US working to defuse Baghdad-Kurdish tensions in Iraq: Mattis
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that Washington is working to reduce tensions between…
7 years ago
Asia
NATO warns N. Korea military action would have ‘devastating consequences’
by Damon Wake Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium - Military intervention against North Korea would have "devastating consequences," NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday,…
7 years ago
S. Korean court extends detention of ousted former president
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye will be kept in detention for a further…
7 years ago
Vietnam flood and landslide toll hits 54
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in north and central Vietnam has jumped to 54, officials…
7 years ago
Earthquake hits North Korea near nuclear test site
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A shallow 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near North Korea's nuclear test site before dawn on Friday,…
7 years ago
Myanmar’s army chief says Rohingya exodus ‘exaggerated’
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The media has "exaggerated" the number of Rohingya refugees fleeing an army crackdown, Myanmar's commander-in-chief said Thursday, in a…
7 years ago
Floods, landslides kill 37 in Vietnam, scores missing
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- At least 37 people were killed and another 40 are missing as floods and landslides ravaged northern and central…
7 years ago
Trial sees video of Kim Jong-Nam on stretcher after being poisoned
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) -- Footage of the North Korean leader's half-brother being wheeled out of a Malaysian airport on…
7 years ago
Volcano Shinmoe erupts, spewing ash and smoke in southern Japan
KIRISHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -- Shinmoe volcano erupted, spewing smoke and ash and affecting residents in the Kirishima area in southwestern…
7 years ago
US bombers overfly Korean peninsula in show of force
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The US has flown two supersonic heavy bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show…
7 years ago
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