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China slams Pentagon report on its military development
The Chinese defense ministry’s spokesman said about the report that the US has repeatedly published such highly deceptive and hypocritical…
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S Korea investigators seek to question pres. over martial law
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military authorities into the…
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Deadly accidents in southeastern Afghanistan kill over 50
One was a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker on the Kabul-Kandahar highway late Wednesday, said Hafiz…
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Massive fire kills 9 at under-construction building in Taiwan
Video posted on social media showed a wall of dark gray smoke and orange flames billowing out of one end…
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13 dead after naval speedboat hits ferry off Mumbai
Three navy personnel are among the dead, while more than 100 people have been rescued, Maharashtra state chief minister Devendra…
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Gas station explosion in Uzbekistan kills 1, injures 4
Fire crews arrived at the scene and quickly extinguished the fire that followed the explosion. It is reported that the…
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3 security forces killed in roadside bomb in NW Pakistan
The incident occurred in the Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan district on Tuesday when a security forces vehicle enroute…
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South Korean president rejects insurrection charges
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who has been suspended from exercising his powers after the country’s parliament voted to impeach…
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Kyrgyzstan's president dismisses prime minister
Japarov has been “dismissed from his post due to a transfer to another position,” the statement on the presidential website…
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South Korea’s parl. votes to impeach president: report
It is the second time in less than a decade that a South Korean leader has faced impeachment proceedings in…
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