South Korea expresses concern about the North’s plutonium production
The South Korean government on Wednesday (June 8) expressed concern about North Korea producing plutonium fuel for nuclear bombs. It…
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Asia
U.S., Japan, India to hold major naval drill in Western Pacific
A fleet of U.S., Japanese and Indian warships will hold a large-scale joint naval exercise over eight days from Friday…
8 years ago
CARAT Philippines with U.S. Navy formally kicks off
UNITS from the Philippine Navy and the US navy formally started on Monday the annual bilateral Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training…
8 years ago
6.3 magnitude earthquake hits off Indonesia, no tsunami alert
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea in off northern Indonesia early Wednesday, US seismologists…
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Japanese boy leaves hospital after forest ordeal
by Harumi OZAWA Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A seven-year-old boy who survived for nearly a week after being…
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11 including 7 police killed in Istanbul bomb attack: governor
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) --A bomb ripped through a Turkish police vehicle near Istanbul's historic centre Tuesday, killing seven officers and…
8 years ago
Suspect held over Jordan ‘terror attack’
by Kamal Taha with Mussa Hattar in Amman BAQAA, Jordan (AFP) -- Jordanian authorities have arrested a suspect accused of…
8 years ago
Saudi cabinet approves economic diversification plan
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- The Saudi cabinet has approved a major plan to diversify the national economy away from…
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‘Terror attack’ kills 5 Jordan intelligence agents
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- Five Jordanian intelligence agents were killed in an attack on their office in a Palestinian refugee…
8 years ago
South China Sea casts shadow over opening of key US-China talks
by Benjamin Carlson BEIJING, China (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping said China and the US needed to trust each other…
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