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Israel targets Hamas sites in Gaza after rocket fire: army

JERUSALEM , Israel (AFP) -- Israeli aircraft targeted two Hamas sites in southern Gaza early Saturday in response to a…

US asks for Seoul’s bottom line on peace talks with North: report

SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) -- Top US intelligence official James Clapper asked South Korean officials during a recent visit…

50 mass graves uncovered in ex-IS territory in Iraq: UN

UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) -- More than 50 mass graves have been discovered in territory formerly controlled by Islamic…

17 Hong Kong Airlines passengers injured in Indonesia turbulence

DENPASAR , Indonesia (AFP) -- Seventeen passengers were injured Saturday when a Hong Kong Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over…

Truce in Syria’s Aleppo extended for 72 hours

by Karam al-Masri ALEPPO , Syria (AFP) -- A temporary truce in the Syrian battleground city of Aleppo was extended…

Fresh signs N. Korea readying nuclear test: US think-tank

SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) -- Analysis of recent satellite images suggests North Korea may be moving forward with preparations…

Japan ambassador takes veiled swipe at Trump’s ‘America First’ stance

(REUTERS)  Japan's ambassador to the United States weighed in on the U.S. presidential election debate on Friday by arguing against…

Think Tank: Images show possible preparations for NOKOR nuclear test

  (REUTERS)  A U.S. think tank said on Friday that commercial satellite images it had obtained of North Korea's nuclear…

Kim Jong-Un hails N. Korea’s nuclear power status at party congress

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) - by Simon MARTIN Kim Jong-Un opened North Korea's first ruling party congress for nearly 40…

Israel hits Gaza after mortar fire across border

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Israeli aircraft struck a Hamas facility in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday after…

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