Cash-strapped U.N. faces huge challenges in Mosul offensive
DAQUQ, Iraq (Reuters) -- The United Nations said on Thursday (October 13) it is bracing for the world's biggest…
8 years ago
Asia
Tour bus crash kills 10 in S. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- At least 10 people were killed and seven others seriously injured after their tour bus…
8 years ago
Thailand wakes to uncertainty, grief without king Bhumibol
Thailand's people woke up on Friday to the first day in 70 years without King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a king worshipped…
8 years ago
Militants killed as three-day Indian Kashmir gunbattle ends
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - A gunbattle which lasted almost three days in Indian Kashmir ended Wednesday with the killing of…
8 years ago
Chinese, Philippine presidents to exchange views on improving bilateral relations: FM
BEIJING, China (CCTV) -- The presidents of China and the Philippines will exchange views on improving bilateral relations and deepening cooperation,…
8 years ago
Power cut to 350,000 Tokyo homes in major blackout
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo was hit by a major blackout Wednesday that temporarily knocked out power to about 350,000…
8 years ago
Thai police sting nets alleged Golden Triangle drug kingpin
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) - A controversial and colourful former guerilla fighter long accused of playing a key role in the…
8 years ago
S. Korea’s Park urges preparations for mass North defections
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Tuesday told her government to prepare for large-scale defections…
8 years ago
China raps US interventions in Asia at regional forum
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing rapped Washington Tuesday for its interventions in Asia, as tensions grow between the two powers…
8 years ago
Saudi says $60 oil ‘not unthinkable’ by year-end
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia said on Monday it was "not unthinkable" that the price of crude oil could…
8 years ago
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