Asia

US bombers in show of force against N. Korea

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AFP) -- Two huge US strategic bombers flew over South Korea on Tuesday in a show of…

China, Russia to stage military drills in S.China Sea

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China and Russia were to start war games in the South China Sea on Monday, Beijing's…

‘Last chance’ Syria ceasefire takes effect

by Karam al-Masri and Maher al-Mounes ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) -- A US- and Russia-brokered ceasefire dubbed by Washington as maybe…

N. Korea flood death toll rises to 133 with 395 missing: UN

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - Severe flooding in a North Korean border region has killed at least 133 people with hundreds more missing, according…

N. Korea ready for another nuclear test

  Seoul, South Korea---North Korea has completed preparations for another nuclear test in a previously unused tunnel at its Punggye-ri…

Airstrikes kill scores in Syria after new truce deal

  by Rana Moussaoui with Dave Clark in Geneva BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- A barrage of airstrikes on rebel-held areas…

Kerry, Lavrov concerned after latest North Korea nuclear test

  (Reuters) -- Speaking to media after talks on the crisis in Syria in the early hours of Saturday (September…

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugee camp in Jordan

  (Reuters) -- The United Nations Refugee Agency's (UNHCR) Special Envoy Angelina Jolie called on world leaders gathering in New…

South Koreans protest against the North’s nuclear test

  (Reuters) -- South Korean conservative protesters held an anti-North Korea rally in Seoul on Saturday (September 10) to denounce…

At least 15 dead in Bangladesh factory fire

  DHAKA, Bangladesh  (AFP) -- At least fifteen people have been killed and 70 injured, many critically, in a huge fire triggered…

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