‘Total devastation’: Hurricane slams parts of the Bahamas
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of… Read more »
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Shattering Taliban attack in Kabul even as US deal nears
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Tuesday defended their suicide bombing against an international compound in the Afghan capital that killed at least 16 civilians and wounded 119 people,… Read more »
Hong Kong police storm subway with batons as protests rage
HONG KONG (AP) — Protesters in Hong Kong threw gasoline bombs at government headquarters and set fires in the streets on Saturday, while police stormed a subway car and hit… Read more »
Asian markets mixed after Wall Street slide
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday as uneasy investors watched for signs of progress on U.S.-China trade after Wall Street slid. Shanghai retreated, Tokyo advanced and Hong Kong… Read more »
Powerful, obscure law is basis for Trump ‘order’ on trade
BIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful but obscure federal law to make good on his tweeted “order” to… Read more »
Former Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dies at 66
NEW DELHI (AP) — Former Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, a key member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first-term Cabinet, died in a New Delhi hospital on Saturday after a… Read more »
Indian court orders ex-finance minister held for questioning
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Thursday ordered that a former finance minister belonging to the opposition Congress party be held for four days for questioning by investigators… Read more »
Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release… Read more »
Ebola patients in Congo “cured” with drugs, say doctors
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Two Ebola patients who were treated with new drugs in the city of Goma in eastern Congo have been declared “cured” and returned to their home…. Read more »
Key events in Kashmir since British rule ended in 1947
KASHMIR (AP) – Flashback of Some key events in Kashmir since Indian Independence and birth of Pakistan after British rule ended in 1947. — August 1947: With the end of… Read more »