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Four bodies found, two still missing after Taiwan bridge collapse

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Four bodies have been recovered from under a collapsed bridge in Taiwan, rescuers said Wednesday, as…

Hopes fade for six feared trapped after Taiwan bridge collapse

NANFANGAO, Taiwan (AFP) -- Hopes were fading late Tuesday for six missing people believed to be trapped when a bridge…

Sit-in at school of Hong Kong protester shot by police

by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hundreds of Hong Kongers staged a sit-in on Monday…

N. Korean projectile may have breached Japan’s EEZ: Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- One of the projectiles fired by North Korea early Wednesday appears to have fallen into Japan's…

N.Korea fires ‘projectiles’ after saying it will talk to US: South

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Wednesday fired "projectiles" toward the sea, South Korea's military said, a day…

Missiles, drones and tanks: China shows off military prowess

  by Ludovic Ehret and Helen Roxburgh BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China put its growing military might on full display…

Hong Kong defies China anniversary with ‘Day of Grief’ rallies and clashes

  by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Strife-torn Hong Kong on Tuesday…

One party: How communists rule in China

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's Communist Party has defied the odds to retain firm control of power for 70…

China celebrates 70 years as Hong Kong unrest looms large

  by Laurent Thomet and Helen Roxburgh BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China celebrates 70 years of Communist Party supremacy Tuesday…

Late monsoon fury kills 100 in north India

  PATNA, India (AFP) -- At least 100 people have died in northern India over the last three days in…

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