The cleavage between political figures on the one hand and the state and nation on the other has resurfaced in Afghanistan following a series of issues. Political controversies loom large with parliamentary and provincial elections around the corner.
PARIS - France's biggest international star Gerard Depardieu on Thursday issued a strong denial after it emerged he faces an inquiry into allegations by a young actress of rape and sexual assault.
BERLIN - Two amateur cyclists from Germany are in the final stages of embarking on the challenge of a lifetime for charity.
The government of the United Kingdom has proposed banning children from buying energy drinks following concerns about the impact on their health.
The US Department of Justice, questioning Harvard University's use of race as a criterion in its admissions process on Thursday, supporting Asian-American applicants suing the Ivy League school for discrimination.
MALLALA, Australia - Until a few months ago, train driver Gavin Slater had never seen anything like it. Five locomotives, with a combined 15,000 horsepower, ready to pull 101 wagons brimful of grain.
OKCHEON, South Korea - Behind a blue wall that seals a former highway tunnel stretches a massive indoor farm bathed in rose-tinted light.
PHOENIX - Thousands of people paid their respects to US Senator John McCain on Wednesday, standing for hours in the broiling Arizona sun before filing past the flag-draped casket that his tearful wife, Cindy, lovingly pressed her face against after a ceremony for the former prisoner of war who represented Arizona for decades.
VIENNA - EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday urged member states to "take more responsibility" and ensure the bloc's migrant rescue operation continues to fight human trafficking in the Mediterranean.
VIENTIANE, Laos - Tailors and dress-makers often throw numerous small pieces of fabric in the trash every day. Sometimes, these rags are destroyed by burning them, which creates carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
HUAZHU, China's largest chain hotel group with more than 3,700 hotels nationwide, recently reported to the Shanghai police that the personal information of its 130 million customers, including their names, identity card numbers, cellphone numbers and boarding details, are being sold online at a price of 320,000 yuan ($46,957). ThePaper.cn comments:
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