U.S. forces launch airstrike on al-Qaida militants in Libya

6 years ago

TRIPOLI –The U.S. forces said an airstrike has been carried out targeting the militant group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) southeast of the Libyan town of Bani Walid.  ...

Syria's Assad in rare appearance outside capital

6 years ago

DAMASCUS –Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended a mosque in the country's west on Friday for prayers marking the end of Ramadan, in a rare appearance outside Damascus, images on his...

Papua New Guinea's PM to visit China

6 years ago

BEIJING –Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter O'Neill will pay a visit to China from June 20 to 26, as agreed by the two sides, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson...

Thousands throng funeral of slain Indian Kashmir editor

6 years ago

SRINAGAR, India –Thousands of mourners gathered Friday for the funeral of a veteran journalist shot dead by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike outside his office in the main city of...

Clashes kill 39 combatants outside Yemen's Hodeida: medics

6 years ago

AL DURAIHIMI, Yemen –Heavy clashes killed 39 combatants outside Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Thursday, as a Saudi and UAE-backed offensive to retake the key aid hub entered...

China reaffirmed commitment to N. Korea sanctions: Pompeo

6 years ago

BEIJING –China has reaffirmed its commitment to UN sanctions against North Korea until full denuclearisation of the regime is achieved, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after meeting Chinese...

S.Korea-U.S. war games to be decided via consultations between military authorities: S.Korean FM

6 years ago

SEOUL –South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Thursday that South Korea-U.S. war games are an issue to be decided through consultations between military authorities of the two allies.  ...

Trooper, 2 militants killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir gunfight

6 years ago

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir –A trooper and two militants were killed Thursday in a fierce ongoing gunfight in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.  The gunfight broke out in Panar...

S.Korea, DPRK start general-level military talks to ease military tensions

6 years ago

SEOUL –South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday started general-level military talks at the border village of Panmunjom to ease military tensions, according to local...

Trump, America's oldest first-time president, turns 72

6 years ago

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump turned 72 on Thursday, having returned to the fray of Washington politics after his grueling trip to Singapore for the summit with North Korean leader...

Lebanese PM in Moscow to meet Putin

6 years ago

BEIRUT –Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad Hariri will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, the eve of the FIFA World Cup, Hariri's office said.  He will...

Child killed, 7 civilians injured in E. Afghan blast

6 years ago

JALALABAD, Afghanistan –A 10-year-old child was killed and seven people wounded in a blast in Jalalabad city, capital of Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, provincial government said in...

Scepticism in Greece and Macedonia over proposed name deal

6 years ago

ATHENS – Greeks and Macedonians expressed scepticism on Wednesday over a proposed compromise deal to end a nearly three-decade name row between their countries which has blocked Skopje's bid to...

The 'Black Panther' actor who is an undocumented 'Dreamer'

6 years ago

LOS ANGELES – On the hit sitcom "The Good Place," Bambadjan Bamba plays an eternal being in the afterlife. In reality, the Ivorian actor is living in limbo in the...

Kim-Trump summit: Where does it leave the main players?

6 years ago

SINGAPORE – Donald Trump's groundbreaking meeting with Kim Jong Un, the hereditary leader of a dynastic dictatorship, was heralded by the main players as a breakthrough that will bring about...