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IS commander ‘Omar the Chechen’ dead, US confirms

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A top Islamic State group commander known as "Omar the Chechen" is dead after suffering…

N. Korea leader orders nuclear warhead test, missile launches

by Giles HEWITT SEOUL, South korea (AFP) --  North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered an imminent nuclear warhead explosion…

1 in 3 Syrian children have known ‘nothing but a lifetime of war,’ according to UNICEF

Amman, Jordan (AFP)--One in three Syrian children have known nothing but a lifetime of war, the United Nations Children's Emergency…

China plans to build international maritime judicial center

BEIJING, China - In response to the scheduled resolution of the arbitral tribunal in the Hague, Netherlands, regarding the issue…

Japan police arrest American sailor on suspicion of rape of woman on island

Tokyo, Japan (AFP)---Japanese police said Monday they have arrested a 24-year-old American sailor on suspicion of raping a Japanese woman…

34 dead in suicide car bombing in Turkey

Ankara, Turkey (AFP)--'The death toll from a suicide car bombing at a bus stop in central Ankara on Sunday has…

US, France warn Syria regime as peace talks set to begin

by Layal Abou Rahal with Dave Clark and Fran Blandy in Paris GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Syria's warring sides gathered…

Syria peace talks set to resume amid ceasefire warnings

by Layal Abou Rahal with Dave Clark and Fran Blandy in Paris GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Syria's warring sides gathered…

3.1 quake in North Korea, South says not nuclear test

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A minor 3.1 magnitude earthquake was detected in North Korea early Monday, South Korea's state…

Suicide car bombing kills 34 in central Ankara

by Burak AKINCI ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- A suicide car bomb ripped through a busy square in central Ankara on…

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