Thailand to make it rain as pollution chokes Bangkok
THAILAND, Bangkok (AFP) -- Thailand is set to deploy rainmaking planes to seed clouds in an effort to tackle the…
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Singapore’s CapitaLand in $8 bn deal creating Asia property giant
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Singapore's CapitaLand said Monday it has agreed to buy two real estate holding firms in a…
7 years ago
Cargo plane crashes in Iran with several onboard: army
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A military cargo plane crashed near the Iranian capital Tehran, the army said on Monday, with…
7 years ago
Wife of ex-Nissan chief Ghosn slams ‘harsh’ Japan detention
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The wife of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has alleged her husband is being held in "harsh"…
7 years ago
Pompeo to press Saudi prince to hold Khashoggi killers ‘accountable’
by Francesco Fontemaggi Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday arrived…
7 years ago
UN ‘alarmed’ over renewed Yemen violence after drone attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The UN envoy to Yemen said he was "alarmed" over the escalation of violence…
7 years ago
Rebel drone kills 6 loyalists at biggest Yemen airbase
by Nabil Hasan Agence France Presse AL- ANAD AIR BASE, Yemen (AFP) -- A rebel drone hit Yemen's largest air base…
7 years ago
Japan forced to amend budget over faulty jobs data scandal
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said Friday it will have to amend its upcoming budget to fund compensation for people…
7 years ago
Ghosn hit with more charges, release unlikely
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo prosecutors on Friday filed two new…
7 years ago
Kabul faces water crisis as drought, population strain supply
by Laurent ABADIE Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Standing in his garden in Kabul, Baz Mohammad Kochi oversees the…
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