Hostage taker shot dead at Moscow bank
MOSCOW , Russia (AFP) -- Russian special forces on Wednesday shot dead a man who had taken hostages at a…
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International
Chinese jets conduct ‘unsafe’ intercept of US spy plane: Pentagon
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Two Chinese fighters have conducted an "unsafe" intercept of a US spy plane in…
10 years ago
One dead as aftershocks shake quake-weary Ecuador
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA QUITO , Ecuador (AFP) -- Two strong aftershocks killed one person and injured 85 Wednesday as…
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Protests in Hong Kong as top China official visits
by Aaron TAM Dennis CHONG HONG KONG , China (AFP) -- Hong Kong protesters angry at a visit by a…
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China’s Xi calls for Marxism and intellectual loyalty
BEIJING , China (AFP) -- China's Communist Party must ensure that philosophy and social science "unequivocally uphold" Marxist principles, President…
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Ecuador struck by 6.7 magnitude quake: USGS
QUITO , Ecuador (AFP) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Moment magnitude scale struck Ecuador early Wednesday, one month…
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Rescuers find 16 bodies after Sri Lanka landslides
COLOMBO , Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Rescue workers on Wednesday recovered the bodies of 16 villagers buried in landslides in…
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Trump would speak to N.Korean leader: report
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would speak with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un,…
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Crisis for S. Korea shipbuilders as golden age fades
by Jung Ha-Won SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) -- After more than a decade of global dominance, South Korea's shipbuilders…
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Zhang Dejiang: economics student to Chinese potentate
BEIJING , China (AFP) -- Top Chinese Communist Zhang Dejiang, currently visiting Hong Kong, studied economics in North Korea and…
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