Sandy Hook school evacuated over threat on anniversary of gun massacre
(AFP) -- US elementary school Sandy Hook, the scene of a horrific shooting that left 26 children and teachers dead,…
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International
China says to suspend extra tariffs on US cars, parts
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China announced Friday it will suspend extra tariffs added to US-made cars and auto parts for…
7 years ago
US-backed forces expel IS from east Syria hub
by Rouba EL HUSSEINI Agence France Prese BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Kurdish-led forces seized the Islamic State's main hub…
7 years ago
Severe tropical cyclone bears down on north Australia coast
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australians in the north east of the country are bracing for a severe tropical cyclone,…
7 years ago
Under-fire UNAIDS chief offers to resign in June
by Ben Simon Agence France-Presse GENEVE, Switzerland (AFP) -- Scandal-plagued UNAIDS head Michel Sidibe offered Thursday to resign in June,…
7 years ago
Protests in Japan as work to relocate US base resumes
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Friday resumed work to relocate a controversial US military airbase in Okinawa, prompting…
7 years ago
13 feared dead in flooded Indian ‘rat hole’ mine
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- At least 13 miners were feared dead after being trapped by flooding in an illegal…
7 years ago
With tech exec arrest, Canada squeezed between China, US
by Jacques LEMIEUX Agence France Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- The arrest of a top Chinese tech executive at the…
7 years ago
‘Peace is possible’ in Yemen: US State Department
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday praised UN-brokered talks aiming to end Yemen's…
7 years ago
Ankara train crash leaves nine dead, 86 injured
by Raziye Akkoc and Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi Agence France Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Nine people were killed and nearly 90…
7 years ago
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