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Silence, security in Beijing on 30th Tiananmen anniversary

BEIJING (AFP) -- China marked 30 years since the deadly Tiananmen crackdown on Tuesday with a wall of silence and extra security after arresting activists and tightening internet censorship ahead of ...

June 4, 2019
World News
Apple iTunes to play last song

SAN JOSE (AFP) -- Apple on Monday announced the demise of its groundbreaking iTunes platform in favor of three more tailored apps, as it refines its offerings to be a stage for digital music, films, ...

June 4, 2019
World News
North Korea's Mass Games return as nuclear talks stutter

PYONGYANG (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of performers took part in a stunning gymnastics show Monday night in Pyongyang as North Korea's spectacular "Mass Games" propaganda displays began their 2019 run...

June 4, 2019
North Korea
12 dead after gunman fires 'indiscriminately' in Virginia govt complex

A municipal employee sprayed gunfire "indiscriminately" in a government building complex on Friday in the US state of Virginia, police said, killing 12 people and wounding four in the latest mass sho...

June 1, 2019
World
China must stop eroding neighbors’ sovereignty: US

The United States warned China on Saturday against threatening its neighbors’ sovereignty and said Washington was investing in new military technology in the next five years to keep Asia stable. Was...

June 1, 2019
World News
Families of Budapest boat tragedy victims visit scene

South Korean relatives of victims of the Budapest boat tragedy on Friday visited the scene of the accident which left seven dead and 21 missing after a sightseeing boat sank. The ill-fated Mermaid c...

June 1, 2019
Social affairs
Two feared dead, 17 hurt after Japan mass stabbing

TOKYO (AFP) -- Two people, including a child, were feared dead Tuesday in a mass stabbing attack that also injured 17 people in the Japanese city of Kawasaki, the local fire department said. "One ma...

May 28, 2019
World News
Renault shows 'interest' in Fiat Chrysler merger offer

PARIS -- French automaker Renault said Monday that it would study "with interest" a 50-50 merger proposal from Fiat Chrysler, a deal that could reshape the industry as Renault reviews its options fol...

May 27, 2019
World Business
Renault, Fiat Chrysler in talks on alliance: sources

French and Italian-US auto giants Renault and Fiat Chrysler are set to announce talks on an alliance, with a view to a potential merger, informed sources said on Sunday. Renault and FCA are likely t...

May 26, 2019
World Business
Strong 8.0-magnitude earthquake hits Peru, no injuries reported

A strong 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of Sunday, sending residents fleeing their homes and cutting off power to at least one town, with the impact felt as far afield as neig...

May 26, 2019
World News
Taiwan holds first gay marriages in historic day for Asia

TAIPEI (AFP) -- Taiwan made history on Friday with Asia's first legal gay weddings as same-sex couples tied the knot in jubilant and emotional scenes, the culmination of a three-decade fight for equa...

May 24, 2019
World News
Cambodia marks genocide atrocities with Day of Remembrance

PHNOM PENH (AFP) -- Black-clad students reenacted the horrors of the Cambodian genocide at the "Killing Fields" on Monday to commemorate the two million people killed by the Khmer Rouge's murderous, ...

May 20, 2019
World News
Netherlands wins Eurovision as Madonna dancers spark flag controversy

The Netherlands won the 2019 Eurovision song contest early Sunday at a show in the seaside Israeli city of Tel Aviv that featured a performance from Madonna, plenty of glitz and some controversy. Th...

May 19, 2019
Music
Taiwan's parliament approves same-sex marriage

TAIPEI (AFP) -- Taiwan's parliament legalised same-sex marriage on Friday in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute attempt by conservatives to pass a watered-down version...

May 17, 2019
World News
Unification support falls in S. Korea as talks stall

SEOUL (AFP) - Ever more South Koreans prefer peaceful co-existence with the nuclear-armed North to reunification of the peninsula, a survey found Monday. Despite sharing a common language and ethni...

May 13, 2019
Social affairs

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