US heavy bombers, jets in show of force against N. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- United States heavy bombers and stealth jet fighters delivered a show of force directed at…
7 years ago
Asia
Islamic State chief Baghdadi likely still alive: US general
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Elusive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is probably still alive and likely hiding in…
7 years ago
6.2-magnitude quake hits western Indonesia
PADANG, Indonesia (AFP) -- A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of western Indonesia early Friday, US seismologists said,…
7 years ago
UK, Japan to hike pace of sanctions against N. Korea: May
by Kyoko Hasegawa TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Britain and Japan will step up the pace of sanctions against nuclear-armed North…
7 years ago
N. Korea warns Japan of ‘imminent self-destruction’ for siding with US
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea has warned Tokyo against "imminent self-destruction" for siding with Washington, as…
7 years ago
May, Abe board Japanese ‘Bullet Train’
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May and her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe boarded a Shinkansen 'Bullet Train'…
7 years ago
Mattis: Still room for diplomatic solution with N.Korea
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Wednesday that there was still room for…
7 years ago
At least 18,500 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh as Rakhine unrest rages
MAUNGDAW , Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 18,500 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since fighting erupted in Myanmar's neighboring Rakhine state six days…
7 years ago
North Korea says more missiles to come as UN condemns launch (with video)
https://youtu.be/F0yuzY8t5xU (Video courtesy AFPTV) by Sebastien Berger Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea leader Kim…
7 years ago
North Korea’s missile launch: Why Japan?
by Shingo Ito Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- When nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over…
7 years ago
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