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More than 300 dead in Afghanistan flash floods: WFP

By Atif Aryan with Pascale Trouillaud in Kabul LAQAYI,AFGHANISTAN, Afghanistan, May 11, 2024 (AFP) - LAQAYI,AFGHANISTAN, Afghanistan, May 11, 2024…

N. Korea hackers stole data from S. Korea court computers: police

SEOUL, May 11, 2024 (AFP) - North Korean hackers stole sensitive data, including individuals' financial records, from a South Korean…

China hospital attack leaves two dead, 21 wounded

BEIJING, May 7, 2024 (AFP) - Two people were dead and 21 wounded after a man went on a stabbing…

Philippines won’t use water cannon on Chinese ships: Marcos

MANILA, May 6, 2024 (AFP) - President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday the Philippines would not respond in kind to China's…

Japan urges 400 to evacuate northern city over forest fire

  TOKYO, May 5, 2024 (AFP) - More than 400 residents in northern Japan were urged to evacuate on Sunday…

Seoul spy agency warns N. Korea plotting attacks on embassies

SEOUL, May 3, 2024 (AFP) - South Korea's spy agency said Friday that Pyongyang was plotting "terrorist" attacks targeting Seoul's…

Abandoned homes in Japan surge to almost 4 million

The number of abandoned homes in Japan has soared to almost four million over the last 20 years, government data…

US accuses Russia of using ‘chemical weapon’ in Ukraine

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2024 (AFP) - The US State Department accused Russia Wednesday of having used a chemical weapon against…

At least 24 people killed in south China road collapse

By Matthew WALSH BEIJING, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - At least 24 people died after part of a highway collapsed…

Six dead in Vietnam timber plant blast: reports

  Six people were killed and seven injured in an explosion at a timber factory in southern Vietnam on Wednesday,…

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