Sixteen detained over Beirut blast: prosecutor
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Sixteen staff members at Beirut's port, the site of a massive explosion, have been detained over…
5 years ago
Asia
North Korean leader visits flood-stricken province: state media
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected flood damage in North Hwanghae province and ordered…
5 years ago
North Korea on flood alert as heavy rain kills 16 in South
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Days of heavy rain could cause flooding or landslides across North Korea, officials warned,…
5 years ago
Macron visits traumatised Lebanon after deadly mega-blast
by Jean-Marc Mojon BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron visited shell-shocked Beirut Thursday, pledging support and urging change…
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China sentences Canadian to death over drug charge
BEIJING, China (AFP -- A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death on Thursday in a ruling that could…
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Lebanon blast killed at least 137, injured 5,000: ministry
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The huge blast at Beirut port has killed at least 137 people, left dozens missing and…
5 years ago
Japan marks 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
by Philip FONG HIROSHIMA, Japan (AFP) -- Japan on Thursday marked 75 years since the world's first atomic bomb attack,…
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Anger mounts as Lebanon’s ‘Armageddon’ death toll tops 113
by Rouba el Husseini and Tony Gamal-Gabriel BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Anger mounted in Lebanon on Wednesday as rescuers searched…
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Qatar sends field hospitals to Lebanon
AL WAKRAH, Qatar (AFP ) -- Qatar began flying field hospitals and medical aid to Beirut Wednesday, AFP correspondents saw,…
5 years ago
Utter devastation as toll from Beirut monster blast tops 100
by Tony Gamal-Gabriel and Layal Abou Rahal Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut…
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