Iraq market suicide bombing claimed by IS kills nearly 30 on eve of Eid holiday
by Salam Faraj and Ammar Karim BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- The Islamic State group claimed responsibility early Tuesday for a…
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Asia
Saudis wanting to travel need two Covid jabs: official
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Any Saudi citizen wishing to travel abroad will be required to have had two doses…
4 years ago
Coronavirus hits Olympic Village for first time
by Talek HARRIS Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The chief of the Tokyo Olympics tried to reassure…
4 years ago
75 children killed, around 1,000 detained since Myanmar coup: UN experts
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Dozens of children have been killed and hundreds arbitrarily detained in Myanmar since a coup…
4 years ago
Virus cluster at Japan hotel hosting Brazilian Olympians
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- At least eight staff at a Japanese hotel hosting Brazil's Olympic judo team have tested…
4 years ago
Singapore unveils one of world’s biggest floating solar farms
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore Wednesday unveiled one of the world's biggest floating solar power farms, covering an area the…
4 years ago
UAE opens Israel embassy after normalization deal
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) -- The United Arab Emirates opened an embassy in Israel Wednesday, housed in Tel Aviv's new…
4 years ago
13 killed, including 9 Chinese nationals, in Pakistan bus blast: officials
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) -- Nine Chinese workers were among 13 people killed on Wednesday when a blast on a bus…
4 years ago
US pushes ASEAN to hold Myanmar accountable on coup
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US has "deep concerns" about the situation in Myanmar following February's coup, urging the…
4 years ago
Covid case cuts short Singapore ‘cruise to nowhere’
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- An ocean liner on a "cruise to nowhere" was forced to make an earlier-than-scheduled return to…
4 years ago
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