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North Korea link emerges in global cyberattacks

by Rob Lever / with Alice Tidey in London Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Security researchers on…

N. Korea says ‘new missile’ can carry nuclear warhead

SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea Monday celebrated the launch of what appeared to be its longest-range ballistic…

China decries protectionism in international summit attended by President Duterte and others

BEIJING, China -- President Xi Jinping criticized protectionism on Monday at a summit positioning China as a champion of globalization,…

Hong Kong ‘Snowden refugees’ face deportation

HONG KONG, China (AFP) - A group of refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are facing…

Yemen declares state of emergency over cholera outbreak

SANAA, Yemen (AFP) - Authorities in Sanaa, which is controlled by Shiite rebels, have declared a state of emergency over…

Free incubators save lives of Indonesian babies

  by Kiki Siregar Agence France-Presse BOGOR, Indonesia (AFP) - Tiny Indonesian baby Maryamah stared around from inside an incubator,…

Toshiba delays results again; warns of $8.4 billion net loss

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Troubled conglomerate Toshiba on Monday said it will delay reporting its annual earnings for the past…

North Korea says Sunday missile launch used new type of rocket

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AFP) - North Korea's latest missile launch was a successful test of a new type of rocket,…

N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North Korea on Sunday test-fired a ballistic missile, Seoul's military said, in an apparent test…

History lesson: S. Korea’s Moon scraps state textbooks

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In on Friday scrapped state-issued school history textbooks introduced by…

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