‘World’s oldest person’ dies in Japan at 117
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 117-year-old Japanese woman, thought to be the world's oldest person, has died, a local official…
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Asia
S. Korea halts border broadcasts ahead of Kim summit
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea's military on Monday switched off giant loudspeakers blasting messages towards the North's soldiers…
6 years ago
Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration centre kills 57
by Mushtaq Mojaddidi Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- An Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 57…
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Dragon boat accident kills 17 in southern China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Seventeen people were killed Saturday after two dragon boats capsized in southern China, state-run Xinhua news…
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Trump: US has conceded ‘nothing’ to N.Korea
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump asserted Sunday that North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" and a halt…
6 years ago
Korean Air boss apologizes as hot-tempered daughters resign
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho on Sunday apologized for the "immature" behavior of his two daughters…
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Family of whistleblowing Myanmar cop evicted after testimony
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The family of a Myanmar policeman who testified in court that two Reuters reporters had been set…
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Kim heralds more N. Korea economic reforms: analysts
by Sebastien Berger © Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's promise to build "socialist…
6 years ago
Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration center kills 31: ministry
by Mushtaq Mojaddidi © Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- A suicide bomber killed at least 31 people…
6 years ago
North Korea’s nuclear declaration: what it does and does not mean
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to the nuclear and intercontinental…
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