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[ad_1] KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Wednesday hailed China‘s new ambassador to Afghanistan with fanfare, saying his arrival is a sign for other nations to...
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved measures Tuesday targeting Iran for its human rights record and placing restrictions on the country’s ability to import...
[ad_1] SIDON, Lebanon — Islamist factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp said Sunday they will abide by a cease-fire after three days of clashes killed...
[ad_1] NEW DELHI — It began with a dinner invitation. How it ends could affect more than a billion people. State-issued invites sent to guests of...
[ad_1] Tunisia’s opposition Islamist party Ennahdha says one of its senior officials has been placed under house arrest by authorities in what it called an illegal...
[ad_1] Syrian opposition activists and pro-government media say Arab tribesmen have clashed with U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in several areas of eastern Syria, leaving at least 10...
[ad_1] PARIS — France’s education minister announced Monday a ban on long robes in classrooms starting with the new school year, saying the garments worn mainly...
[ad_1] BEIRUT — Three members of the U.S. Congress made a brief visit Sunday to opposition-held northwest Syria in what was the first known trip to...
[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday,...
[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday,...
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM — Sweden raised its terrorism alert level on Thursday one notch to the second-highest, following a recent string of public desecrations of the Quran...
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Voting began Saturday in crucial state elections in Malaysia, where Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s multi-coalition government is seeking to strengthen its...
[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the hardline approach to dealing with the Uyghurs in Xinjiang to continue, despite international criticisms. Delivering a major...
[ad_1] PARIS — French Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced on Sunday that France will ban the Islamic garment known as the abaya in schools. “The school...
[ad_1] HELSINKI — Denmark’s foreign minister said Sunday the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious holy books in...
[ad_1] BEIRUT — Fighting raged Sunday in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, killing at least five people and wounding...
[ad_1] NIAMEY, Niger — Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup earlier this week marched Sunday through the streets of...
[ad_1] Recent small-scale protests in Sweden’s capital that saw a man desecrate Islam’s holy book, the Quran, and the prospect of more such demonstrations, have left...
[ad_1] NIAMEY, Niger — The general who led a coup in Niger defended the takeover on state television Friday and asked for support from the nation...
[ad_1] Syrian state media, citing the interior ministry, say six people have been killed and dozens wounded when a motorcycle planted with explosives detonated in a...