World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces resignation
by Douglas Gillison Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday he would…
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International
Threat from int’l terrorism rising, notes upcoming World Counter Terror Congress
(Eagle News) -- "The threat from international terrorism has grown over the last few years," according to the World…
7 years ago
US conducts latest South China Sea sail-by amid trade talks
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US Navy guided-missile destroyer on Monday sailed near disputed islands in the South China…
7 years ago
Gabon gov’t says ‘situation under control,’ rebels seized
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AFP) -- The government of Gabon declared that it was in control after an attempted coup by army…
7 years ago
Marshalls treat grounded Chinese vessel as ‘crime scene’
MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AFP) -- The grounding of a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel in the Marshall Islands is being treated…
7 years ago
China executes kindergarten knife attacker
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has executed a farmer who attacked several children with a knife at a kindergarten in…
7 years ago
Radicalized in jail, teen thug becomes hardened jihadist
by Matthieu DEMEESTERE Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Mehdi Nemmouche stands accused of carrying out Europe's first…
7 years ago
82 seconds of terror at Brussels’ Jewish museum
by Clément Zampa Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- A shadow creeps behind two visitors just inside the Jewish…
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Indonesia landslide death toll reaches 32: official
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 32 people were killed by a landslide in Indonesia on New Year's Eve, authorities…
7 years ago
Japan starts $9 departure tax for travelers
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Monday started levying a 1,000 yen ($9.22) departure tax on each person leaving the…
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