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Water, water everywhere … most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak

LONDON -- Most residents living near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England where a parasite in the water sickened more than 45 people were told Saturday that...

Japan’s Empress Emeritus Michiko faces surgery for breast cancer

Japan’s Empress Emeritus Michiko is to have surgery, perhaps as soon as September, after being diagnosed with an early-stage breast cancer. An ultrasound examination during...

U.S. asks South Korea to send troops to Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper asked South Korea to send troops to join a U.S.-led maritime force in the Strait of Hormuz off...

Torrential rains cause flooding, evacuations in southern India

 Torrential monsoon rains in the southern Indian state of Kerala caused a major landslide and flooding that has cut off some areas, forcing the...

Paid ‘news’: China using Taiwan media to win hearts and minds on island

 The articles on the website of the leading Taiwan newspaper were gushing about a new Chinese government program to lure Taiwanese entrepreneurs to the...

Pakistan opposition leader Maryam Nawaz arrested in graft probe

Pakistan’s anti-corruption bureau arrested opposition leader Maryam Nawaz on Thursday, a party spokeswoman said, the latest high-profile detention of a member of the Sharif...

Pakistan expels Indian ambassador as Kashmir dispute escalates

Pakistan said on Wednesday it would expel India’s ambassador and suspend bilateral trade with its arch-rival after New Delhi stripped its portion of the...

Taliban bomb kills 14, wounds 145, despite hopes for Afghan pact

 A Taliban suicide bomber killed 14 people and wounded 145 in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, an attack the government said raised questions...

At least 300 Kashmiri politicians detained to quell protests over status

 Indian authorities have detained at least 300 politicians and separatists to quell protests in Kashmir over the withdrawal of its special status, a police...

More Hong Kong protests planned as U.S. raises travel warning

The United States raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging increased caution by visitors to the Chinese territory in the face of what...

Veteran Indian politician Sushma Swaraj passes away

Veteran Indian politician Sushma Swaraj, who most recently served as minister of external affairs, passed away on Tuesday, following a cardiac arrest. Swaraj, 67, a...

Malaysian police widen search for missing Irish girl

Police in Malaysia widened their search on Tuesday for an Irish teenager who went missing from a holiday resort over the weekend, adding...

Silk Road sweeteners: China woos Myanmar’s NLD with junkets

 The National League for Democracy was forged in an uprising against one-party rule. Its activists spent years in jail under Myanmar’s military junta. But...

North Korea’s Kim says missile launches are warning to U.S., South Korea over drill

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s latest launch of tactical guided missiles was a warning to the United States and South...

Japan abuzz over wedding bells for telegenic son of former PM Koizumi

The son of Japan’s former leader Junichiro Koizumi and a popular choice for prime minister in his own right set the country afire on...

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