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Singapore train collision leaves 25 injured

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- At least 25 people were injured in a train collision in Singapore on Wednesday, officials said,…

China to send envoy to North Korea

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China will send a special envoy to North Korea, state media said Wednesday, after US President…

Senate panel debates US president’s nuclear authority

by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US senators probed the limits of a president's unilateral…

UPDATED: Four killed in California mass shooting

by Jocelyne Zablit Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Four people were killed and nearly a dozen…

In Saudi visit, Lebanese patriarch backs PM Hariri over resignation

by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- The head of Lebanon's Maronite church, in a historic…

Russia says May’s criticism an attempt to distract Britons

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday dismissed Prime Minister Theresa May's biting criticism, saying she was vilifying…

Mugabe’s party accuses army chief of ‘treasonable conduct’

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Zimbabwe's ruling party on Tuesday accused the army chief of "treasonable conduct" after he challenged President…

Lafarge offices searched over Syria business links

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French investigators searched the offices of French-Swiss cement maker Lafarge Tuesday, the company said, as part of an…

Iran scrambles to aid victims of killer quake

  by Siavosh Ghazi Agence France-Presse SAR-E POL-E ZAHAB, Iran (AFP) -- Thousands of Iranians on Tuesday spent a third night in…

UN condemns N. Korea for firing missiles as people starve

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN member-states on Tuesday condemned North Korea for gross human rights violations and for conducting missile…

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