Asia

China says US cabinet visit to Taiwan ‘endangering peace’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said Wednesday a visit by a top US cabinet member to Taiwan was endangering peace…

JUST IN: Beirut blast killed more than 100: Lebanese Red Cross

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- A huge blast at Beirut port that devastated entire neighborhoods of the city has killed more…

Israel offers bitter rival Lebanon aid after blasts

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel on Tuesday offered humanitarian aid to Lebanon, with which it is still technically at war,…

Lebanon PM says 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in port

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- About 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate were stored in the Beirut port warehouse that exploded Tuesday,…

Pompeo offers US help to Lebanon after ‘horrible tragedy’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday offered US assistance to Lebanon after Beirut was…

Like an atomic bomb: Scenes of Beirut explosions that killed at least 100, wounded thousands

  (Eagle News) -- These are just some of the scenes as provided by photos from Agence France Presse that…

UPDATED: Two huge Beirut explosions kill 78, injure thousands

by Bachir El-Khoury and Rouba El-Husseini BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Rescuers worked through the night into Wednesday after two enormous…

Disabled Gaza couple make dolls to give their children ‘decent life’

by Adel Zaanoun RAFA, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- With skilled fingers, disabled Gazan couple Nihad and Zeinab Jarboa have supported…

75 years on, Japan bomb survivors make final pleas for abolition

  by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- As Japan marks 75 years since the devastating attacks…

Unspeakable horror’: the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan this week marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic…

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