North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba ...
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35 people die in a storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan, Taliban official says
ISLAMABAD (news agencies) — A storm that brought heavy rainfall to eastern Afghanistan killed at least 35 people on Monday, ...
Read moreT-shirts with image of Trump raising his fist after assassination attempt are for sale in China
BANGKOK (news agencies) — Images of the moment have already been splashed across the world’s front pages and papered many ...
Read moreCourt in Japan allows transgender woman to officially change gender without compulsory surgery
TOKYO (news agencies) — A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring ...
Read moreA decade after deadly MH17 crash, the father of one victim is still waiting for Russia to say sorry
HILVERSUM, Netherlands (news agencies) — Quinn Schansman dreamed of becoming the youngest-ever CEO of an American company. A decade ago, ...
Read moreChina’s economy slowed in the last quarter as weak consumer demand dragged on growth
BANGKOK (news agencies) — China’s economy expanded at a slower-than-forecast 4.7% annual rate in the last quarter, the government reported ...
Read moreChina’s Communist Party will signal its approach to the country’s challenges at a meeting this week
BEIJING (news agencies) — China’s ruling Communist Party is starting a four-day meeting Monday that is expected to lay out ...
Read moreTexas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
DALLAS (news agencies) — With around 350,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week ...
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A Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan but supporters’ hopes of his release are dashed
ISLAMABAD (news agencies) — A Pakistani court on Saturday overturned the convictions and seven-year sentences of former Prime Minister Imran ...
Read moreWho is the Buddhist nun who built a global charity from a tiny apartment in rural Taiwan?
HUALIEN, Taiwan (news agencies) — The Buddhist teacher who founded what is now a global charity and religion with a ...
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