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N.Korea’s Kim heads to Russia for Putin summit: KCNA

by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departed for Russia Wednesday for a first…

Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocks NE India: USGS

NEW DELHI, United States (AFP) -- A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh early Wednesday, the…

Toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 310: police spokesman

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- The toll from a string of deadly suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka has risen…

Bodies of three mountaineers found in Canada

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- The bodies of three world-renowned professional mountaineers -- two Austrians and an American -- were found…

UPDATE: Colombia mudslide death toll rises to 28

ROSAS, Colombia (AFP) -- The number of dead from a mudslide that buried houses in southwestern Colombia has risen to…

N. Korea confirms Kim ‘soon’ to visit Russia: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will "soon" visit Russia for his first summit with…

Trump calls Sri Lanka PM to express condolences over attacks

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump called Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday to express…

Sri Lanka imposes state of emergency after attacks blamed on Islamists

by Poornima Weerasekara in Colombo and Peter Hutchison in Negombo COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka on Tuesday imposed…

From comic to commander-in-chief: Ukraine comedian with no political experience wins presidency in landslide

  by Oleksandr SAVOCHENKO Agence France Presse KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine's election has catapulted Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old standup comedian…

North Korea’s Kim heads to Russia to revive old friendship

  by Sebastien BERGER in Pyongyang / Claire LEE in Seoul Agence France Presse PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) -- On…

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