N. Korea accuses South of abducting more restaurant staff
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has again accused the South of "premeditated" abduction, following the latest defection of…
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International
Obama lauds US military as history’s greatest, but is it true?
by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Like many patriotic, flag-pin wearing American politicians before him, President Barack Obama…
10 years ago
Seven-year-old boy missing in Japan forest found alive: officials
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A seven-year-old boy missing since his parents abandoned him in a bear-inhabited forest in northern Japan…
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Vietnam war dead return to Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The remains of Australian troops killed in the Vietnam War and their families were returned to…
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Four found dead in floods in France, Germany
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Four bodies were found floating in homes in France and Germany Wednesday in flash floods that…
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Citizen rage puts Rome on track for first female mayor
by Olivier BAUBE Angus MACKINNON ROME, Italy (AFP) -- "Bread and circuses" was the formula that ancient Rome's rulers hoped…
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Murder-suicide triggers lockdown at California campus
by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Two men died Wednesday in a murder-suicide at the University of…
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Signals detected from EgyptAir black box
by Maram Mazen CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- A French navy vessel using deep-water listening devices has detected signals from one…
10 years ago
‘At least 10’ dead in jihadist attack on Mogadishu hotel
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- At least 10 people, including two lawmakers, were killed in a car bomb and gun attack…
10 years ago
6.5-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Indonesia: USGS
PADANG, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Thursday, US seismologists said, but…
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