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French rail workers take on Macron with mass strikes

[2018-04-04 07:28]

PARIS - French rail workers kicked off three months of rolling strikes on Tuesday, part of a wave of industrial action that will test President Emmanuel Macron's resolve to reshape France with reforms.

Israel suspends new relocation agreement for African migrants

[2018-04-04 07:28]

JERUSALEM, Middle East - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he was suspending a new agreement with the UN refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, as right-wing pressure mounted on him to scrap the deal.

Corruption verdict on ex-president to be televised live

[2018-04-04 07:28]

SEOUL - The corruption verdict and sentencing of South Korea's ousted ex-president Park Geun-hye will be televised live, a Seoul court said on Tuesday, in a case that could see her jailed for up to 30 years.

S. Africa celebrates Winnie Mandela after her death at 81

[2018-04-04 07:28]

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa paid tribute to Winnie Mandela's "fighting spirit" on Tuesday as plans were made to mark the life of the firebrand anti-apartheid campaigner and Nelson Mandela's former wife.

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[2018-04-04 07:28]

Xi greets Sisi over re-election

[2018-04-04 07:28]

President Xi Jinping has sent a message to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Monday congratulating him on his re-election.

Trump invited Putin to visit US, but no date set

[2018-04-04 07:28]

MOSCOW - An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that US President Donald Trump had invited the Russian leader to the White House when they spoke by telephone last month, but the two countries haven't started any preparations for such a visit.

Hamas, Israel prepare for more violence ahead

[2018-04-03 07:16]

JERUSALEM - The Israel-Gaza border area remained mostly quiet on Sunday, two days after a violent clash between Israeli forces and the Palestinians left 17 Palestinians dead and more than 1,000 others injured.

Malala ends first trip home to Pakistan since Taliban shooting

[2018-04-03 07:16]

ISLAMABAD - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai left Pakistan on Monday, ending a surprise visit to the country, her first since being shot in 2012 by Taliban militants who tried to kill her for promoting girls' education.

'Deal reached' for rebels to quit

[2018-04-03 07:16]

DOUMA, Syria - The Syrian government on Sunday drew closer to taking full control of rebel bastion eastern Ghouta after a deal appeared to be reached for fighters and civilians to leave the enclave's last opposition pocket.

F-35C jets to be deployed in Japan

[2018-04-03 07:16]

TOKYO - The US Navy plans to deploy F-35C fighter jets to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture sometime after 2021, according to local media.

Top DPRK leader enjoys concert by ROK art troupe

[2018-04-03 07:16]

PYONGYANG - Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, clapped his hands and said he was "deeply moved" as he, along with his wife and hundreds of other DPRK citizens, watched a rare performance by pop stars from the Republic of Korea in Pyongyang. The concert highlights a thawing ties between the two neighbors which are technically still at war after the 1950-53 Korean War ended with a cease-fire rather than a peace agreement.

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