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Bus in Haiti flees accident, kills 34: officials

by Amelie BARON Agence France Presse GONAIVES, Haiti (AFP) --A bus speeding away from a hit-and-run accident plowed into dozens…

Erdogan warns Netherlands will ‘pay price’ after minister’s expulsion

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) --Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday threatened that the Netherlands would "pay a price" after expelling…

S. Korea’s impeached Park leaves Blue House: Yonhap

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's impeached ex-president Park Geun-Hye left the presidential Blue House on Sunday, two days…

Japan recalls tsunami, nuclear tragedy six years on

  by Harumi Ozawa Agence France Presse TOKYO Japan |(AFP) -- Japan paused Saturday to mark six years since a…

South Korean acting president convenes security meeting after impeachment ruling

  (Reuters) -- South Korea's acting President and Prime Minister, Hwang Kyo-ahn, convened a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on…

2 dead, several injured in pro-Park rally

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- Two President Park Geun-hye supporters were reported to have died as injured were removed by…

S. Koreans jubilant, or stunned by president’s sacking

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The rival crowds outside South Korea's constitutional court Friday for the verdict on impeached president…

Disaster training drill held in Tokyo before March 11 Fukushima anniversary

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) --About 100 people took part in a disaster training drill in downtown Tokyo on Friday (March 10),…

S. Korea’s top court upholds President Park’s impeachment

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired by the country's top court on Friday, as…

Blasts, gunfire as insurgents attack Kabul military hospital

by Emal HAIDARY Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Explosions and gunfire rattled Kabul's diplomatic district Wednesday when insurgents dressed as…

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