmar to rein…
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Asia
Trump due in Seoul amid N. Korea tensions
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Donald Trump's marathon Asia tour moves on Tuesday to South Korea, another key ally in the struggle…
7 years ago
N. Korean suspects named in Kim Jong-Nam murder trial
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) -- Four men suspected of plotting with two women to murder the North Korean leader's half-brother were Monday…
7 years ago
Aid enters besieged Syria region hit by hunger crisis
by Hassan Mohammed Agence France-Presse KAFR BATNA, Syria (AFP) - Dozens of trucks carrying aid for 40,000 people…
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Arriving on donkeys, Syrian war wounded seek Israeli help
by Delphine Matthieussent Agence France-Presse MOUNT HERMON,Syria (AFP) - The wounded Syrians, carried on donkeys through the pitch-black night,…
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Hot water for dinner in hunger-hit besieged Syria town
by Abdulmonam Eassa and Amer Almohibany Agence France-Presse HAMOURIA, Syria (AFP) - Manal boils water on the stove in…
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Shelling kills 6 schoolchildren in besieged Syria rebel enclave
by Abdulmonam Eassa and Hasan Mohammed in Mesraba Agence France-Presse JISREEN, Syria (AFP) - At least six schoolchildren were…
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Vietnam flood toll hits 49 ahead of APEC summit
HOI AN, Vietnam (AFP) -- At least 49 people have died after Typhoon Damrey slammed into central Vietnam, disaster officials said Monday, as…
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China’s military ordered to pledge total loyalty to Xi
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's military has been ordered to pledge absolute loyalty to President Xi Jinping while a paramilitary…
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Trump: US trade with Japan ‘not fair and open’
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at the US trade relationship with Japan, saying it was…
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