Iraq announces start of operation to retake Fallujah
by Ammar Karim BAGHDAD , Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday announced the start of a…
8 years ago
Asia
Kerry to meet Suu Kyi as US backs Myanmar reforms
by Phyo Hein KYAW Naypyidaw, Myanmar (AFP) -- United States Secretary of State John Kerry is set to meet Myanmar's…
8 years ago
Australian and Dutch climbers die after Everest summit
Kathmandu, Nepal (AFP) -- An Australian and a Dutch mountaineer have died of altitude sickness after summitting Mount Everest, expedition…
8 years ago
Indonesia volcano eruption kills three: official
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Three people died and four others were critically injured Saturday after a highly active volcano in…
8 years ago
Five dead, thousands flee as Cyclone Roanu nears Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Cyclone Roanu was poised to make landfall in southern Bangladesh Saturday, as strong winds and heavy downpours…
8 years ago
Global growth tops agenda as G7 meeting kicks off in Japan
by Hiroshi Hiyama SENDAI, Japan (AFP) - Divisions over reigniting global growth were set to surface at the G7 in Japan Friday,…
8 years ago
EgyptAir wreckage found in Mediterranean: Egypt army
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egypt's military said its search teams found wreckage on Friday from the EgyptAir plane that crashed…
8 years ago
Hong Kong roof collapse injures three at university
HONG KONG , China (AFP) -- The roof of a building at Hong Kong's City University collapsed Friday, injuring three…
8 years ago
200,000 flee capital as Sri Lanka flood misery worsens
COLOMBO , Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lankans clambered onto rubber dinghies and makeshift rafts Friday to flee their flooded…
8 years ago
Search for MH370 likely to end by August
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The massive search for Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean is expected…
8 years ago
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