Sri Lanka to hang drug criminals, plans to replicate Philippines ‘success’ in its drug war
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka announced Wednesday it would start hanging drug dealers, ending a near-half century moratorium…
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Taiwan community recognizes Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) with certificates of gratitude for public service
ZHUBEI, TAIWAN – Young and old alike were gifted with visits of love from volunteers of the INC Giving…
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China says tit-for-tat tariffs will ‘destroy’ US-China trade
BEIJING, China (AFP) - China on Wednesday said tit-for-tat tariffs will "destroy" trade between the world's top two economies, after…
6 years ago
Yemeni asylum-seekers spark backlash in South Korea
JEJU, South Korea (AFP) - A few hundred asylum-seekers from Yemen have sparked an unprecedented wave of xenophobia in ethnically…
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Thais rejoice at success of dramatic cave rescue
CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand celebrated the successful mission to free 12 boys and their football coach from…
6 years ago
Taiwan spared as Typhoon Maria weakens
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Schools and offices were closed in parts of Taiwan Wednesday as Typhoon Maria skirted the…
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Japan PM to meet stranded evacuees in flood disaster zone; death toll rises to 179
by Hiroshi Hiyama Agence France-Presse KURASHIKI, Japan (AFP) - Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe headed Wednesday to one of the…
6 years ago
Suicide bombing kills 13 at NW Pakistan election rally
by Lehaz Ali Agence France-Presse PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - A suicide bombing at an election rally killed at least 13…
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All 12 boys and coach rescued from Thai cave
MAE SAI, Thailand (AFP) - The final five members of a young football team were rescued from a flooded Thai…
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11 out of Thai cave, hopes rise all will survive
MAE SAI, Thailand (AFP) -- Three more people were rescued from a flooded Thai cave on Tuesday, officials said, bringing…
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