Former Japanese PM Nakasone dies at 101
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, an ardent conservative who worked to forge a stronger military…
4 years ago
Asia
Assad approves $9.2 billon budget
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday approved a $9.2-billion budget for his war-torn country, official media…
4 years ago
Former Maldives leader jailed for money laundering
MALE, Maldives (AFP) -- Disgraced Maldives ex-president Abdulla Yameen was sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering on…
4 years ago
North Korea fires two ‘unidentified projectiles’
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired two "unidentified projectiles" on Thursday,…
4 years ago
China threatens ‘countermeasures’ after Trump signs Hong Kong bill
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China warned Thursday that it was ready to take "firm countermeasures" against the United States after…
4 years ago
Hong Kong police enter ransacked campus after protest siege
HONG KONG, China (AFP) --Hong Kong police on Thursday entered a ransacked university campus where authorities faced off for days…
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Iraq’s deadly unrest closes roads, schools across south
KARBALA, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi anti-government protesters blocked roads in the country's south with burning tires on Wednesday, like schools…
4 years ago
18 dead after Nepal bus plunges into gorge
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- At least 18 people died after a bus skidded off a highway in Nepal and plunged…
4 years ago
Saudi crown prince visits UAE amid push to end Yemen war
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the United Arab Emirates Wednesday, as…
4 years ago
Bangladesh to shut brick kilns as air quality soars to world’s worst
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh said Tuesday it will shut hundreds of soot-belching brick kilns around its capital Dhaka as…
4 years ago
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