6 dead as clashes rock Palestinian camp in Lebanon: Red Crescent *SIDON, Lebanon (AFP) - At least six people have been killed and dozens wounded in clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, first responders said Monday as fighting raged for a fifth...
22 years later, two more 9/11 victims are identified via new DNA method *NEW YORK (AFP) - Twenty-two years after the September 11 attacks on the United States, the remains of two people who died in the collapse of the World Trade Center have been identified through DNA an...
Israeli delegation makes first open visit to Saudi Arabia *RIYADH (AFP) - An Israeli delegation is in Riyadh for a UNESCO meeting, an Israeli official told AFP on Monday, marking the country's first publicly announced visit to Saudi Arabia.* The visit, for U...
US, Vietnam warn against 'threat or use of force' in South China Sea *HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) - The United States and Vietnam warned on Monday against the "threat or use of force" in the disputed South China Sea, days after the latest clash involving Chinese vessels.* Pre...
China on 'high alert' after US, Canadian ships transit Taiwan Strait *BEIJING (AFP) - China said Saturday its troops were "on constant high alert" after two ships belonging to the United States and Canada transited through the Taiwan Strait, a military spokesperson sai...
Three dead as renewed clashes hit Lebanon Palestinian camp *SIDON, Lebanon (AFP) - Two fighters and a civilian were killed Saturday in clashes at a south Lebanon Palestinian camp, official media reported, as Prime Minister Najib Mikati rebuked Palestinian pre...
Group of 20 expands as African Union joins bloc *NEW YORK (AFP) - The African Union joined the Group of 20 leading economies at its summit on Saturday, giving the continent broader representation in the often-divided bloc as host Indian Prime Minis...
Powerful earthquake in Morocco kills more than 600 people *MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 600 people and injured hundreds more, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from thei...
Violence in Lebanon Palestinian camp wounds 20 *SIDON, Lebanon (AFP) - Clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon have left 20 people wounded, official news agency NNA reported Friday, weeks after a deadly outbreak of violence rocked A...
Hong Kong drenched by heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago *HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Asian financial hub of Hong Kong was drenched on Friday by the heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago, killing one person and injuring 83, media reported, as unusua...
King Charles III thanks public year after mother's death *LONDON (AFP) - King Charles III on Friday thanked the public for their support in his first year as monarch, as he marked the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.* "In marking the first anniversar...
North Korea launches new 'tactical nuclear attack submarine' *SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North Korea has launched its first "tactical nuclear attack submarine", state media reported Friday, although the South Korean military said the vessel might not be operati...
