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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Asia
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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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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Israel battles wildfires after record heatwave
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel sent teams of firefighters and planes Thursday to contain a blaze near Jerusalem as record…
6 years ago
33 dead in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio
by Shingo ITO Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A suspected arson attack at an animation production company…
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Hong Kong’s expat police become focus of protester rage
by Jerome Taylor HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A peculiar legacy of Hong Kong's colonial past has emerged…
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Australia calls on China to let Uighur mother and son leave
by Holly Robertson SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's government on Wednesday called on China to allow an Australian child…
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