Death toll rises to at least 100 after Pakistan snow, avalanches
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- Search teams found the bodies of 14 people buried by avalanches and heavy snowfall in Pakistani-administered…
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Asia
Solar-powered barge a key ‘interceptor’ for plastic waste
KLANG, Malaysia (AFP) - Patrick Lee Scooping waste from a Malaysian river to stop it reaching the sea, a solar-powered…
4 years ago
Russia’s President Putin picks little-known tax chief for prime minister
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed the little-known head of Russia's tax service Mikhail Mishustin…
4 years ago
World’s tallest tower lights up for fire-stricken Australia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, lit up Wednesday night in solidarity…
4 years ago
Prime Minister Medvedev announces resignation of Russian Cabinet
MOSCOW, January 15 (Sputnik) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told President Vladimir Putin after his address to the…
4 years ago
Russian govt in shock resignation after Putin calls for reforms
by Michael MAINVILLE Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's government resigned on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin…
4 years ago
Iran floods kill at least three: reports
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Flooding in southern Iran has killed at least three people and left hundreds of villages cut…
4 years ago
New protests as Iran makes first arrests over downed airliner
by David Vujanovic TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran announced Tuesday its first arrests over the accidental shooting down of a…
4 years ago
Huge sinkhole swallows bus, kills six in China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- An enormous sinkhole swallowed a bus and pedestrians in China, sparking an explosion, killing six people…
4 years ago
China defends barring Human Rights Watch head from Hong Kong
by Jing Xuan TENG BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Monday defended barring the head of Human Rights Watch from…
4 years ago
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