Nearly 50,000 flee amid fears of Bali volcanic eruption
KARANGASEM, India (AFP) -- Nearly 50,000 people have evacuated their homes amid fears of an imminent volcanic eruption on the Indonesian…
7 years ago
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Japan’s Abe poised to call snap election amid N.Korea crisis
by Richard Carter Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was widely expected to call a snap election Monday,…
7 years ago
North Korea quake not a nuclear test, say China experts
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A shallow 3.5-magnitude earthquake which hit North Korea near the country's nuclear test site on Saturday…
7 years ago
North Korea minister launches tirade against Trump at UN
by Carole Landry Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States -- North Korea's foreign minister assailed United States President Donald…
7 years ago
Thai junta says police helped Yingluck escape
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand's deputy junta leader has accused three police officers of helping sneak ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra…
7 years ago
Bangladesh says Rohingya influx grinds to a halt
by Sam Jahan in Cox's Bazar and Shafiqul Alam in Dhaka</strong> Agence France Presse COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh -- The flood…
7 years ago
Iran tests new medium-range missile, defying US warnings
by Eric Randolph Agence France Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested…
7 years ago
China experts say 3.4-quake hits N.Korea in ‘suspected explosion’
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's seismic service CENC on Saturday detected a zero-depth, 3.4-magnitude earthquake in North Korea, calling it…
7 years ago
China confirms it will limit oil exports to North Korea
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China will limit exports of refined petroleum products to North Korea starting October 1, its…
7 years ago
Kim says Trump ‘deranged’ as Pyongyang hints at Pacific H-bomb
by Kelly Macnamara Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - US President Donald Trump is "mentally deranged" and will "pay dearly" for his…
7 years ago
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