8 killed in rocket attack on Baghdad airport: Iraqi security sources
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- At least eight people were killed in a rocket attack on Baghdad airport, Iraqi security sources…
6 years ago
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Fresh clashes over India law, death toll hits 14
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Fresh deadly clashes between Indian police and demonstrators erupted on Friday after more than…
7 years ago
Hong Kong police freeze HK$70 million in protest fund
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong police on Thursday said they had frozen HK$70 million ($10 million) from a…
7 years ago
China gives Hong Kong leader ‘unwavering support’
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's premier told beleaguered Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday that she had Beijing's…
7 years ago
Six dead in protests against Indian citizenship law
by Jalees Andrabi / Anup Sharma / with Sailendra Sil in Kolkata GUWAHATI, India (AFP) -- The death…
7 years ago
Hong Kong Airlines delays salaries as protests hit tourism
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Low-cost carrier Hong Kong Airlines said Friday it will delay salary payments to some…
7 years ago
Trump signs law supporting Hong Kong protesters
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump signed a law Wednesday supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong,…
7 years ago
Freed UK hostage and wife say they were chained, threatened by Abu Sayyaf while in captivity
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) -- A British man and his wife rescued this week from Islamist captors in the Philippines'…
7 years ago
Philippines rescues British man, wife held by jihadists
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- MANILA, Philippines (AFP) Philippine soldiers on Monday rescued a British man and his wife from…
7 years ago
Hong Kongers vote in record numbers as democracy camp seeks to send message
by Yan ZHAO / Xinqi SU Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's voters turned out…
7 years ago
23 dead as violent unrest in Chile enters fifth week
by Paulina ABRAMOVICH Agence France Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- The death toll from violent unrest in Chile rose to…
7 years ago
Hong Kong university protesters defy surrender warnings
by Catherine Lai HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Dozens of exhausted pro-democracy protesters barricaded inside a Hong Kong university defied…
7 years ago
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