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January 22, 2017

At least 23 killed, 50 injured as train derails in India

At least 23 people were killed and 50 others injured after a passenger train derailed in southern India, railway officials said Sunday.

January 21, 2017

Blast in camp for displaced Syrians near Jordan kills 4

A resident and an opposition monitoring group say an explosion has rocked a camp for displaced Syrians on the border with Jordan, killing at least four.

January 21, 2017

Government says High Peace Council chief dies

An Afghan official says that Pir Sayed Ahmed Gailani, chief of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, tasked with negotiating an end to the country's protracted conflict, has died at age 84.

January 21, 2017

Bomb blast kill 18, wounds over 60 in northwest Pakistan

Authorities say a bomb exploded in a market in a northwestern tribal region in Pakistan that borders Afghanistan, killing at least eighteen people and wounding 51.

January 21, 2017

Police official says 3 policemen killed in Taliban assault

A senior police official says Taliban insurgents stormed a police checkpoint in the northeastern province of Kapisa, killing three policemen.

January 21, 2017

Humanitarian groups appeal for $550 million to aid poorest

Humanitarian groups say they need $550 million in 2017 to aid the most vulnerable in Afghanistan warning anything less could mean death to many.

January 21, 2017

Vietnam to allow locals in casinos under 3-year test project

Vietnamese gamblers will soon be allowed into local casinos under a three-year pilot project.

January 21, 2017

British foreign secretary 'positive and optimistic' on Trump

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says he's "positive and optimistic" that the policies of newly inaugurated President Donald Trump would work in Britain's favor.

January 20, 2017

UN Security Council looks forward to upcoming Syria talks

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January 20, 2017

China, wary of Trump, cracks down on inauguration coverage

Donald Trump has now been sworn in as the 45th president of the United States – but people in China may have a hard time seeing it.