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IS fighters expected to evacuate Raqqa

A spokesman for Syrian militias said Saturday that Islamic State fighters were expected to evacuate the city of Raqqa in an agreement with the U.S.-backed Syrian militias surrounding them. The spokesman said...

Pakistan rescues Western couple, 3 children held by militants

ISLAMABAD — A U.S.-Canadian couple and their three children were apparently still in Pakistan late Thursday, preparing to return to the West after five years in Taliban captivity. Acting on a tip from...

Latest Drug-resistant Malaria in Mekong Region May Skirt ‘Superbug’ Status

PHNOM PENH — Som Aun contracted malaria after moving to the Thma Baing district of Cambodia's Koh Kong province in 2002. Four years later, two of his children contracted the disease. For...

Earthquake Detected Near North Korean Nuclear Test Site

A small earthquake has been detected early Friday near North Korea's nuclear test site, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 2.9 magnitude temblor was detected about 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Sungibaegam,...

Floods, landslides in Vietnam kill 37 people, thousands evacuated

HANOI — Floods caused by a tropical depression in Vietnam killed 37 people, one of the highest death tolls recorded in the country from flooding, the disaster prevention agency said on...

Thailand prepares to say farewell to ‘The People’s King’

BANGKOK — Thailand is putting the finishing touches this month to a lavish five-day funeral ceremony in a final goodbye to its late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who helped shape the Southeast...

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