Death toll from Afghan wedding blast rises to 80
KABUL – The death toll
from a suicide bomb attack on a wedding reception in Afghanistan’s capital,
Kabul, has risen to 80, two senior officials said...
China policies may hurt US economy, says Trump
WASHINGTON – President Donald
Trump acknowledged Tuesday his aggressive China trade policies may mean
economic pain for Americans but insisted they’re needed for more important
long-term benefits....
Amazon burning: Brazil reports record forest fires
BRASILIA - Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil's space...
Ebola spreads to remote, militia-run Congo territory
GOMA – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo
have confirmed a new case of Ebola in the remote, militia-controlled territory
of Walikale, hundreds of kilometers...
13 Chinese killed in Laos bus crash
BANGKOK – A tour bus carrying dozens of Chinese
passengers crashed in Laos, killing at least 13, officials said Tuesday.
The bus was carrying 44 Chinese...
Nuclear sensors in Russia went offline after mystery blast
VIENNA – The operator of a global network of
radioactive-particle sensors said on Monday its two Russian sites closest to a
mysterious explosion went offline days...
Canada slams UK decision to ‘off-load’ Islamist fighter
OTTAWA – Canada said on Sunday that Britain’s decision to
strip Jack Letts - dubbed “Jihadi Jack” by the media - of his British
citizenship was...
Indian fire kills 2 civilians in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said Indian troops have fired across
the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region, killing two civilians and
wounding another.
Pakistan and Indian...
Turkish police detain 418 in Kurdish militant probe
ISTANBUL – Turkish police have detained 418 people in 29
provinces in an investigation targeting suspects with links to the Kurdistan
Workers Party (PKK) militant group,...
Afghan wedding suicide blast kills 63
KABUL – A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182
in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday
night,...