Tokyo votes to elect new governor after scandals
by Harumi OZAWA Tokyo, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo residents voted Sunday for a new governor tasked with preparing for the…
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Erdogan tells West ‘mind your own business’ as journalists jailed
by Stuart WILLIAMS Raziye AKKOC ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday told the EU and…
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China, Russia to hold joint exercises in S China Sea: Beijing
by Ludovic EHRET BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China and Russia will hold joint naval exercises in the South China Sea…
8 years ago
Indonesia rejects international pleas to halt executions
CILACAP, Indonesia (AFP) - by Muhammad Azka Indonesia on Thursday rejected mounting international pressure and desperate pleas from relatives to halt…
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Hawaiian Airlines makes another emergency landing in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Hawaiian Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Tokyo, its second such incident in Japan…
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N. Korea warned of ‘real consequences’ over weapons programme
VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) - The United States warned North Korea Tuesday that it faces "real consequences" over its internationally condemned nuclear and…
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19 killed in knife attack on Japan disabled centre: firefighters
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- At least 19 people were killed in Japan when a knife-wielding man went on a rampage at…
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15 dead in knife attack on Japan disabled care center: media
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Some 15 people died and 45 were injured at a care center for the disabled in…
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Southeast Asian foreign ministers meet with Chinese counterpart
Southeast Asian foreign ministers met with their Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Monday (July 25) in an Association of Southeast…
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China’s top diplomat meets U.S. security advisor Rice
China's state councillor Yang Jiechi met U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice in Beijing on Monday (July 25). Yang and…
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