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Quake Anger Ebbs In Erdogan: Quake anger ebbs in Erdogan stronghold ahead of vote
KAHRAMANMARAS: Latif Dalyan offers shirts and sweatpants at knock-down prices to Turkey’s earthquake victims from a storefront surrounded by piles of debris. The last person…
Yemen Calls For Int’L Support: Yemen calls for int’l support to tackle landmine crisis
SANA’A: The Yemen government has requested immediate international assistance to tackle the war-torn Arab nation’s grave landmine crisis that poses a major hurdle to restoring…
UN To Hold Talks With Taliban Officials: UN to hold talks with Taliban officials over women staff ban
KABUL: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan will hold talks Wednesday with Taliban officials in Kabul “to seek clarity” on a new government ban that…
Japan: Bird flu is so bad that Japan’s running out of land to bury chickens
TOKYO: Japan’s worst-ever bird flu outbreak has decimated its poultry flocks and sent egg prices soaring. Now there’s a lack of space to bury dead…
New Images From Inside Fukushima: New images from inside Fukushima reactor spark safety worry
TOKYO: Images captured by a robotic probe inside one of the three melted reactors at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant showed exposed steel bars…
Student Abduction Nigeria: At least 10 students abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria
ABUJA: At least 10 students were abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria, authorities said on Tuesday. Students from the Government Secondary School in Kaduna state…
Uganda: South African opposition protests Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ bill
PRETORIA: More than 200 protesters in South Africa have demonstrated at the Uganda High Commission against the anti-gay bill recently passed by Ugandan lawmakers. The…
China Over Taiwan: Taiwan rejects China pressure ahead of House speaker meeting
TAIPEI: Taiwan pushed back against threats of retaliation by China, ahead of an expected meeting between President Tsai-Ing-wen and the U.S. House speaker Wednesday that…
Syria: US military says senior IS commander killed in Syria
BEIRUT: A drone strike carried out by the American-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of the Islamic State group who was…
Taliban: Afghan Taliban raid kills 6 members of Islamic State group
ISLAMABAD: An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province killed six members of the extremist Islamic State group, a Taliban spokesman said…