Shallow 5.9 earthquake hits northwestern Iran: USGS
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Iran early Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.…
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Asia
Mainland Chinese student jailed in Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A student from mainland China arrested at a Hong Kong democracy protest was sentenced on…
6 years ago
China imposes curfew on minors in gaming crackdown
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has imposed a curfew to limit the time spent by children playing games online,…
6 years ago
Four tourists among 8 wounded in Jordan stabbing
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- Eight people, including four tourists, were wounded in a knife attack on Wednesday at the famed…
6 years ago
Hundreds protest corruption in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Hundreds protested in front of Kuwait's parliament on Wednesday evening against the state's perceived unwillingness…
6 years ago
Erdogan, Trump announce Washington talks on November 13
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to the United States next week to meet Donald Trump,…
6 years ago
15 killed in suspected rebel attacks in Thailand’s south
by Tuwaedaniya MERINGING with Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI in Bangkok Agence France Presse YALA, Thailand (AFP) -- At least fifteen people…
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Xi, Macron unite on climate after US withdraws from Paris pact
by Jérôme RIVET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron…
6 years ago
DFA warns Filipinos vs fake visa processing services directed at “irregular immigrants” in Korea
(Eagle News) -- The Department of Foreign Affairs has warned Filipinos against fake visa processing services directed at "irregular immigrants."…
6 years ago
Turkey says, it captured sister of dead IS leader
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish forces in northern Syria have detained a sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of…
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