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Trump abandons controversial census change that could affect Filipinos living in US

  US President Donald Trump's government on Tuesday gave up a controversial attempt to put a question about citizenship on…

14 crew killed in fire on Russian sub

by Marina LAPENKOVA Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Fourteen Russian seamen have died in a fire on a…

Collapsed wall kills 22 in Mumbai monsoon chaos

by Peter HUTCHISON MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- A wall collapsed and killed at least 22 people in Mumbai on Tuesday…

Nearly 40 killed in strike on Libya migrant centre: emergency services

by Imed LAMLOUM TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) --Nearly 40 migrants were killed in an air strike Tuesday night on their detention…

Hong Kong grapples with protest aftermath as China demands criminal probe

  by Yan ZHAO / Catherine LAI Agence France Presse Hong Kong Tuesday grappled with the aftermath of a night…

Xi urged Trump to ease North Korea sanctions in ‘timely’ fashion

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping urged US President Donald Trump to "show flexibility" towards North Korea,…

Moon hails Trump-Kim meeting as result of ‘astounding imagination’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday hailed the third meeting between Donald Trump and…

At least 15 dead as wall collapses in monsoon-hit Mumbai

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- At least 15 people were killed in India's financial capital of Mumbai early Tuesday when a…

Nine wounded in Yemen rebel attack on Saudi airport: coalition

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia wounded nine civilians…

20 dead as bus plunges into gorge in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) -- At least 20 people were killed Monday when an overcrowded bus plunged into a gorge in…

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