19 killed in Uganda fuel truck blast: police
KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) -- Nineteen people died when a fuel truck barrelled into other vehicles in a busy town in…
5 years ago
International
N. Korea’s Kim supervised ‘new weapon’ test again: KCNA
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un once again supervised a "new weapon" launch, state media…
5 years ago
China accused of using Twitter, Facebook against Hong Kong protests
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Twitter and Facebook said Monday they had uncovered a campaign by…
5 years ago
5,000 evacuated as Canary Islands wildfire rages
LOMO DEL PINO, Spain (AFP) -- A raging wildfire on the Spanish holiday island of Gran Canaria forced the evacuation…
5 years ago
Filipino, not Chinese, sailors kidnapped off Cameroon: document
DOUALA, Cameroon (AFP) -- Most of the sailors kidnapped off the Cameroon coast last week were Filipinos, not Chinese as…
5 years ago
Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand
GIBRALTAR, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The Iranian oil tanker at the center of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar…
5 years ago
‘Tiananmen Square’ crackdown in Hong Kong would harm trade deal: Trump
by Chris STEIN WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned China that carrying out a…
5 years ago
10,000 homeless after fire razes Bangladesh slum
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in…
5 years ago
Hong Kong protesters flood city streets for largest rally in weeks
by Yan ZHAO / Catherine LAI HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A sea of democracy activists flooded the streets of…
5 years ago
Sudanese celebrate transition to civilian rule
by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali and Jean-Marc Mojon Agence France Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Rapturous crowds filled the streets…
5 years ago
This website uses cookies.