Women And Children Are The Emerging Face Of Drug Addiction In Afghanistan
A growing number of women and children are becoming entangled in drugs as the country's number of addicts aggressively grows.
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Nepalese Climber Summits World's 14 Highest Peaks In 6 Months, Smashing Record
"I hope to have proven that anything is possible with some determination, self-belief and positivity," said climber Nirmal Purja. The previous record-holder took more than seven years longer.
Joshua Wong Disqualified From Running In Hong Kong Council Elections
An elections official said the pro-democracy activist's call for "self-determination" in the Chinese territory was inconsistent with pledging allegiance to the city and its constitution.
Visits To The U.S. By Chinese Tourists Are Declining
International tourists, especially from China, aren't visiting the U.S. the way they used to. The slowdown is being felt by retailers such as Tiffany and others that rely on money from tourists.
An Advocate For Kazakhs Persecuted In China Is Banned From Activism In Kazakhstan
Serikjan Bilash signed a plea deal after Kazakh officials charged him with "inciting ethnic tensions" for his work documenting repression against Kazakhs and in China's Xinjiang region.
Essex Deaths: New Arrests As Vietnamese Families Say Relatives May Have Been In Truck
A 48-year-old man and two 38-year-old's, one man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people, along with suspicion of 39 counts of manslaughter.
What The Ouster Of The Royal Consort May Say About Where Thailand Is Heading
Some experts suggest King Maha Vajiralongkorn's firing of his consort may be an additional power move by a monarch who has worked to amass personal authority since he succeeded his father in 2016.
Indonesia Report: Pilots, Ground Crew Share Blame With Boeing For Lion Air Crash
In addition to citing failures at Boeing and the FAA, the report found that a faulty sensor was likely installed without being tested and the co-pilot on the doomed flight was not properly trained.
Indonesian Authorities Issue Report On Lion Air Crash
Indonesian authorities released their final report on the Lion Air crash which found a series of failures that went beyond the known problems with Boeing's MCAS system.
Ghost Viruses And The Taliban Stand In The Way Of Wiping Out Polio
The World Health Organization is celebrating the eradication of another strain of the polio virus. Yet major challenges remain in the global effort to get rid of the disease.