North Korea fires short-range ‘projectiles’ into sea: Seoul
by Claire LEE North Korea launched unidentified projectiles into the sea Saturday, the South Korean military said, in what could…
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Cyprus justice minister resigns over public outcry on gov’t response to serial killings; victims included Filipina OFWs
by Charlie Charalambous Agence France Presse NICOSIA , Cyprus (AFP) -- Cyprus Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said he resigned…
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India races to evacuate coast before monster storm hits
by Samarenda Raut BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) -- Indian and Bangladesh authorities raced Friday to complete the evacuation of more than…
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Maduro exhorts Venezuela military to fight ‘any coup plotter’
by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday called on the armed forces to oppose…
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US attorney general no-show at House hearing, Democrats fume
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- America's top law enforcement officers refused to appear before Congress Thursday to explain his handling…
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Film on Catholic priests using nuns as ‘sex slaves’ pulled
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A hit documentary about how some Catholic priests allegedly abused nuns in different parts of the…
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780,000 evacuated in India ahead of major cyclone
BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) -- Nearly 800,000 people in India's eastern coastal districts have been evacuated ahead of the expected arrival…
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One dead, 46 hurt in Venezuela May Day clashes
by Alexander MARTINEZ / Esteban ROJAS CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- May Day clashes between opposition supporters and Venezuela's armed forces…
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Abe ready to meet N. Korea’s Kim ‘unconditionally’: media
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "unconditionally"…
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India braces for cyclone, puts navy on alert
BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) -- India deployed emergency personnel Wednesday and ordered the navy on standby as it braced for an…
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