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AFP/APP Washington: Abortion rights should be left up to US states to decide, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Monday, effectively rejecting a national abortion ban after months of mixed signals on one of the November…

AFP/APP  Tokyo: Japanese and Philippine leaders head to Washington this week for a trilateral summit aimed at boosting defense ties, hot on the heels of four-way military drills in the South China Sea with Australia. A major upgrade…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday as investors took heart from Wall Street rallies on strong job data. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.01 percent, or 392.88 points, at 39,384.96 in early trade, while the…

APP New York: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New York City on Friday, causing a brief interruption during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting discussing the deteriorating situation in war-torn Gaza. Janti Soeripto,…

AFP/APP Tokyo: A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan's Fukushima region on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after…

AFP/APP Taipei: At least nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before…

AFP/APP   Taipei: A major 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's east on Wednesday morning, prompting tsunami warnings for the self-ruled island as well as parts of southern Japan and the Philippines.  The quake hit just before 8:00…

AFP/APP  Green Bay: Donald Trump doubled down on his heavily criticized warning of a coming American "bloodbath" Tuesday as he told supporters that US communities faced "plunder, rape, and slaughter" at the hands of illegal immigrants.…

Xinhua/APP Tokyo: Central Tokyo logged a record-high temperature for March at 28.1 degrees Celsius, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The summer-like heat was recorded at 1:32 p.m. local time in Chiyoda Ward, at the…

AFP/APP Washington: Former US surgeon general Jerome Adams was stuck with an eye-watering medical bill of nearly $5,000 after being treated for a simple case of dehydration following an overnight stay at an Arizona hospital last January.…