China launches two BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on single carrier rocket
BEIJING, China (CCTV) -- China on Sunday launched two BeiDou-3 satellites into space via a single carrier rocket to support…
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Asia
IS attack killed at least 75 displaced Syrians
by Rouba El Husseini Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- A car bombing by the Islamic State group killed…
7 years ago
Disrespecting China’s anthem can now cost 3 years jail
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has passed legislation to punish anyone who disrespects the national anthem with up to…
7 years ago
27 dead as Typhoon Damrey batters Vietnam
DANANG, Vietnam (AFP) -- At least 27 people have died and nearly two dozen are missing after Typhoon Damrey…
7 years ago
After Pearl Harbor, Trump embarks on Asia tour
by Jim Watson Agence France Presse After stopping in Hawaii to pay his respects at a Pearl Harbor memorial, US…
7 years ago
Trump makes Pearl Harbor stop en route to Asia
HONOLULU, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump paid a somber visit to Pearl Harbor ahead of his…
7 years ago
US lawmakers seek to slap new sanctions on Myanmar military
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US lawmakers proposed sanctions Friday against Myanmar's military, in some of the strongest efforts yet by…
7 years ago
Bomb attack kills 9 in Syria Golan Heights village: state media
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- A suicide car bomb attack killed nine people in a government-held village in Syria's Golan Heights…
7 years ago
Ex-PM Sharif returns to Pakistan for court hearing
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif appeared in court on Friday, a day after returning from…
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Harassment of women ‘can never be tolerated’: Ivanka Trump
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Sexual harassment of women should "never be tolerated", Ivanka Trump told an audience in Tokyo on…
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