China helping mine potential for Afghan development amid shadow of insecurity

Mineral resources bring great potential for the economic development of Afghanistan and could contribute greatly to the country's self-reliance.

Saudi-led coalition blasts rebels for recruiting children

ADEN, Yemen - The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels announced that it had rescued 86 child soldiers, blasting the group for violating the international laws by recruiting children in the war-torn Arab country.

Erdogan criticizes US metal tariffs

WASHINGTON - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said it was wrong of the United States to try to bring Turkey into line with threats, a day after President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Turkish metal imports as relations between the two NATO allies have sunk to their lowest point in decades.

FBI seeks motive for plane crash

SEATTLE - Federal authorities on Saturday were seeking to learn what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle's airport in a security scare that caused the scrambling of US fighter jets and ended when the plane crashed.

3 Chinese injured in Pakistan suicide blast

ISLAMABAD - A suicide attack injured six people, including three Chinese workers, in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Saturday, the Chinese Embassy to Pakistan said.

Okinawa base plan met with protest

TOKYO - Tens of thousands of people rallied on Saturday in Naha, capital of the Okinawa prefecture in Japan, to protest against the central government's plan to relocate a US military base in the island.

Caspian Sea countries sign landmark deal, diffuse tension

AKTAU, Kazakhstan - The leaders of the five states bordering the resource-rich Caspian Sea signed a landmark deal on Sunday on the legal status of the inland sea which boasts a wealth of oil and gas reserves and sturgeon.

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Russia warns US on new sanctions

MOSCOW - Russia warned on Friday that if the United States followed through with threats to impose further harsh economic sanctions it would be seen as a "declaration of economic war".

Conciliatory steps at Asian Games

SEOUL - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea will take their reconciliation steps to the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, where they will jointly march in the opening ceremony and field combined teams in basketball, rowing and canoeing.

Trump wants 'Space Force' by 2020

WASHINGTON - The US government on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to usher in a new "Space Force" as the sixth branch of the military by 2020, but the proposal was scorned by opponents and may struggle to get liftoff in a divided Congress.

Dozens killed in Yemen airstrikes

ADEN, Yemen - Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Thursday killed dozens of people, including children traveling on a bus through a market, in Yemen's Saada province, a Yemeni health official and the International Committee of the Red Cross said.