Fire engulfs World Heritage castle in Japan’s Okinawa
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A major fire ripped through a historic Japanese castle on the southern island of Okinawa…
6 years ago
Asia
Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city's overcrowded…
6 years ago
China slams US for ‘economic bullying’ of Huawei, ZTE
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Tuesday blasted as "economic bullying" a US proposal to block telecom carriers buying…
6 years ago
IS chief Baghdadi buried at sea by US military
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US officials have said the body of Islamic…
6 years ago
Rescuers hunt for missing as landslides, floods kill 10 in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Rescuers worked by hand to clear debris from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in central…
6 years ago
Death of IS chief ‘important milestone’: Netanyahu
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said US President Donald Trump's announcement of the death…
6 years ago
Iraq students join protests as pressure on government swells
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi students joined anti-government protests in Baghdad on Sunday, ramping up the street pressure on Prime…
6 years ago
IS spokesman killed in fresh north Syria raid: SDF official
AIN AL-BAYDAH, Syria (AFP) -- The Islamic State group's spokesman was killed Sunday in northern Syria, a top Kurdish official…
6 years ago
IS head Baghdadi believed dead after US strike in Syria: reports
by Omar Haj Kadour with Paul Handley in Washington Agence France Presse NEAR BARISHA, Syria (AFP) -- Jihadist supremo…
6 years ago
Rescuers hunt for missing as landslides, floods kill 10 in Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) --- Rescuers worked by hand to clear debris from a landslide triggered by heavy rains…
6 years ago
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