US navy prepares allies to ‘protect navigation’ in Gulf
by Mohamad Ali Harissi On Board the RFA Cardigan Bay in the Gulf, Undefined (AFP) -- The United States is…
6 years ago
Asia
Xi pledges wider market access, free-trade deals
SHANGHAI, United States (AFP) --President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open China's economy, declaring the world must "tear…
6 years ago
Xi voices ‘high degree of trust’ in Hong Kong leader over unrest
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a "high degree of trust" in Hong Kong's unpopular leader Carrie…
6 years ago
Five wounded as knife attack caps day of Hong Kong political chaos
by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A man went on a knife rampage in Hong…
6 years ago
Iraq protests ramp up, shutting roads, offices and schools
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Protesters in Iraq's capital and the country's south shut down streets and government offices in a…
6 years ago
Merkel urges Delhi to go green amid smog emergency
by Aishwarya Kumar NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel urged greater efforts to clean up New Delhi's…
6 years ago
Thousands defy police in latest Hong Kong march
by Su Xinqi and Catherine Lai HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Thousands of protesters hit the streets of Hong…
6 years ago
Three bodies found after S. Korean helicopter crash near disputed islets
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean rescuers located three bodies believed to be among seven who went missing…
6 years ago
Malaysia rejects ‘less than $2bn’ Goldman offer over 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia rejected a compensation offer of "less than $2 billion" from Goldman Sachs for the…
6 years ago
China, US hold ‘constructive’ call on trade mini-deal
by Douglas Gillison with Jing Xuan Teng in Beijing WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Senior Chinese and US officials…
6 years ago
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