Asia

Putin arrives in Beijing to celebrate 10th anniversary of infrastructure initiative

5:14am October 17, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China to mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. But there's a lot more going on behind the visit than just that.

India's supreme court has issued a ruling on same-sex marriage.

5:14am October 17, 2023

India's top court declines to grant recognition to same-sex marriages. It's a blow to hopes of India's LGBTQ+ community.

Western Afghanistan has been hit once more by an earthquake

5:11am October 16, 2023

by Diaa Hadid

It's the seventh earthquake to roil this area in the past 10 days, and there have been several aftershocks. The U.N. has struggled to raise money for Afghans.

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's western province of Herat. This came just days after a series of tremors caused massive damage in the same region.

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Photos: Afghanistan hit by another earthquake

2:09pm October 15, 2023

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the same region around Herat, which was devastated by a previous temblor on October 7.

An Afghan woman walks with her children amid debris after a powerful earthquake struck Herat province in western Afghanistan on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.

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Powerful earthquake hits west Afghanistan, a week after strong quakes in same region

9:05am October 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region.

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Thousands of Afghans are without homes after devastating earthquakes

5:00pm October 13, 2023

by Diaa Hadid

The United Nations is pleading for more aid as thousands of Afghans shiver in tents after earthquakes flattened villages and killed more than 1,000 people.

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Japan seeks to revoke the Unification Church's legal status after Abe killing

11:45am October 13, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan's government has asked a court to remove the legal standing and tax breaks of the Unification Church, which was tied to the shocking assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last year.

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Japan's government asks court to revoke legal status of Unification Church

4:14am October 13, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

Members of the controversial group are sometimes known as the Moonies. The unusual move by the Japanese government was set in motion by the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.

'A Man of Two Faces' is a riveting, one-stop primer on Viet Thanh Nguyen

5:35pm October 12, 2023

by Thúy Đinh

The Sympathizer author's memoir is cocky and riveting — self-consciously constructed as if written for a standup audience and serving as a generous, one-stop primer for his fiction and scholarly work.

Young Japanese people work to revive a vanishing village

5:23pm October 11, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

Entrepreneurial young Japanese people are trying to reinvigorate Japan's most aged village — where more than two thirds of residents are over 65 — and keep it from vanishing from the map.

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