Turkey’s Erdogan visits UAE to boost long-strained ties
by Mumen KHATIB ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday visited the United…
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Asia
Snake on a plane: AirAsia jet forced to divert
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- An AirAsia passenger plane was forced to divert and make an unscheduled landing after a…
4 years ago
Hong Kong leader says city ‘overwhelmed’ by Omicron wave
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's health facilities have been overloaded by an "onslaught" of Covid-19 infections, its leader…
4 years ago
Japan finds body of missing F-15 crewman
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's airforce said Sunday that it had recovered the body of one of two crewmen of…
4 years ago
High waves kill 10 during Indonesia beach ritual
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 10 Indonesians died after tidal waves swept away a group of people meditating…
4 years ago
Russian warship chases off US sub near Pacific islands: Moscow
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A Russian anti-submarine destroyer chased off a US submarine near the Kuril Islands, forcing it…
4 years ago
Myanmar junta to free over 800 prisoners
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta on Saturday announced an amnesty for more than 800 prisoners to mark the…
4 years ago
China gives conditional approval for Pfizer Covid pill, Paxlovid: drug regulator
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Saturday said it had given "conditional" approval for Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid…
4 years ago
Biden seizes $7 bln in Afghan assets
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)-- President Joe Biden seized $7 billion in assets belonging to the previous Afghan government on…
4 years ago
US, Asia allies meet to deepen bulwark against China
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France-Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) - The top diplomats of the United States, Australia, Japan and India…
4 years ago
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