Golf: After home trophy, Kapur targets Olympic glory
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Fresh from lifting an Asian Tour trophy at his home club in New Delhi, Indian golfer Shiv Kapur…
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Arriving on donkeys, Syrian war wounded seek Israeli help
by Delphine Matthieussent Agence France-Presse MOUNT HERMON,Syria (AFP) - The wounded Syrians, carried on donkeys through the pitch-black night,…
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Hot water for dinner in hunger-hit besieged Syria town
by Abdulmonam Eassa and Amer Almohibany Agence France-Presse HAMOURIA, Syria (AFP) - Manal boils water on the stove in…
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Trump says time for ‘patience’ on N. Korea is over
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The time for "strategic patience" with North Korea is over, President Donald Trump said Monday, after…
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Shelling kills 6 schoolchildren in besieged Syria rebel enclave
by Abdulmonam Eassa and Hasan Mohammed in Mesraba Agence France-Presse JISREEN, Syria (AFP) - At least six schoolchildren were…
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Texas church shooting: what we know
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, United States (AFP) -- A gunman wearing all black armed with an assault rifle opened fire on a…
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Vietnam flood toll hits 49 ahead of APEC summit
HOI AN, Vietnam (AFP) -- At least 49 people have died after Typhoon Damrey slammed into central Vietnam, disaster officials said Monday, as…
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China’s military ordered to pledge total loyalty to Xi
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's military has been ordered to pledge absolute loyalty to President Xi Jinping while a paramilitary…
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For Amazon tribe, rainforest is a whole world
by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse Waiãpi, Brazil (AFP) -- When Japarupi Waiapi looks into the dense foliage of the Amazon rainforest, he…
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Asian markets fall on Trump and China bank warnings
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian stocks mostly fell Monday morning, as US President Donald Trump lashed out at "not…
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