Mideast peace hopes at Camp David 40 years ago
AFP, Paris :Four decades ago the leaders of Israel and Egypt reached a deal at an epic summit that led to the first peace treaty...
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China, HK brace for Typhoon Mangkhut, as toll rises to 36 in Philippines
Al Jazeera News :Hong Kong and southern China braced on Sunday as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the densely populated coast,...
Moon seeks to break nuclear deadlock at Pyongyang summit
AFP, Seoul :South Korean President Moon Jae-in travels to Pyongyang this week for his third summit with Kim Jong Un, looking to break the deadlock...
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Palestinian teen dies from woundsAFP, Gaza City A Palestinian teenager has died after being shot by Israeli forces last month during protests and clashes along the...
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Army influence on Brazilian elections causes a stirAFP, Rio de Janeiro With an ex-army captain leading polls, a reserve general picked as his running mate,...
Costa Rica shaken by rare and unruly unrest, labour strike
AP, San Jose :Thousands marching in the streets. Flaming barricades. Clashes between demonstrators and riot police in darkened streets. A semi-truck hollowed out by fire.Costa...
Moon faces toughest challenge yet in 3rd summit with Kim
AP, Seoul :The first inter-Korean summit of 2018, a sunny spectacle in late April, reduced war fears on the peninsula. The second, an emergency one...
Pompeo slams Kerry for ‘inappropriate’ meetings with Iran officials
Reuters, Washington :U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday lambasted his predecessor, John Kerry, for meetings with Iranian officials in back-channel talks and accused...
Anwar confident PM handover will go as planned
AP, Singapore :Malaysia’s designated prime minister-in-waiting, Anwar Ibrahim, said Saturday that he has no reason to doubt his former political nemesis will hand over the...
Ex-Trump campaign chief Manafort pleads guilty in Russia probe
AP, Washington :President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed Friday to cooperate with the special counsel’s Trump-Russia investigation as he pleaded guilty to...
Koreas open 1st liaison office for better communication
AP, Seoul :The rival Koreas on Friday opened their first liaison office near their tense border to facilitate better communication and exchanges ahead of their...
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Erdogan will meet Putin on MondayAFP, Istanbul Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, officials said, amid...