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Turkey arrests 12 in bid to identify female bomber: report

ANKARA , Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish police on Thursday arrested 12 suspects as they stepped up efforts to identify a…

JAL, ANA flying high on healthy travel demand

TOKYO , Japan (AFP) -- All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) announced robust annual profits on Thursday, thanks…

S. Korea says North failed with second mid-range missile test

  by Jung Ha-Won SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Thursday tried and failed in what appeared…

Breaking News : Apparent N. Korea mid-range missile launch failed again: South

SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Thursday tried and appeared to have failed a second attempt to…

Yemen suicide bomber targets Aden police chief

ADEN , Yemen (AFP) -- A suicide bomber targeted the police chief of Yemen's second city Aden on Thursday in…

NY seeks to shield Ecuadorans from deportation after earthquake

NEW York, United States (AFP) -- The United States should grant a special protected status to undocumented Ecuadoran immigrants so…

N. Korea video appeal by family of ‘kidnapped’ daughter

SEOUL,South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has released a video appeal by the parents of one of 12 waitresses that…

Yen soars as BoJ holds off fresh stimulus, delays inflation target

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The yen soared against the dollar Thursday after the Bank of Japan surprised markets by holding…

Philippines’ Aquino vows to ‘neutralize’ Abu Sayyaf kidnappers

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed Wednesday to launch a military assault aimed at "neutralizing" Abu Sayyaf…

South Korea says another North Korean nuclear test appears imminent

  South Korea's Unification Ministry said on Wednesday (April 27) that a North Korean nuclear test appeared imminent as the…

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