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US eases travel warning to countries including Olympics host Japan

by Shaun TANDON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Tuesday eased its warnings against travel to a…

At least 15 dead in India sanitizer factory fire

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- At least 15 people have died after a blaze swept through a sanitizer factory in the…

Pakistan express trains collision kills at least 40

DAHARKI, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured Monday when a packed Pakistani inter-city train…

Thousands homeless as Sri Lanka floods death toll hits 17

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Army relief workers in aluminium dinghies handed out rice and other food to residents in…

Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to begin next week

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) -- The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will begin next week, her lawyer…

Delhi, Mumbai loosen lockdowns as India virus crisis eases in cities

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's capital New Delhi and financial hub Mumbai began a gradual easing of restrictions on…

Sri Lanka floods, mudslides kill 16

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Monsoon rains triggered floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka killing at least 16 people and…

UPDATED: At least 30 killed in Pakistan train crash: police

KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured Monday in a train crash in southern…

Man with knife kills six in China

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A man armed with a knife killed six people and wounded 14 others in a city…

At least 138 civilians killed in deadliest Burkina Faso attacks since 2015

  by Armel BAILY Agence France Presse OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 138 civilians…

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