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Afghan Donors Want Human Rights Panel Reconsidered

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai’s widely criticized appointment of five new human rights commissioners has become a sore point with the countries that...

US blacklists Myanmar general over North Korea arms deals

The United States placed a Myanmar general on its sanctions blacklist on Tuesday for arms deals with North Korea that violated a UN Security Council embargo on…

Indonesian Parliament passes mass organization law

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's Parliament has approved a bill regulating civic and religious organizations amid strong protests from rights and labor...

Girl is Cambodia’s 9th bird flu fatality of year

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A 6-year-old girl has become the ninth person to die of bird flu in Cambodia this year, as the virus continues to pose a threat to the country,...

Narendra Modi: The man behind the mask who wants to be India’s Prime Minister

The roads in Gujarat run straight and true, and most places are blessed with a covetously unbroken supply of electricity. But when Puni’s children fell ill with...

Calm returns to Myanmar after religious clashes

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar says a tense calm has returned to western Rakhine state after rioters set four houses ablaze, the latest violence between Buddhists and...

HK protests to demand Beijing-backed leader resign

HONG KONG (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers took to the streets in protest Monday, demanding their widely disliked Beijing-backed leader resign and pressing for...

Markets rise on US, Japanese growth signs

LONDON (AP) — Long-awaited signs of improvement in Japan's economy and growth in U.S. manufacturing pushed global stocks higher on Monday.

Nearly 300 Afghan police killed in month

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Insurgents killed nearly 300 Afghan local and national police in the span of a month, the Interior Ministry said Monday, illustrating how...

Cameron promotes business ties with Kazakhstan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — British Prime Minister David Cameron has promoted business ties with energy-rich Kazakhstan during meetings with the Central Asian...