Indonesia’s Mt. Sinabung spews massive smoke-and-ash column
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian volcano erupted Tuesday, sending a massive column of ash and smoke 2,000 metres…
7 years ago
Asia
Beijing slams US warship sail-by in South China Sea
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China said two US warships sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea without…
7 years ago
The Pakistani popcorn seller who built his own plane
by Kaneez FATIMA TABUR, Pakistan (AFP) -- The engine is from a roadcutter, the wings are burlap, the wheels are…
7 years ago
Cyclone Fani death toll rises to 42 in India, Bangladesh
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The death toll from a cyclone that battered India and Bangladesh rose to 42 on…
7 years ago
N. Korea tested rocket launchers and ‘tactical guided weapons’
by Claire Lee with Olivia Hampton in Washington SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean state media said Sunday that…
7 years ago
41 feared dead in Russian plane blaze disaster: investigators
by Thibaut MARCHAND MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Forty-one people including at least two children are believed to have died when…
7 years ago
Deadly escalation sees fresh rocket fire from Gaza, Israeli retaliation
by Adel Zaanoun Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - Gaza militants fired fresh rocket barrages at Israel early Sunday…
7 years ago
At least nine dead as cyclone barrels into Bangladesh
Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest to hit India in years, barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail…
7 years ago
Japan’s new emperor urges world peace in first public speech
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Emperor Naruhito urged Japan to work together for world peace as he made his first…
7 years ago
King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned Rama X of Thailand
by Aidan JONES and Sippachai KUNNUWONG King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand, was crowned Saturday in a dazzling show…
7 years ago
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