UN says both Koreas broke armistice in DMZ shooting
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- An exchange of gunfire between North and South Korean forces in the Demilitarized Zone dividing…
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Asia
Saudi Arabia to end virus curfew from June 21
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia will end its nationwide coronavirus curfew from June 21, except in the holy…
6 years ago
Hong Kong leader tries to reassure investors rattled by China law
by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- China's plans to impose a new security law on…
6 years ago
Japan lifts coronavirus emergency but urges caution
by Natsuko FUKUE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan lifted a nationwide state of emergency over the…
6 years ago
Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China security law proposal
by Yan ZHAO / Xinqi SU Agence France Presse Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of…
6 years ago
Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash that killed 97
by Ashraf KHAN Agence France Presse KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) -- One of the two people to survive a plane…
6 years ago
97 dead, 2 survivors from Pakistan plane crash: health ministry
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) -- Ninety-seven people were killed and two survived when a passenger plane crashed into homes in…
6 years ago
Hong Kong security proposal submitted to China legislature
PEKIN, China (AFP) -- A proposal to enact new Hong Kong security legislation was submitted to China's rubber-stamp on Friday,…
6 years ago
China has made ‘major strategic achievements’ against virus: premier
PEKIN, China (AFP) -- China has made "major strategic achievements" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak, Premier Li Keqiang…
6 years ago
Cyclone toll hits 95 as Bangladesh and India start mopping up
by Sam Jahan with Sailendra Sal in Kolkata SATKHIRA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday…
6 years ago
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