Bad weather caused deadly plane crash: Myanmar military
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Bad weather caused a Myanmar military plane to crash last month with 122 people on board,…
7 years ago
Asia
Rescuers free men from flood-stranded truck in Chongqing
BEIJING, China (CCTV) -- Rescuers freed two men from a truck stranded in the middle of a flooded river Sunday…
7 years ago
Russia quake magnitude revised to 7.8, but tsunami “not expected” — US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 7.8 quake shook Russia, 199 kilometers east southeast of Nikol’skoye off Bering Strait, triggering…
7 years ago
US sending mixed messages on Iran nuclear deal: Zarif
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Iran is receiving "contradictory signals" from the United States administration about the fate of…
7 years ago
‘Happy’ Afghan girls compete at robotics meet after US visa woes
by Issam Ahmed Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Huddled around a small table in the halls of…
7 years ago
EU raises prospect of new sanctions against North Korea
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- European Union member countries agreed Monday to consider imposing new sanctions on North Korea after it…
7 years ago
Death toll climbs from India’s monsoon floods
[gallery link="file" columns="2" size="large" ids="177280,177271"] NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The death toll from severe monsoon flooding across India has risen to at least 76,…
7 years ago
South Korea proposes military talks with North Korea on July 21
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- South Korea proposed military talks with North Korea, the first since 2015, and a halt to…
7 years ago
Iraq starts clear-up work in Mosul’s Old City
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) -- After a long and fierce battle that finally led to the liberation of Mosul, Iraqi forces…
7 years ago
China under pressure to free dissident’s widow
by Becky Davis Agence France Presse SHENYANG, China (AFP) -- China faced international calls Friday to free the widow of…
7 years ago
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