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Putin warns terror suspects can be killed ‘on the spot’

by Anna SMOLCHENKO with Marina KORENEVA in Saint Petersburg Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin…

UN bars four N.Korean ships from international ports

by Philippe RATER Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN Security Council on Thursday denied international port…

Russia’s Putin calls Saint Petersburg blast ‘act of terror’

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called an explosion that tore through a Saint Petersburg…

40 dead, dozens wounded in multiple blasts in Kabul, Afghanistan

  By Mushtaq Mojaddidi Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- At least 40 people were killed and dozens more…

India’s ‘moonwalking’ traffic cop turns heads

INDORE, India (AFP) -- He is inspired by Bollywood and has a Freddie Mercury-style moustache -- but it is the…

US, Germany urge China to release jailed activist

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The United States and Germany urged China to free an outspoken government critic known as "Super…

Australian gran escapes death in Malaysia drugs case

by Patrick Lee Agence France-Presse SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) -- An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into carrying…

Korea dog meat campaigners accused of barking up wrong tree

by Jung Ha-Won Agence France-Presse NAMYANGJU, South Korea (AFP) -- Barking at their rescuers, labradors, beagles and mongrels desperately scrambled…

North Korea preparing to launch satellite, according to report

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is preparing to launch a satellite, a Seoul newspaper said Tuesday, as…

Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The detention of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar was extended for two more weeks, a…

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