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Armenia, Azerbaijan FMs hold peace talks

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AFP) - The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan have held talks in Geneva on a future peace…

Indonesia orders stadium disaster ‘perpetrators’ punished

by Marchio GORBIANO Agence France-Presse MALANG, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's government called on the country's police Monday to identify and…

Anger grows against Indonesia police over football stadium tragedy

Malang, Indonesia | AFP | by Marchio GORBIANO Anger against police mounted in Indonesia on Monday after at least 125…

Police under fire after 125 killed in Indonesia stadium stampede

  Malang, Indonesia (AFP) by Marchio Gorbiano with Dessy Sagita in Jakarta Indonesian police came under mounting criticism Sunday after…

One dead, dozens injured after quake hits Indonesia’s Sumatra

  Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Sumatra island early Saturday, according to the US Geological…

UPDATE: North Korea fires ballistic missiles, fourth time this week

      Seoul, South Korea | AFP | by Cat Barton and Kang Jin-kyu North Korea fired two ballistic…

Japan’s digital minister says he’s ready for a fight

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japan's media-savvy digital minister said Friday he's ready to take an iron-fisted approach to speed up…

Myanmar junta court sentences Australian economist, Suu Kyi to 3 years

Yangon, Myanmar (AFP) Myanmar's junta sentenced an Australian economist to three years in prison while also handing down another conviction…

Taliban fire into air to disperse women’s rally backing Iran protests

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Taliban forces fired shots into the air on Thursday to disperse a women's rally supporting protests…

Japan urges ‘stable’ China ties, 50 years after normalization

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan called Thursday for "constructive and stable" ties with China as the two sides marked 50…

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