S. Korea ferry salvage workers may have found human remains: maritime ministry
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Salvage workers who raised South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry may have found the remains of…
8 years ago
Asia
Kremlin critic Navalny gets 15 days in jail after protest
by Maria PANINA and Gabrielle TETRAULT-FARBER Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced…
8 years ago
Singaporean couple jailed for starving Philippine maid
by Toh Ting Wei Agence France-Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) - A Singapore couple who starved their Philippine maid until she…
8 years ago
Troops evict opposition MPs from Maldives parliament
MALÉ, Maldives (AFP) - Security forces physically ejected protesting MPs from the Maldives parliament Monday in chaotic scenes during a failed…
8 years ago
Eight killed, 40 injured after avalanche hits ski slopes in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- An avalanche Monday killed seven Japanese high school students and a teacher on a mountain-climbing outing,…
8 years ago
China’s drug problem expanding: government
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China’s drug problem is severe and growing, the government said Monday, with particularly sharp rises in…
8 years ago
UPDATED: Six high school students feared dead in avalanche at Japan ski resort
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Six high school students were feared dead Monday after they were engulfed by an avalanche while…
8 years ago
South Korea prosecutors to seek arrest of ex-president Park
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Prosecutors in South Korea will seek an arrest warrant for ousted president Park Geun-Hye, they…
8 years ago
Erdogan urges quick EU decision on membership bid
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday it would be "easier" if the EU blocked Ankara's…
8 years ago
Opposition leader among hundreds arrested at Moscow protest
by Anna MALPAS and Germain MOYON Agence France Presse MOSCOW , Russia (AFP) -- Hundreds of people including top Kremlin…
8 years ago
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