Bangladesh factories ordered shut to save key river
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) - Sam JAHAN Bangladesh's high court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka's…
4 years ago
Asia
China warns virus could mutate, spread as death toll rises
by Beiyi SEOW Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A new virus that has killed nine people, infected hundreds and…
4 years ago
Forming a new government in Lebanon: What’s the snag?
by Hashem Osseiran and Bachir El-Khoury Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanon is facing its worst economic crisis since…
4 years ago
Hundreds wounded in weekend of Lebanon clashes
by Rouba El-Husseini and Tony Gamal-Gabriel BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanese anti-riot police dispersed stone-throwing protesters with tear gas in…
4 years ago
S. Korea confirms first case of SARS-like virus from China
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Monday confirmed its first case of the SARS-like virus that is spreading…
4 years ago
UPDATED: China reports SARS-like virus spreads across country, nearly 140 new cases
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- BEIJING, China (AFP) --China on Monday reported a mysterious SARS-like virus had spread across the country,…
4 years ago
Trump backers and critics clash as impeachment trial nears
by Brian KNOWLTON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump's defenders and supporters skirmished over the airwaves on Sunday a…
4 years ago
6.0 quake shakes China’s Xinjiang
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit a remote area of northwest China's Xinjiang region late Sunday, the…
4 years ago
More than 100 killed in Yemen missile, drone attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- More than 100 people were killed and dozens wounded in a missile and drone…
4 years ago
Bodies of Ukrainian victims of downed plane repatriated from Iran
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- The flag-draped coffins of the 11 Ukrainians who died in a plane mistakenly shot down…
4 years ago
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