Hong Kong clashes rage on university campus and business district
by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters fought intense battles with riot…
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International
Johnson sends 100 troops to help UK flood victims
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday the army would deploy 100 troops in northern…
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Huge fire at Kenya hospital forces evacuation of 100 patients
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- A massive fire at the oldest hospital in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa forced the…
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51 children injured in chemical attack at China kindergarten
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- More than 50 people, mostly children, were injured by a man who broke into a…
6 years ago
Australians trapped by bushfires told ‘too late to leave’
by Daniel DE CARTERET / with Holly Robertson in Winmalee HILLVILLE, Australia (AFP) -- Dozens of fires fanned by gale-force…
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Morales leaves for Mexico as Bolivia military pledges to tackle violence
by Francisco JARA LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Evo Morales left Bolivia Monday for Mexico, which has granted him political…
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Protesters hit Hong Kong commute as western powers urge restraint
by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong protesters struck the city's transport network for…
6 years ago
15 dead as trains collide in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least 15 people were killed and 58 others injured when two trains collided in eastern…
6 years ago
Jimmy Carter hospitalized for procedure after recent falls: statement
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Former US president Jimmy Carter was hospitalized on Monday for a procedure necessitated by a…
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Australia readies for ‘catastrophic’ bushfires
by Holly ROBERTSON / with Daniel de Carteret in Taree, New South Wales WINMALEE, Australia (AFP) -- Thousands of firefighters…
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