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Race for new Japan PM starts after shock resignation

  by Shingo ITO / Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The race to succeed Prime Minister…

Trump pays ‘highest respect’ to resigning Japanese PM Abe

  MANCHESTER, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump on Friday paid his "highest respect" to Japanese Prime Minister…

Iranian jailed for 9 years for beheading daughter

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- An Iranian has been sentenced to nine years in jail for beheading his teenaged daughter in…

Who could lead Japan after Abe?

  by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- As Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…

Japan’s PM Abe announces he is resigning for health reasons

  by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Miwa SUZUKI Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced…

URGENT: Japan PM Abe to resign over health problems: local media

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to announce his resignation over health issues, local media…

Japan PM to address health concerns in press conference

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) --Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will address speculation over his health at a press conference later Friday,…

Search for bodies as Afghan floods kill more than 160

CHARIKAR, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Rescue workers were searching Thursday for bodies in the debris of collapsed houses after flash floods…

China slams ‘tyrannical logic’ of US South China Sea sanctions

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Thursday slammed Washington's "tyrannical logic" over the latest US sanctions targeting Chinese expansionism in…

South Korean parliament closed over virus fears

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's parliament was shut down on Thursday and a group of lawmakers were in…

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