Nigeria confirms 42 Boko Haram fighters killed in multilateral operation

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ABUJA–Nigerian defense authorities on Saturday confirmed at least 42 Boko Haram fighters had been killed in a clearance operation against the terror group along the Lake Chad fringes. The...

DRPK leader Kim Jong Un receives letter from Trump

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PYONGYANG–Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has received a personal letter from U.S. President Donald Trump, the country's official Korean Central News Agency...

19 injured in Sichuan 5.4-magnitude quake

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CHENGDU– At least 19 people were confirmed injured after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Gongxian County in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday, local authorities said Sunday. The injured have been...

Iraqi, French FMs hold phone call over ties, regional tensions

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BAGHDAD–Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hakim on Saturday held a phone call with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian over bilateral ties and regional tensions amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions. A...

President Xi Jinping departed here Friday for home

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PYONGYANG–General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese President Xi Jinping departed here Friday for home after concluding a two-day state visit to the...

South African president vows to reduce crime by half in decade

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CAPE TOWN –South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday called for concerted efforts nationwide to reduce the violent crime in the country at least by half in the next decade. ...

Mexican airline offers migrants one-dollar fares to return home

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MEXICO CITY– Mexican airline Volaris on Thursday launched a promotion that offers Central American migrants one-dollar fares, plus tax, to return home. The program, called "Reuniting Families," is for...

Xi arrives in DPRK for state visit

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YONGYANG– General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Thursday for a state visit to the Democratic People's...

Four charged over MH17, Russia slams 'unfounded allegations'

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NIEUWEGEIN– International investigators on Wednesday charged three Russians and a Ukrainian with murder over the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the first people to face justice over the...

Senior police commander, 3 militants killed in clash in E. Afghanistan

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SHARANA,Afghanistan– A senior police officer and three militants have been confirmed dead as clash erupted in Yahya Khil district of Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Sha ...

S.Korea to provide 50,000 tons of rice to DPRK

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SEOUL–South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul, the country's top policymaker in charge of inter-Korean affairs, told a televised press briefing Wednesday that his country will provide 50,000 tons of rice...

Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN

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GENEVA–More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday. ...

Japan quake causes minor tsunami, 16 hurt

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TOKYO– A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, sparking a tsunami advisory that was later lifted with no reports Wednesday of major damage and only a handful of light injuries. ...

Xi calls for new development of China-DPRK relations in new era

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BEIJING– Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, on Wednesday called for new development of relations between China and the...

5 killed, 7 injured in hospital firing in eastern Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD– At least five people were killed and several others injured after two groups clashed inside a hospital in Nankana Sahib district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported...