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Japan court grants $4.5m bail to Carlos Ghosn

by Richard CARTER TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese court granted Carlos Ghosn bail Thursday, meaning the former Nissan boss…

North Korea’s Kim set for first summit with Putin

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for their first-ever summit…

Pompeo expects N.Korea diplomacy to be ‘bumpy’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he expected "bumpy" talks ahead with North…

51 killed, 1,000 people displaced by floods in S.Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Devastating floods in South Africa have left 51 dead and forced more than a thousand…

Saudi faces rising criticism after mass execution

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia faced worldwide criticism Wednesday for its mass execution of a group made…

Road accident kills 19 wedding guests in Nigeria

KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nineteen wedding guests in the northern Nigerian state of Jigawa died when their bus lost control…

North Korea’s Kim arrives in Russia for summit with Putin

by Anna MALPAS VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the border into Russia Wednesday for…

Saudi in mass execution of 37 convicted of ‘terrorism’

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed 37 of its citizens convicted of terrorism, three years after…

Islamic State group claims Sri Lanka suicide bombings

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a devastating series of suicide attacks…

UN says over 260 killed in Libya battle as African leaders meet

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- At least 264 people have been killed and over 1,200 wounded in weeks of fighting on…

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