US-led warplanes hit Syria forces
by Rouba El Husseini Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- United States-led warplanes hit a pro-regime convoy in Syria…
7 years ago
Asia
China and Argentina to expand energy collaboration
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang met with Argentina's president Mauricio Macri in Beijing on…
7 years ago
Japan restarts another reactor
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - A Japanese utility on Wednesday switched on a nuclear reactor, the latest to come back in…
7 years ago
Media reports say Japanese princess Mako to be engaged
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Kei Komuro, who is set to be engaged to Japanese princess Mako, spoke to reporters on…
7 years ago
UN Security Council weighs tightening sanctions on North Korea
by Carole Landry Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United Nations Security Council met behind closed…
7 years ago
Turkey brings back Ottoman sports to revive past glory
by Gokan GUNES Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Brandishing their javelins and letting out a bloodcurdling war cry, the…
7 years ago
Putin the piano man plays Soviet-era tunes in Beijing
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Russia has shown off President Vladimir Putin as action man -- bare-chested horse rider, black-belt judoka…
7 years ago
South Korea, US to hold Washington summit in June
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - South Korea's left-leaning new leader Moon Jae-In will travel to the United States for a…
7 years ago
South Korean president orders temporary closure of old coal-fired power plants to mitigate air pollution
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited a primary school in Seoul on Monday (May 15)…
7 years ago
Russia’s Putin speaks about Syrian Kurds, cyber attacks
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- President Vladimir Putin said on Monday (May 15) that Russia saw no need to arm the…
7 years ago
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