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Thousands in Baghdad mourn Iranian general killed by US

BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of mourners chanting “America is the Great Satan” marched in a funeral procession Saturday through Baghdad for Iran's top general and Iraqi militant leaders, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds force and mastermind of its regional

Rohingya refugees land in Kushadevi in search of work

–Pema Lama/RSS Banepa : Karan Happis, a Rohingya Muslim from Myanmar, works as a mason at a construction site at

Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s ruling council agreed Sunday to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a window in

US mass killings hit new high in 2019, most were…

Washington DC, Dec 28, 2019 (AP) – The first one occurred 19 days into the new year when a man

Truck bomb in Somalia’s capital kills at least 73 people

MOGADISHU, Dec 28, 2019 (AP) — A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia’s capital Saturday morning,

Thousands in Asia marvel at ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 26, 2019 (AP) — People along a swath of southern Asia gazed at the sky in

Queen Elizabeth II, close family celebrate Christmas

England, Dec 25, 2019 (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II and her close family celebrated Christmas with a morning service at

Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

RIYADH, Dec 23, 2019 (AP) — Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death on Monday for the killing of Washington

India’s leader defends new law as protests against it go…

NEW DELHI, Dec 22, 2019 (AP) — Protesters angered by India’s new citizenship law that excludes Muslims defied a ban

Australia battles ‘catastrophic’ wildfires as PM rushes home

PERTH, Australia, Dec 21, 2019 (AP) — Australia’s most populous state was paralyzed by “catastrophic” fire conditions Saturday amid soaring