Taiwan swears in Tsai Ing-wen as first female president
TAIPEI , Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan swore in Tsai Ing-wen as its first female president Friday as relations with rival…
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Asia
China rejects US claim of ‘unsafe’ spy plane intercept
BEIJING ,China (AFP) -- Beijing on Thursday rejected Pentagon accusations that a Chinese aircraft made an "unsafe" intercept of a…
8 years ago
Bangladesh demands return of stolen bank funds from Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippines must immediately return millions of dollars recovered from a high-profile hacking theft, Bangladesh's ambassador…
8 years ago
India’s ruling party claims first northeastern state
NEW DELHI , India (AFP) -- India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party claimed victory in Assam elections Thursday, marking the first…
8 years ago
Environmentalists protest ahead of G7 meeting in Japan
Environmental and human rights groups gathered in front of the Ministry of Finance in Tokyo on Thursday (May 19), demanding…
8 years ago
EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo disappears from radar: airline
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 69 people on board has vanished from radar,…
8 years ago
Myanmar and Philippines representatives arrive in Sochi for ASEAN summit
Myanmar President Htin Kyaw and Philippines Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo arrived on Wednesday (May 18) in the Black…
8 years ago
Car bomb, clashes with IS kill 32 Libya unity govt forces: military
TRIPOLI , Libya (AFP) -- Thirty-two fighters loyal to Libya's unity government were killed in clashes with Islamic State group…
8 years ago
Hostage taker shot dead at Moscow bank
MOSCOW , Russia (AFP) -- Russian special forces on Wednesday shot dead a man who had taken hostages at a…
8 years ago
Protests in Hong Kong as top China official visits
by Aaron TAM Dennis CHONG HONG KONG , China (AFP) -- Hong Kong protesters angry at a visit by a…
8 years ago
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