Saudi oil refinery hit by drone attack
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- A drone attack on an oil refinery in the Saudi capital caused a small fire…
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Asia
Hong Kong refugees face ‘dire’ food crisis in Covid outbreak: survey
by Holmes CHAN Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Nearly three-quarters of Hong Kong's refugees are struggling to put…
4 years ago
US says North Korea testing new ICBM system
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Two recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic…
4 years ago
Pakistan police arrest father who shot newborn daughter 5 times
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) -- A Pakistani father accused of killing his week-old daughter by shooting her five times because he…
4 years ago
Hundreds flee their homes as Indonesian volcano erupts
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) - Indonesia's Mount Merapi unleashed a torrent of hot clouds, turning the sky a fiery red, as…
4 years ago
Conservative Yoon wins tight South Korean presidential race
The opposition conservative Yoon Suk-yeol won South Korea's presidential election early Thursday, propelling a political novice and avowed anti-feminist to…
4 years ago
China to provide Ukraine about $790,000 in aid: official
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing said Wednesday it will provide war-torn Ukraine with about $790,000 in humanitarian aid, with the…
4 years ago
Israel’s president heads to Turkey in bid to rebuild ties
by Jonah Mandel JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel's president heads to Turkey Wednesday to meet his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…
4 years ago
South Korea votes in tight presidential race with inequality top concern
by Cat BARTON / Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Koreans are voting Wednesday in a tightly fought…
4 years ago
Mandatory Hong Kong Covid testing ‘not a priority’: city leader
by Xinqi SU HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's leader said Wednesday that mandatory coronavirus testing was no longer…
4 years ago
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