Maritime disputes loom large as US, China hold talks
by Nicolas REVISE BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Mounting tensions over South China Sea territorial rows could overshadow US-China talks in…
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International
Iraqi civilians drown fleeing Falluja as city nearly encircled
(Reuters) A boat carrying fleeing civilians across a river from the Islamic State stronghold of Falluja sank on Saturday, killing…
10 years ago
Passenger, freight trains crash in Belgium, killing three
(Reuters) A passenger train crashed into the back of a freight train in the eastern Belgian municipality of Saint-Georges-Sur-Meuse late…
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Syrian and Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo city – monitor
(Reuters) Nearly 50 air strikes hit rebel-held areas in and around the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday in…
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Philippines’ Duterte tells mining companies to ‘shape up’
Reuters) Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte warned mining companies to "shape up", as he signaled he would prefer ownership of mining…
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US journalist David Gilkey, translator killed in Afghanistan: NPR
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- American journalist David Gilkey and his Afghan translator were killed Sunday while traveling with an…
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Maritime tensions loom large as the United States and China hold talks
Beijing, China (AFP)----Mounting tensions over South China Sea territorial rows could overshadow United States-China talks in Beijing Monday, after…
10 years ago
Iran: Saudi the real ‘terrorism sponsor’
Iranian flags. (File photo) Tehran, Iran (AFP)---Tehran on Sunday dismissed its renewed blacklisting by Washington as a state sponsor…
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Paris floods ease but alerts in France’s north
by Hervé Lionnet PARIS, France (AFP) -- The rain-swollen River Seine in Paris receded after reaching its highest level in…
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Lightning strikes injure 51 at German music festival
(Reuters) At least 51 people were injured by lightning strikes at the "Rock am Ring" music festival in western Germany…
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