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9 found dead in Japan elderly home after typhoon: police

by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Surging flood water brought by a powerful typhoon left nine people dead in an…

IS says spokesman Adnani killed in Syria’s Aleppo

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The Islamic State group said Tuesday its spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed in the Syrian…

US, India bolster ties, warn Pakistan over extremists

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - by Nicolas REVISE The United States and India urged Pakistan Tuesday to do more to counter…

Singapore Zika cases surge to 82

Singapore, Singapore (AFP) - The number of Zika cases in Singapore has surged to 82, the government said Tuesday, as…

Nepal bans Indian police couple for faking Everest climb

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Nepal has imposed a 10-year mountaineering ban on an Indian couple who faked photographs purporting to…

Strong typhoon Lionrock aims for Japan’s northeast

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A strong typhoon was on course Tuesday for a direct hit on northeastern Japan, with authorities…

‘Missile practice’ caused deadly Taiwan misfire: prosecutors

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- An unsupervised Taiwanese naval officer who decided to experiment with a missile launcher and accidentally fired…

Libyan forces push into last IS-held areas of Sirte

by Mahmud Turkia SIRTE, Libya (AFP) -- Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government on Sunday pushed into the last…

40 dead as Turkish shelling, raids hit Syrian civilians

by Layal Abou Rahal with Stuart Williams in Istanbul BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Turkish shelling and air strikes killed at…

Rebels, civilians to evacuate Syria’s Daraya under deal

DARAYA, Syria (AFP) -- Ambulances and Red Crescent vehicles entered Syria's besieged town of Daraya as thousands of rebels and…

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