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Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands
A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.
3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing SOS in sand
The men had been missing in the Micronesia archipelago for nearly three days.
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
For nearly 70 years, until he turned 85, Lee Jong-keun hid his past as an atomic bomb survivor, fearful of the widespread discrimination against blast victims that has long persisted in Japan.
Australian leader says US-China war no longer inconceivable
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday his government held a less dramatic view of U.S.-China strategic tensions than a predecessor who warned of a potential "hot war" before U.S. presidential elections in November.
Trump says generals feel Beirut blast was likely an 'attack'
President Donald Trump said U.S. military generals have told him that they "seem to feel" the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, was a "terrible attack" likely caused by a bomb.
Trump: Explosion in Beirut was likely an 'attack'
President Donald Trump says U.S. military generals have told him that the massive explosion that rocked Beirut was likely a bomb.
US sending highest rep to Taiwan since 1979 break in ties
The U.S. says Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days in the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official since the break in formal diplomatic relations between Washington and Taipei in 1979.
Indian PM to lay foundation of temple at razed mosque site
The coronavirus is restricting a large crowd, but Hindus were joyful before Prime Minister Narendra Modi breaks ground Wednesday on a long-awaited temple of their most revered god Ram at the site of a demolished 16th century mosque in northern India.
India's residency law in Kashmir amplifies demographic fears
For almost a century, no outsider was allowed to buy land and property in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Gunmen shoot up offices of Mexican newspaper, no injuries
Unidentified assailants opened fire on the offices of a newspaper in the Mexican city of Iguala Tuesday, two days after a journalist from another outlet was killed there along with a policeman protecting him.
Voting begins in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election
Sri Lankans started voting Wednesday to elect a new Parliament that is expected to give strong support to the powerful and popular Rajapaksa brothers.
Hiroshima survivor recalls working on tram after A-bomb
Tetsuko Shakuda was a frightened 14-year-old when she resumed her work as a conductor on a tram line in the devastated city of Hiroshima, just three days after the atomic bomb exploded 75 years ago, badly damaging the tracks and most of the trams.
AP Explains: Kashmir on edge 1 year after major Indian shift
Indian-controlled Kashmir has remained on edge in the year since New Delhi scrapped the disputed region's semi-autonomy and imposed a near-total clampdown.
With renewed US backing, Guaidó pushes anti-Maduro fight
The challenge in ousting President Nicolás Maduro has only increased, Juan Guaidó said Tuesday as the Trump administration vowed its continued recognition of the opposition leader as the nation's interim president, even if his coalition loses control of congress — its last major stronghold.
A glance at Sri Lanka and its parliamentary elections
Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary elections Wednesday that are expected to strengthen President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's grip on power. His party has campaigned for a strong government that will enable Rajapaksa to fulfill his presidential election pledges. Parts of the party are also calling for a two-thirds majority in Parliament so it can amend the constitution to restore presidential powers curbed by a 2015 constitutional change. The opposition party has focused on providing relief to those undergoing economic hardships because of the pandemic.
Malaysia police raid Al Jazeera's office, seize computers
Malaysian police raided the office of news broadcaster Al Jazeera and two local TV stations on Tuesday, seizing computers as part of an investigation into a documentary on undocumented migrants that enraged the government.
New crisis in Peru as Congress rejects president's Cabinet
Peru was left with no government ministers Tuesday after Congress refused to approve President Martin Vizcarra's recently appointed Cabinet.
UN experts: North Korea flouts sanctions on nukes, missiles
U.N. experts say North Korea is flouting U.N. sanctions by expanding its nuclear arsenal and ballistic missile program and by exporting coal and illegally importing refined petroleum products in excess of its annual quota.
Skepticism, fear help fuel virus on Mexico City's outskirts
Only after a neighbor died of the coronavirus did Juan José and Esther Serralde begin to believe that the threat was real — but it was too late. Soon, the older couple, their son and daughter-in-law, and two of their grandchildren were infected.
Argentina reports debt restructuring deal with creditors
Argentina said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with its main creditors to restructure $65 billion in foreign debt, offering some relief for a country hobbled by recession long before the pandemic.