Qaeda attack kills 19 soldiers in Yemen: security officials

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ADEN–Al-Qaeda gunmen killed 19 soldiers in an attack on an army base in southern Yemen Friday, security officials said, a day after deadly assaults by rebels and a jihadist bomber. ...

US sanctions Iran's foreign minister

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 WASHINGTON–The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions against Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, effectively slamming the door on the country's top diplomat. The sanctions freeze any ...

Trump, Putin speak over phone on trade, wildfires

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WASHINGTON–U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation regarding bilateral trade and the raging wildfires in Russia's Siberia, the White House said Wednesday. "President ...

Over 1,300 Afghan civilians killed in 1st half of 2019: UN mission

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KABUL–The Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of armed conflicts as 1,366 civilians were killed and 2,446 others injured in conflict-related incidents in the first half of this year,...

UN chief condemns recent attacks against civilians in Nigeria

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UNITED NATIONS–UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned the recent horrific attacks against civilians in Nigeria which claimed at least 65 lives.Guterres called for an end to these attacks...

20th Anniversary of the Enthronment: A Monarch with a Vision

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Since the Enthronement of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI in 1999, Morocco has undergone significant transformations in many areas. The major progress in all fields, the stimulation of Foreign...

Death toll rises to 38 in southwest China landslide

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GUIYANG– As of 11 a.m. Monday, 38 people had been found dead and 13 remained missing after a landslide hit southwest China's Guizhou Province last week, local authorities said. At...

Peru's president calls for early general elections to end institutional crisis

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LIMA– Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Sunday proposed early general elections as a way to overcome an impasse over reforms. The proposal to advance the elections from 2021 to 2020...

Cuban president arrives in Venezuela for Sao Paulo Forum

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CARACAS–Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday arrived in Venezuela's capital Caracas to take part in the 25th edition of the Sao Paulo Forum of progressive Latin American political parties. Diaz-Canel...

4 killed, 15 injured in festival shooting in Northern California

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SAN FRANCISCO–Four people were killed and 15 others injured in a shooting incident late Sunday at the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California, Gilroy police confirmed at a press...

6.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Mie Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

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TOKYO– An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 on Sunday struck off the southeast coast of Mie Prefecture of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor...

North Korea releases Russian fishing boat: Moscow

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SEOUL– North Korea has released a Russian fishing boat with a crew of 15 Russians and two South Koreans after it was detained for violating entry regulations, the Russian embassy...

At least 13 dead in massive landslide in Myanmar's northernmost state

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YANGON– At least 13 people were killed by a massive landslide which hit a jade mine in Hpakant township, Myanmar's northernmost Kachin state, on Sunday, a local official said. The...

FedEx's claimed misdelivery of Huawei packages not true: investigation

5 years ago

BEIJING– FedEx's claim of having misdelivered Huawei's packages to the United States disaccorded with facts, an investigation by Chinese authorities has found. The investigation showed that FedEx was suspec...

Bangladesh flood death toll surpasses 100

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DHAKA– The death toll from monsoon storms in Bangladesh rose above 100 Friday with flood levels still rising in many parts of the country, officials said. About 20 people...