UN officials says rural Afghans have critical need for aid
UNITED NATIONS — Four million Afghans are facing “a food emergency” and the majority live in rural areas where $36 million is urgently needed...
Chinese ambassador to UK barred from Parliament
LONDON — China’s ambassador to Britain has been barred from Parliament and told he could not enter the building for a talk he was...
Chinese students hit by US visa rejections amid tension
After a semester online, Wang Ziwei looked forward to meeting classmates who are returning to campus at Washington University in St. Louis. But the...
EXPLAINER: Missile tests renew North Korea’s regional threat
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea says it successfully tested what it described as new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, renewing concerns that...
Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks
BAGHDAD — Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. But the terrorist attacks in the United States changed forever the lives of Iraqis.
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Al-Qaida chief appears in 9/11 video amid rumors he is dead
BEIRUT — Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, attacks, months after rumors spread...
EXCERPT: On 9/11, reporting from Taliban-controlled Kabul
The following account from Kathy Gannon, now news director for Afghanistan and Pakistan for The Associated Press, is excerpted from the book “September 11:...
Federal judge acquits Tennessee professor with ties to China
A federal judge on Thursday threw out all charges against a University of Tennessee professor accused of hiding his relationship with a Chinese university...
UNESCO urges Afghanistan to preserve educational gains
PARIS — As the Taliban government takes power in Afghanistan, UNESCO warned on Friday about risks to access to education, especially for girls and...