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North Korea celebrates founding anniversary of International Taekwondo Federation

North Korea held a meeting on Wednesday (June 15) in Pyongyang to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding International…

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by Kyoko Hasegawa TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The governor of Tokyo resigned Wednesday over spending public money on lavish…

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(REUTERS) A Chinese observation ship shadowed the powerful U.S. aircraft carrier, John C. Stennis, in the Western Pacific on…

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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's governor submitted his resignation on Wednesday after being criticized over lavish personal spending and faced…

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(Reuters) The U.S. Navy's Third Fleet will send more ships to East Asia to operate outside its normal theater alongside…

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U.S. Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) at the Department of Homeland Security, Suzanne Spaulding and…

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OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- The Abu Sayyaf was on Monday accused of murdering a Canadian hostage abducted nearly nine months…

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OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- The Canadian government said Monday it was investigating reports that one of its nationals kidnapped by…

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United Nations, United States---Israel on Monday was elected to chair a United Nations committee for the first time in the…

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BEIJING , China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called his US counterpart Barack Obama on Monday to express "deep…

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