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US still owes WHO membership dues a year after withdrawal announcement

GENEVA - The United States, which announced...

Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’, draws criticism for undermining UN

DAVOS, Switzerland/GAZA/BRUSSELS/LONDON/MOSCOW/JERUSALEM -formally launched his so-called "Board...

Gunman at large after three shot dead in eastern Australia

SYDNEY - A gunman remained at large...

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US still owes WHO membership dues a year after withdrawal announcement

GENEVA - The United States, which announced its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) a year ago, has yet to pay its outstanding membership dues, a WHO press...

Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’, draws criticism for undermining UN

DAVOS, Switzerland/GAZA/BRUSSELS/LONDON/MOSCOW/JERUSALEM -formally launched his so-called "Board of Peace" on Thursday at a charter-signing...

Gunman at large after three shot dead in eastern Australia

SYDNEY - A gunman remained at large on Thursday night after three people were...

Japan’s cabinet approves decision to dissolve lower house

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister 's cabinet on Friday adopted a decision to dissolve...

Report: Iran officially counts 3,117 deaths in Dec-Jan unrest

TEHERAN - Iran's state television IRIB reported on Wednesday that 3,117 people were killed...

Trump says US mulling ‘some very strong options’ on Iran

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN/CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS - US President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration is weighing "some very strong options", including potential military action against Iran,...

Human remains found amid Australia bushfires, police say

SYDNEY - Human remains were found in Australia's southeast where bushfires raging for days have razed buildings, cut power to thousands of homes and...

Rising death toll in Iran as govt warns of ‘rioters’, foreign meddling

TEHERAN/CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS - Fatalities from two weeks of nationwide unrest in Iran climbed on Sunday as Teheran warned it would strike US and Israeli...

NYT: Trump briefed on options for military strikes in Iran

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN - has been briefed in recent days on new options for military strikes against Iran, The New York Times reported on Saturday,...

Thailand imposes curfew in southern province after violent attacks

BANGKOK - An immediate curfew has been imposed in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat in response to a spate of violent incidents, including multiple...

23 civilians killed in Aleppo clashes as authorities claim takeover of Kurdish-held zone

DAMASCUS -- The number of civilians killed in attacks on residential neighborhoods in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has risen to 23, with...

Myanmar begins second phase of general election

YANGON -- Myanmar kicked off the second phase of its multi-party democratic general election on Sunday morning, with polling stations opening across 100 townships.Voting...

Australia bushfires to burn out of control for weeks, authorities say

SYDNEY - Australian authorities said on Sunday it would take firefighters weeks to get on top of bushfires in the country's southeast that have...

23 civilians killed in Aleppo clashes as authorities claim takeover of Kurdish-held neighborhood

DAMASCUS -- The number of civilians killed in attacks on residential neighborhoods in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has risen to 23, with...

Trump renews threats against Iran, saying US ‘ready to help’

WASHINGTON/TEHERAN - said Saturday that the United States "stands ready to help" concerning the situation in Iran as he claimed Iran is "looking...

DPRK urges ROK to make explanation about latest drone incident

PYONGYANG/SEOUL - A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has urged the Republic of Korea to make a "detail explanation" about...

Hiroshima, Nagasaki urge Japanese govt to uphold non-nuclear principles

TOKYO - The city assemblies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have adopted statements urging the Japanese government to adhere to the country's Three Non-Nuclear Principles,...

Malaysians get first glimpse of new giant panda pair

KUALA LUMPUR - Giant pandas "Chen Xing" and "Xiao Yue" from China officially met the Malaysian public on Saturday.In a ceremony marking the event...

Iran protests: Trump threatens US action, rules out sending troops

WASHINGTON – US President said on Friday that the United States would "get involved" if 's authorities "start killing people" during the country's...

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