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Suicide bomber targets gathering of Afghan clerics calling for peace
Jun 4, 2018A suicide bomber on Monday exploded a device near Muslim clerics who were leaving a giant tent in the west of the Afghan capital of Kabul where they had gathered to denounce terrorism and call for... -
Iran calls on world to stand up to Trump, save nuclear deal
Jun 4, 2018The world should stand up to Washington’s bullying behavior, Iran’s foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday by state media in a letter to counterparts, as the top diplomat intensifies efforts to save a nuclear... -
At least 48 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisian coast
Jun 4, 2018At least 48 migrants were killed when their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast and 67 others were rescued by the coast guard, officials said on Sunday, one of the worst migrant boat accidents in recent years.... -
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano eruption kills 25, injures hundreds
Jun 4, 2018An estimated 25 people, including at least three children, were killed and nearly 300 injured on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano in more than four decades, officials said. Volcan de Fuego,... -
Hong Kong former lawmakers sentenced to one month in jail
Jun 4, 2018A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced two former lawmakers to four weeks in jail for unlawful assembly inside the legislature while they were still lawmakers, further sapping the energy of political activists in the Chinese-ruled... -
North Korea shakes up top military brass ahead of Trump summit
Jun 4, 2018North Korea’s top three military officials have been removed from their posts, a senior U.S. official said, a move analysts said on Monday could support efforts by the North’s young leader to jump-start economic development and... -
American Airlines warns of fare increases if oil remains high
Jun 3, 2018American Airlines (AAL.O) warned airline passengers may eventually face higher ticket prices if oil prices remain high, prompting carriers to remove seats from the market. Oil prices have risen around 50 percent compared to the levels... -
Saudi Arabia releases eight people held in activist crackdown
Jun 3, 2018Saudi Arabia has temporarily released eight people accused of communicating with organizations opposed to the kingdom but is holding nine others in detention, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday. The public prosecutor said it had... -
Philippines Duterte tells U.N. human rights expert: ‘Go to hell’
Jun 3, 2018Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told a U.N human rights expert who said the country’s judicial independence was under threat to ‘go to hell’, warning against interference in domestic affairs. The Philippine Supreme Court voted last... -
Nearly half Afghan children out of school, rising for first time since 2002
Jun 3, 2018Nearly half all children in Afghanistan are out of school due to conflict, poverty, child marriage and discrimination against girls, the number rising for the first time since 2002, humanitarian organizations said in a report on...
