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Pres. Duterte thanks Japanese envoy for service

MANILA -- Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa on Tuesday, October 3, paid a farewell call on President Rodrigo Roa Duterte as he concludes his stint as Japan's top diplomat...

Trump’s ‘madman’ North Korea strategy is unpredictable

U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparent “madman theory” approach to dealing with the North Korea nuclear threat is being lauded by supporters as a high risk but effective negotiation strategy, while critics...

PHL, China cite need to prioritize 8 projects for speedy implementation

BEIJING—Philippine and Chinese officials cited Wednesday the efforts by the two countries to further streamline and expedite the approval process on the first “basket” of infrastructure projects, which initially prioritizes eight...

Half of volcano evacuees on Bali are asked to go home

Authorities on the Indonesian island of Bali on Saturday asked thousands of people who had evacuated this week because of the threat of a volcanic eruption from Mount Agung to return...

State Department Says N. Korea Has No Interest in Talks

  BEIJING — North Korea has shown no interest in pursuing talks on its nuclear and missile programs, the U.S. State Department said Saturday after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged the United...

Mumbai railway station stampede leaves at least 21 dead

MUMBAI, INDIA — A stampede broke out on a crowded pedestrian bridge connecting two railway stations in Mumbai during the Friday morning rush hour, and at least 21 people were killed...

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