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DPRK FM spokesman blames US for escalating tension on Korean Peninsula

DPRK FM spokesman blames US for escalating tension on Korean Peninsula

A spokesman for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Foreign Ministry released a statement Thursday taking a swipe at the US…
IS leader Baghdadi will ‘taste justice’: US official

IS leader Baghdadi will ‘taste justice’: US official

The Pentagon warned Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi that he will eventually "taste justice" as the US military continues…
South Africa’s Zuma denies dishonesty over spending scandal

South Africa’s Zuma denies dishonesty over spending scandal

South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday denied acting dishonestly in a scandal over improper state spending at his private…
Modi’s Saudi visit part of push to ‘de-hyphenate’ India from Pakistan

Modi’s Saudi visit part of push to ‘de-hyphenate’ India from Pakistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday is part of a diplomatic effort to put pressure on…
Vietnam parliament swears in top policeman as president

Vietnam parliament swears in top policeman as president

Vietnam's parliament swore in Tran Dai Quang as president on Saturday, elevating the head of a controversial internal security agency…
Myanmar’s ruling party, military clash over Suu Kyi role

Myanmar’s ruling party, military clash over Suu Kyi role

Myanmar's upper house of parliament approved a bill on Friday that gives Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful government role,…
South African opposition says will take necessary action to remove Zuma

South African opposition says will take necessary action to remove Zuma

South Africa's main opposition said on Friday it would take any steps necessary to remove President Jacob Zuma from his…
Indian police file homicide case after overpass collapse kills 23

Indian police file homicide case after overpass collapse kills 23

Indian police on Friday opened a case of culpable homicide against the company building an overpass that collapsed in the…
Calls for French women’s minister to quit over veil ‘slavery’ row

Calls for French women’s minister to quit over veil ‘slavery’ row

France's women's rights minister faced growing criticism on Thursday, including calls on social media to resign, after comparing women who…
Ally of disgraced China security chief gets 12 years in jail for graft

Ally of disgraced China security chief gets 12 years in jail for graft

A former deputy governor of China's southern province of Hainan has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption,…
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