7 US destroyer crew missing after ship collides with Philippine-flagged container vessel off Japan
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A United States Navy destroyer collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast of…
7 years ago
Asia
100,000 civilians held by IS in Mosul Old City as ‘human shields’: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations said Friday that Islamic State group jihadists may be holding more than 100,000 Iraqi…
7 years ago
US-led coalition ‘cannot confirm’ IS chief death
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The United States-led coalition battling the Islamic State group said Friday it could not confirm the death…
7 years ago
China kindergarten blast suspect used homemade explosive device – authorities
XUZHOU CITY, China (Reuters) -- Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Xuzhou said on Friday (June 16) that the…
7 years ago
US student suffered ‘extensive’ brain damage in N. Korea
by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- Doctors treating Otto Warmbier, the United States student…
7 years ago
Russian army says may have killed IS chief: media
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The Russian army on Friday said it had struck a meeting of Islamic State leaders in…
7 years ago
China kindergarten blast was caused by bomb; suspect dead
by Matthew Knight Agence France Presse FENGXIAN, China (AFP) -- The blast that killed eight people and injured dozens outside…
7 years ago
At least seven dead, several injured in China kindergarten blast
BEIIJING, China (AFP) -- An explosion rocked a kindergarten in eastern China on Thursday, killing at least seven people and…
7 years ago
North Korea says American detainee Warmbier released on humanitarian grounds
Reuters -- North Korea said on Thursday (June 15) it had released American citizen Otto Warmbier "on humanitarian grounds" after…
7 years ago
Qatar Airways says service ‘unaffected’ by Gulf ban
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar Airways said on Wednesday that it was largely unaffected by the decision of several Arab…
7 years ago
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