More US sanctions on Turkey if no ceasefire: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States is prepared to ratchet up economic pressure on Turkey if it does…
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Asia
Hong Kong protest leader left bloodied in street attack
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A leading face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement was rushed to hospital covered in blood…
6 years ago
Qatar to end controversial migrant worker restrictions
by Gregory Walton DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar announced plans Wednesday to scrap key aspects of its controversial "kafala" labor…
6 years ago
Turkey defiant on Syria offensive as US demands ceasefire
by Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi with Nazeer al-Khatib in Ras al-Ain CEYLAPINAR, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its…
6 years ago
Japan allocates millions in aid for typhoon-hit regions
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government said Wednesday it would set aside millions of dollars to help areas devastated…
6 years ago
UPDATED: Clean-up, rescue efforts in Japan as typhoon toll nears 70
by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) --Rescuers in Japan worked into a third day on Tuesday in an increasingly desperate…
6 years ago
Trump: US troops leaving Syria will ‘remain in region’ to prevent IS revival
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Monday that US troops withdrawing from Syria would remain in the…
6 years ago
UPDATED: Japan searches for survivors as Typhoon Hagibis death toll hits 56
by Shingo ITO / Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of rescuers worked…
6 years ago
Attempts to split China risk ‘smashed’ bodies: Xi
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping has warned that any attempts to split China would result in "bodies smashed…
6 years ago
Kurds announce deal with Damascus as Turkey pushes deep into Syria
by Delil Souleiman QAMISHLI, Syria (AFP) -- Syria's Kurds on Sunday announced a groundbreaking deal with Damascus on a Syrian…
6 years ago
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