The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. ...
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Islamic State claims responsibility for weekend bombing that killed 2 police officers in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (news agencies) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the weekend bombing that killed two police officials ...
A union leader freed from prison vows to continue a strike against Cambodia’s’s biggest casino
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (news agencies) — A union leader freed from prison Monday after serving time for her part in ...
IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (news agencies) — Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of ...
Pope makes new overture to China, calling Beijing ‘a promise and hope’ for the church
ABOARD THE Pnews agenciesAL PLANE (news agencies) — Pope Francis declared Friday that China was “a promise and a hope” ...
China is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world’s major economies
BEIJING (news agencies) — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the ...
Sri Lankans’ fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (news agencies) — When an uprising ousted Sri Lanka’s president, many saw it as the end of ...
North Korea discloses a uranium enrichment facility as Kim calls for more nuclear weapons
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — North Korea offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium ...
Vietnam death toll climbs to 197 as typhoon’s aftermath brings flash floods and landslides
HANOI, Vietnam (news agencies) — Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more ...
Key takeaways from AP’s examination of South Korea’s split views on North Korea’s nuclear threats
POHANG, South Korea (news agencies) — media spoke with dozens of South Koreans for a detailed look at the nation’s ...
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Air India flight from Kochi to Delhi with MPs on board aborts take-off after technical snag
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Amnesty slams Israel for ‘deliberately starving’ Palestinians in Gaza
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UAE confirms oil spill off UAQ beaches as cause for smell reported in several emirates
The odours 'pose no health risk' to residents, the ministry confirmed; beaches and coastal areas in the emirate have been...
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