Fear and relief in Thai shelter as Cambodia clashes rage
Sitting on plastic mats in a sports hall, desperate evacuees told AFP of fleeing in terror from thunderous artillery bombardments as Thailand and Cambodia clash.More th...
French court to rule on Assad immunity in chemical attack case
France's highest court is to decide Friday whether to uphold an arrest warrant against Syria's ex-president Bashar al-Assad as part of a probe into deadly 2013 chemical...
Europeans and Iran meet in Istanbul as the return of sanctions looms over nuclear deadlock
ISTANBUL (AP) — Iranian and European diplomats are set to meet in Istanbul Friday to embark on the latest drive to unpick the deadlock over Tehran’s nuclear program.Rep...
US, Israel condemn France’s move to recognise Palestinian state
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington “strongly rejects” French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to recognise a Palestinian state, as the adm...
Fighting along disputed Thai-Cambodia border enters second day
Fighting has resumed for a second day between Cambodia and Thailand at several locations along their disputed border, Thai and Cambodian officials told CNN on Friday.Cl...
Lebanese militant to be released after 40 years in French jail
One of France's longest-held inmates, the pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, will be released and deported on Friday, after more than 40 years...
Thailand, Cambodia exchange heavy artillery fire as fighting rages for second day
By Shoon Naing and Artorn PookasookSURIN, Thailand (Reuters) -Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire on Friday as their worst fighting in more than a deca...
Toasting the god of destruction and renewal, these Hindu pilgrims party hard. Not everyone is thrilled.
Buckets of holy water slung over their shoulders, millions of Hindu devotees have been walking for days.The water, scooped up from the holy river Ganges, is destined fo...
Tropical storm adds to Philippines' weather toll with 25 dead and 278,000 evacuated this week
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm was blowing across the Philippines' mountainous north Friday, worsening more than a week of bad weather that has caused at l...
Nine people killed in bus crash in Vietnam
HANOI (Reuters) -At least nine people, including children, were killed in central Vietnam when a bus crashed early on Friday, the government said.The accident, which to...