Eight killed after violence breaks out at India farmer protest
LUCKNOW, India (AFP) -- At least eight people were killed in northern India Sunday after clashes broke out at a…
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Asia
Taiwan rebukes China over record fighter jet incursion
by Amber WANG Agence France Presse TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan accused Beijing of bullying and damaging regional peace Saturday…
4 years ago
Russia posts record virus deaths for fourth straight day
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Friday reported a high for coronavirus deaths for a fourth day running as infections…
4 years ago
Japan’s Princess Mako to marry after delay and controversy
by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- After years of controversy, Japan's Princess Mako will marry this month, but she…
4 years ago
Sri Lanka lifts virus lockdown, retains night curfew
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka on Friday lifted a near six-week lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus…
4 years ago
N. Korea test-fires anti-aircraft missile: state media
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has test-fired a "newly developed" anti-aircraft missile, the latest in a string of…
4 years ago
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid opens Israeli embassy in Bahrain
MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP) -- Israel's top diplomat Yair Lapid opened the Jewish state's embassy in Bahrain Thursday, a year after…
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Over 2,000 health facilities shuttered in Afghanistan: Red Cross
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Afghanistan's health system is on the verge of collapse, a top Red Cross official warned Thursday,…
4 years ago
Kim’s sister gets post on top North Korean body
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister has been appointed to the country's top…
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N. Korea’s Kim condemns US dialogue offer as ‘facade’: state media
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned a US offer of dialogue as a "facade",…
4 years ago
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