Japan court backs Tokyo bid to relocate Okinawa base
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese court on Friday approved Tokyo's plan to relocate a US military base on Okinawa in…
8 years ago
Asia
Bali tourist boat blast kills two foreigners, injures 18
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) - by Yulius Martoni An explosion on a speedboat in Bali left two foreigners dead and 18 other…
8 years ago
Strongest typhoon of the year Meranti hits Taiwan
Parts of Taiwan is brought to a standstill as the strongest typhoon of the year skirts past the island's southern…
8 years ago
4 dead, 100 injured in Pakistan train crash: officials
MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least four people were killed and more than 100 injured when two trains collided in…
8 years ago
Survival chances ‘pretty good’ for Israel’s Peres: doctor
JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) -- The chances of survival for former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres are…
8 years ago
Strongest typhoon of the year Meranti hits Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Parts of Taiwan were brought to a standstill Wednesday as the strongest typhoon of the year…
8 years ago
N. Korea says US pushing peninsula to ‘explosion’
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Wednesday accused the United States of pushing the Korean Peninsula to "the…
8 years ago
Israel ex-president Peres suffers ‘major’ stroke
by Joe Dyke with Mike Smith in Jerusalem RAMAT GAN, Israel (AFP) -- Former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner…
8 years ago
Taiwan braces for super typhoon Meranti
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) --Taiwan braced for approaching super typhoon Meranti on Tuesday, evacuating nearly 1,800 tourists from offshore islands and…
8 years ago
N. Korea floods ‘major, complex disaster’: Red Cross
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is experiencing a "major and complex disaster" the Red Cross has warned, after…
8 years ago
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