Monsoon toll tops 650 as rains unleash flood fury in South Asia
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Severe floods and lightning have claimed the lives of more than 650 people across India,…
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Iran announces arrests, death sentences as CIA spy ring busted
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iranian authorities said on Monday that security agencies had arrested 17 suspects and sentenced some of…
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Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters
by Jerome TAYLOR / Elaine YU HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Anger soared in Hong Kong on Monday over a…
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Japan’s Abe claims victory in upper house election
by Shingo ITO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed victory Sunday for his ruling coalition in the upper house election…
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Iran probes seized UK-flagged tanker, Britain to hold emergency meeting
by Amir Havasi TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran warned Sunday that the fate of a UK-flagged tanker it seized in…
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Tear gas and rubber bullets fired as Hong Kong returns to chaos
by Jerome TAYLOR / Elaine YU HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong descended into chaos Sunday night as riot…
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Death toll climbs to 15 after China gas plant blast
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a gas plant in central China…
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Japan police identify suspect in Kyoto anime studio ‘arson attack’
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The horrifying fire at a renowned anime firm which killed dozens in Kyoto is being…
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Shock and grief as details come out on Japan fire that killed dozens at anime company
by Quentin TYBERGHIEN Agence France Presse KYOTO, Japan (AFP) -- Details emerged Friday of the horrifying blaze that ripped…
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Deadly Kyoto fire: What we know
by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at an animation production firm in…
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