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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... -
Mourners bury young Guatemalan woman killed by U.S. border agent
Jun 3, 2018Hundreds of mourners congregated in a town in Guatemala on Saturday to bid farewell to a young indigenous woman who was shot dead by a border patrol agent in Texas last month. The body of 20... -
As election looms, Modi’s popularity wanes in rural India
Jun 3, 2018Indian farmers voted overwhelmingly for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2014 general election that swept him to power. He cannot count on them doing so again, as a crash in commodity prices and surging fuel... -
Indonesian police detain three over suspected plot to attack assembly
Jun 3, 2018Indonesian anti-terrorism police have detained three former students in a raid on a university campus in Pekanbaru, on Sumatra island, and seized crude bombs and other explosive material, police said. The men, who have been named... -
U.S. weighs more South China Sea patrols to confront ‘new reality’ of China
Jun 3, 2018The United States is considering intensified naval patrols in the South China Sea in a bid to challenge China’s growing militarization of the waterway, actions that could further raise the stakes in one of the world’s... -
Mattis warns of Chinese ‘intimidation’; says U.S. seeks ‘results-oriented’ ties
Jun 2, 2018The United States is willing to work with China on a “results- oriented” relationship, but Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea were coercive and the Pentagon would “compete vigorously” if needed, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim... -
Myanmar and UN announce deal for return of Rohingya
Jun 2, 2018xMyanmar’s government has announced an agreement with two UN agencies for the return of refugees who fled violence in Rakhine state, but Rohingya have expressed concerns that it does not do enough to guarantee their safety.... -
Cuba set to launch constitutional rewrite to reflect reforms
Jun 2, 2018Cuba’s national assembly is set on Saturday to begin the long-awaited reform of its constitution to give legal backing to the Communist-run island’s economic and social opening while upholding the “irrevocable nature of socialism”. The most... -
U.S. forces must leave Tanf base. Syrian minister says
Jun 2, 2018Syria’s foreign minister said on Saturday that U.S. forces must withdraw from the Tanf base in the south, and that Damascus had not engaged in talks over the country’s southern region. Walid al-Moualed also told a... -
Trump makes an about-face, revives summit with North Korean leader
Jun 2, 2018U.S. President Donald Trump, in a complete reversal, said on Friday he would hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore in the latest twist in the high-stakes diplomacy...
