Afghan bomb kills at least 8; UN slams high civilian deaths
KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful car bomb killed at least eight people and injured 47 in Afghanistan's western Herat province, officials said Saturday.
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4 killed as Myanmar forces continue crackdown on protesters
MANDALAY, Myanmar — Security forces in Myanmar on Saturday again met protests against last month’s military takeover with lethal force, killing at least four...
AP Interview: Afghan minister warns US against hasty retreat
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi warned on Saturday against a hasty U.S. retreat from the war-ravaged country, saying that the Taliban's...
US, Indo-Pacific allies to expand India’s vaccine production
President Joe Biden and fellow leaders of the Indo-Pacific alliance known as the Quad are set to announce a plan to expand coronavirus vaccine...
Hungary emerges as an EU vaccination star amid surging cases
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary has emerged as a European Union leader in COVID-19 vaccinations thanks to a strategy that sought shots from Russia and...
Memo banning Afghan girls singing prompts #IAmMySong protest
KABUL, Afghanistan — A memo from Afghanistan's education ministry banning girls 12 years old and older from singing at school functions has been causing...
N Korean defectors struggle to send money home amid pandemic
ANSAN, South Korea — For the first time in years, Choi Bok-hwa didn’t get her annual birthday call from her mother in North Korea....
Australian leader says Quad meeting will anchor stability
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday his first-ever meeting with President Joe Biden as well as the leaders of...
Newspaper: China to soon try 2 Canadians on spying charges
BEIJING — A Communist Party newspaper says China will soon begin trials for two Canadians, who were arrested two years ago in apparent retaliation...
Court hearing due for Associated Press reporter in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar — A court in Myanmar is scheduled to hold a hearing on Friday for an Associated Press journalist detained while covering demonstrations...
