Huge waves surge as Typhoon Haima lands in south China
GUANGDONG, China (CCTV) -- Huge waves of more than 10-meters tall lashed the wharf in Shanwei, Guangdong Province of south China,…
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Suicide attackers kill 16 at Iraq power plant: officials
KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) -- Suicide attackers stormed the site of a power plant being built by an Iranian company in…
8 years ago
Renault-Nissan’s Ghosn to head Mitsubishi Motors
Japan (AFP) -- Carlos Ghosn, the head of Japan's number two automaker Nissan, will become chairman of struggling Mitsubishi Motors,…
8 years ago
UN to begin evacuations from Aleppo if truce holds
by Karam al-Masri ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) -- The United Nations hopes to carry out the first medical evacuations from Aleppo…
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“Baffled” US says it will seek explanation for Duterte’s comment on “separation”
A “BAFFLED" United States said it would seek an explanation from the Philippines for President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement that…
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Hong Kong in lockdown as Typhoon Haima nears
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- The usually frenetic streets of Hong Kong were deserted Friday as the city went into…
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What to expect in the fight for Mosul
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The offensive to recapture Mosul from Islamic State jihadists has so far progressed faster than…
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US, S.Korea detect another failed N. Korea missile test
by Hwang Sung-Hee SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Thursday conducted what appeared to be its second failed…
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Iraqis flee home as Mosul battle gathers steam
by W.G. Dunlop and Safa Majeed TINA, Iraq (AFP) -- Families who fled their village in the early days of…
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Thai mourners waiting to pay their respects to late king
Thursday (October 20) marks a week since Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away after 70 years on the throne.…
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