Death toll rise to 32 in Kenya's dam tragedy

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NAKURU, Kenya –At least 32 people have been confirmed dead and more than 2,500 others displaced after a dam burst its banks in Nakuru County in northwest Kenya, the police...

Trump says meeting with DPRK's Kim in Singapore on June 12

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WASHINGTON –U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that his meeting with the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un will be in Singapore...

Trump, Moon speak over phone on DPRK's release of U.S. citizens

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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke with South Korean President Moon Jae-in over phone to discuss the release of three U.S. citizens by the Democratic People's Republic...

Malaysia's Mahathir wins shock election victory, toppling long-ruling regime

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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia's veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, won a historic election victory Thursday, in a political earthquake that toppled the country's scandal-plagued premier and ousted a regime that...

Trump greets three Americans freed by Nirth Korea

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ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, United States –President Donald Trump personally greeted three Americans freed from imprisonment by North Korea after they arrived near Washington early Thursday. Trump, who is preparing...

India's iconic Taj Mahal infected by insects

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NEW DELHI – India's iconic Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site, is being infected by insects.  This concern...

Earthquake felt in parts of Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD – An earthquake initially measured at 6.4 magnitude hit parts of Pakistan on Wednesday afternoon, local media reported.  According to the reports, the strong tremors were felt...

For top pianist Andsnes, a quest for a perfect mood

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NEW YORK – When he sat down to his longtime goal of recording Chopin's famously demanding Ballades, the pianist Leif Ove Andsnes knew he had to choose the right space.  ...

S. Korea ex-president Park leaves jail for medical care

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SEOUL –Disgraced former South Korean president Park Geun-hye briefly left prison to receive medical care at a hospital in Seoul on Wednesday, a spokesman for the medical facility said.  ...

Who are the three US citizens held by North Korea?

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SEOUL – Three Korean-Americans held by nuclear-armed North Korea are expected to be released Wednesday during a visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.  Despite years of...

Pompeo in Pyongyang as diplomatic dance speeds up

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PYONGYANG – America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang Wednesday, landing at the centre of a whirlwind of diplomacy ahead of a planned US-North Korea summit.  Pompeo...

China vice premier to visit US for trade talks: White House

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WASHINGTON – China's top economic official will visit Washington next week to continue trade discussions, the White House said Monday, as threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods could...

Japan's Takeda to buy Shire in record $62.5 bn deal

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TOKYO – Drug giant Takeda on Tuesday said it would buy Irish pharmaceuticals firm Shire in a deal worth $62.5 billion, in the biggest foreign takeover by a Japanese firm. ...

Few disasters mean bumper Q1 for Munich Re

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FRANKFURT AM MAIN –Profits leapt at German reinsurance giant Munich Re in the first quarter, the group said Tuesday, confirming its outlook for the year as fewer disasters ate into...

An Israeli soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead

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JERUSALEM – An Israeli soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a prone Palestinian assailant was freed from prison on Tuesday, the army said, after serving nine months behind bars.  ...