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Russia warns US on new sanctions

MOSCOW - Russia warned on Friday that if the United States followed through with threats to impose further harsh economic sanctions it would be seen as a "declaration of economic war".

Conciliatory steps at Asian Games

SEOUL - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea will take their reconciliation steps to the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, where they will jointly march in the opening ceremony and field combined teams in basketball, rowing and canoeing.

Trump wants 'Space Force' by 2020

WASHINGTON - The US government on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to usher in a new "Space Force" as the sixth branch of the military by 2020, but the proposal was scorned by opponents and may struggle to get liftoff in a divided Congress.

Dozens killed in Yemen airstrikes

ADEN, Yemen - Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Thursday killed dozens of people, including children traveling on a bus through a market, in Yemen's Saada province, a Yemeni health official and the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

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Worst days for quake survivors

MATARAM, Indonesia - Survivors of Sunday's 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the worst-affected areas of Indonesia's tourist island of Lombok are finding it hard to cope while basic goods remain in short supply.

Retaliation seems to have little effect

TORONTO - When Saudi Arabia ordered its citizens studying in Canada to abruptly leave the country, it left institutions such as Techno Canada in the lurch, forcing the small Toronto business school to scramble for new students in the middle of the summer.

Earthquake death toll surpasses 300

MATARAM, Indonesia - The death toll from a shallow magnitude 6.9 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has surged above 300, a senior minister said on Thursday, according to Agence France-Presse.

Manafort had not declared $16.5m in income, court told

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is on trial on tax and bank fraud charges, had $16.5 million in unreported taxable business income between 2010 and 2014, a US Internal Revenue Service agent testified on Wednesday.

Afghan women make strides on long road

Afghan women suffered severely and their fundamental rights and liberties were flagrantly violated under the Taliban (1996-2001).

Patriotic tunes for Ikea's Indian debut

HYDERABAD, India - Ikea's first Indian outlet opened on Thursday, with more than 200 eager shoppers queuing in the underground car park to escape the heat as a military band played a crowd-pleasing medley inside.