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. SYDNEY – A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Caledonia Friday in the tectonically active Pacific region, but there was no tsunami...
. . MANILA – Japan and the Philippines joined forces on Thursday to call on China to observe the rule of law in resolving maritime disputes...
. . ISIS might be ceding territory in the Middle East, but it hasn’t given up the battle for hearts and minds. The terrorist group is playing...
. BERLIN – A Chinese tourist who was robbed in Germany wound up in the country’s refugee system when he tried to report the theft of...
 .  . TOKYO/WASHINGTON – Japan warned China on Tuesday that ties were deteriorating over disputed East China Sea islets, and China’s envoy in Tokyo reiterated...
. . TOKYO – Japan’s Emperor Akihito said Monday his advancing age and weakening health mean he may no longer be able to carry out his...
. BRUSSELS – A machete-wielding Muslim man shouting “Allahu akbar” (God is the greatest) wounded two policewomen in the southern Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday...
. . Â MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte publicly linked more than 150 judges, mayors, lawmakers, police and military personnel to illegal drugs Sunday, ordering them...
. . BARCELONA – Police in Spain say they have arrested five alleged members of the notorious “Pink Panther†gang of jewel thieves. Police in Britain...
. . RIO DE JANEIRO – With a limited budget, the consequence of a biting recession that roiled preparations for South America’s first Olympics, Brazil laced...