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Trump panel recommends guns in schools to keep US students safe

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A safety panel set up by US President Donald Trump in the wake of…

Trump signals retreat on wall funding, but shutdown threat remains

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump backed off his demand for $5…

Thousands flee cyclone on India’s east coast

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- A powerful cyclone left one person dead and forced thousands to flee their homes on…

S. Korea foundation scraps award for Suu Kyi

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- One of South Korean largest human rights groups will strip Myanmar's de facto leader Aung…

New Maldives leader secures $1.4bn from ‘closest friend’ India

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The new Maldives president, seen as closer to the West and India than his predecessor,…

No one can ‘dictate’ to China what it should, shouldn’t do: Xi

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday to push ahead with China's "reform and opening up" but warned…

Hopes fade for 13 miners trapped in flooded Indian coal pit

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Hope has all but faded for 13 miners trapped deep underground four days ago when…

Washington careens toward government shutdown with no deal in sight

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An intensifying spending standoff sent US lawmakers scrambling Monday…

Fire at Mumbai hospital kills six, injures over 100

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- At least six people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire engulfed a…

EU agrees to cut emissions from new cars by 37 percent by 2030

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- European Union members and the European Parliament on Monday agreed to slash carbon dioxide emissions from new…

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