Hong Kong airport bans transit passengers from 153 countries
by Jerome TAYLOR HONG, KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong announced a ban on passengers from more than 150 nations…
4 years ago
Asia
6.6-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s Java island
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday, the United States Geological…
4 years ago
North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’ in third suspected test of the year
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile eastward, South Korean and Japanese officials said Friday,…
4 years ago
China sentences two to death for smuggling drugs to Taiwan
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese court has sentenced two people to death for attempting to smuggle 400 kilograms of…
4 years ago
‘Small fire’ in Dubai after loud blast rattles buildings
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Dubai emergency services put out a "small fire" after residents reported a loud explosion…
4 years ago
Two hospitals in China’s Xi’an closed over lockdown failures
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Two hospitals in China's locked-down city of Xi'an, including one that refused to treat an eight-month…
4 years ago
US lays out case against ‘unlawful’ China maritime claims in South China Sea
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Wednesday laid out its most detailed case yet against Beijing's…
4 years ago
US sanctions five North Koreans after missile launch
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on five North Koreans linked to the country's ballistic…
4 years ago
Putin says Russia has two weeks to prepare for Omicron wave
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Russia had two weeks to prepare for a fresh wave of…
4 years ago
North Korea’s Kim urges more ‘military muscle’ after hypersonic missile test
by Cat Barton SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of a hypersonic missile,…
4 years ago
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