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Korea dog meat campaigners accused of barking up wrong tree

by Jung Ha-Won Agence France-Presse NAMYANGJU, South Korea (AFP) -- Barking at their rescuers, labradors, beagles and mongrels desperately scrambled…

North Korea preparing to launch satellite, according to report

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is preparing to launch a satellite, a Seoul newspaper said Tuesday, as…

Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The detention of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar was extended for two more weeks, a…

Super-yachts on track to smash Sydney to Hobart race record

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Six yachts including the supermaxis are on track to beat the Sydney to Hobart record, powered…

Guatemala: Jerusalem embassy move a ‘sovereign’ decision

by Edgar Calderon Agence France-Presse GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) - Guatemala on Tuesday said its decision to follow the US in moving…

Ivorian ex-minister convicted over attack that killed 18

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) - A former Ivorian minister was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for complicity in…

Golf: Els still trying to qualify after honorary Masters invite

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Four-time major winner Ernie Els clarified his status for the 2018 Masters on Tuesday, saying he…

Russia rejects concern over election ban on opposition leader

by Anna Smolchenko Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Tuesday rejected concerns that the decision to bar…

US sanctions two N. Koreans over ballistic missile program

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States sanctioned two North Korean officials on Tuesday over the development of ballistic…

‘Forgive me,’ ex-Peru leader Fujimori says after pardon protests

by Carlos Mandujano and Francisco Jara Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's ailing former leader Alberto Fujimori on…

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