China calls on US to bar transit of Taiwan president
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has urged Washington to block the president of Taiwan from passing through the US, after…
8 years ago
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Aleppo ‘Twitter girl’ safe after family flees army advance
ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) -- A seven-year-old Syrian girl whose Twitter account from Aleppo gained international attention has fled her home…
8 years ago
Merkel says situation in Aleppo is a ‘disgrace’ for West
ESSEN, Germany (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday it was a "disgrace" that the international community had been…
8 years ago
Updated: At least 25 dead in Indonesian earthquake: official
by Chaideer Mahyuddin Agence France Presse BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 25 people died and dozens were feared trapped…
8 years ago
21,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar: IOM
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) - by Shafiqul ALAM More than 20,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks, humanitarian officials…
8 years ago
S. Korea Park says she will accept impeachment, hedges resignation
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye said Tuesday she would accept the result of a looming…
8 years ago
Mass grief as India political star Jayalalithaa dies
by Claire COZENS CHENNAI, India (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of mourners filed past the coffin of the Indian politician…
8 years ago
Chinese media offer stern warning to ‘rookie’ Trump
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Donald Trump is a "diplomatic rookie" who must learn not to cross Beijing on issues like…
8 years ago
Abe to make first Pearl Harbor visit by Japan leader
by Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to become the first Japanese leader to visit…
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Japanese navy veteran recalls Pearl Harbor 75 years on
by Shingo ITO OSAKA, Japan (AFP) -- Navy aircraft mechanic Kuniyoshi Takimoto watched as Japanese planes roared off the aircraft…
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