N.Korea’s Kim ordered ‘long-range strike’ drill: state media
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a "long-range strike" drill, the state news agency…
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North Korea fires projectiles: South’s military
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired a number of unidentified projectiles Thursday, the South's military said, as…
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DR Congo: Ebola claims over 1,000 lives, Guterres commits ‘whole’ UN system, to help ‘end the outbreak’
Now in its tenth month, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than…
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Around 52 million in Near East, North Africa, suffering chronic undernourishment, new UN food agency report reveals
Hunger continues to rise as conflicts and protracted crises have worsened in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA),…
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Canadian man fights China death penalty in appeal
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese court was expected to hold a hearing Thursday on a Canadian man's appeal against…
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Huawei exec vows to fight extradition to US in Canada court
by Alia DHARSSI VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) -- A top Chinese telecom executive whose arrest in Canada on a US warrant…
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Venezuela’s Maduro warns of military escalation with Colombia
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro warned Wednesday of a possible "military escalation" with neighboring Colombia after Bogota…
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Trump moves to strangle Iran economy as nuclear deal withers
by Shaun Tandon with Amir Havasi in Tehran WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tightened…
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One of two suspects in deadly US school shooting is a girl
HIGHLAND RANCH, United States (AFP) -- One of the two suspects in a Colorado school shooting that left a student…
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US storms kill one, disrupt flights
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- Flooding caused by heavy rains on Wednesday claimed one life and led to evacuations and…
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