22 children killed in air raid on Syria school: UNICEF
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Air strikes that hit a school in rebel-held Idlib province in northwest Syria killed 22 children…
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Top US general visits key hub in fight for Mosul
by Thomas WATKINS QAYYARAH, Iraq (AFP) -- A top US Army general on Tuesday flew in to an airbase south…
8 years ago
Islamist militants kill 58 in Pakistan police attack
by Maaz Khan QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) -- Heavily-armed Islamist militants wearing suicide vests stormed a Pakistani police academy, killing at…
8 years ago
Pakistan police academy attack ends with 44 killed
by Maaz Khan QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least 44 people were killed and more than a hundred wounded in…
8 years ago
Hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners queue to pay their respects to the late Thai king
Hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners continued to flock to the Grand Palace on Monday (October 24) the last day…
8 years ago
S. Korea’s Park opens door to future two-term presidencies
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday called for constitutional reform that could allow future…
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South Korean president says time to discuss amending constitution
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye said on Monday (October 24) it is the right time to discuss an amendment to…
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French foreign minister calls for end to Aleppo ‘massacre’
NIZIP, Turkey (AFP) --France's foreign minister urged the international community to "do everything" to end the "massacre" in the Syrian…
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Pentagon chief urges ‘isolation operation’ for IS-held Raqa
ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) -- US defence chief Ashton Carter said Sunday that an operation to isolate the Islamic State group…
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China slams ‘provocative’ US sail-by in South China Sea
BEIJING, China | AFP | -- China has slammed the US for sailing a warship near disputed territory in…
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