Afghanistan: A sacrificial lamb of insurgency

The systematic attacks against Shiite ethnic group in Afghanistan by the self-proclaimed Islamic State group reveals its ugly intention to stoke sectarian violence and sow the seeds of discord between Afghan people.

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Abe sends donation to Yasukuni Shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual donation on Wednesday to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine that enshrined 14 convicted Class-A war criminals as Japan marked the 73rd anniversary of the country's surrender in World War II.

Invitation signals diplomatic thaw

A diplomatic thaw seems to have arisen on the Korean Peninsula as the Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States sent an invitation for talks to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, amid preparations for an upcoming summit.

Search for survivors after deadly Italy bridge collapse, govt blames operator

GENOA, Italy - Rescuers searched for survivors amid the debris of Italy's bridge collapse on Wednesday as the death toll climbed to 39 and the government blamed the bridge's operator, demanding resignations and moving to strip its toll concession.

Police carry out raids after terror crash, name suspect

British police have searched two addresses in the city of Birmingham and another in Nottingham in the aftermath of the attempted terror attack in Westminster in London on Tuesday morning.

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Red Cross: 40 children killed in Yemen airstrike

SAADA, Yemen - Forty children were among 51 people killed in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen, the Red Cross said in a new toll on Tuesday.

UK slips as top spot for world leaders

A new survey has revealed that the UK is no longer the most popular place of education for the world's political leaders.

South Korea bans driving BMWs under recall due to fires

SEOUL - South Korea will ban driving recalled BMWs that haven't received safety checks following dozens of fires the German automaker has blamed on a faulty exhaust gas component.

Firefighters gain on major California blazes as heat wave breaks

LOS ANGELES - A break in the brutal heat wave that has baked California for much of the summer gave firefighters a chance to attack a string of major wildfires across the state that have killed eight people and destroyed thousands of homes.

More than 370 people injured in promenade collapse at music festival, officials say

MADRID - Panic erupted at a packed seaside music festival in northwest Spain when part of a wooden promenade suddenly collapsed, injuring more than 370 people, nine of them seriously, officials said on Monday.