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Afghanistan's Interior Ministry confirms fatalities and injuries in attack on tourists in Bamyan, a region known for its ...

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India, May 18 -- This unfinished draft was prepared by late Balbir Punj a day before his passing on April 18. A month has now ...

Thousands of Afghans who assisted US forces are stuck in limbo in Qatar. Instead of promised resettlement in America, they face an uncertain future in another war-torn country Hasina Nasimi* had been ...

Gabi, the newest monk at a temple in Seoul that is looking to spread Buddhism, vowed to not overcharge as it seeks enlightenment. By Remy Tumin and John Yoon John Yoon reported from Seoul. Gabi led a ...

Twenty-two Sri Lankan monks returning from Thailand were arrested on Sunday at the main international airport in Sri Lanka with a record 242 pounds of powerful cannabis, officials said. A Sri Lanka ...

About two decades ago, Scott Sicari was approached to design a reunion set for a show called “Manhattan Moms." "We set up in ...

Sri Lankan authorities said 22 Buddhist monks were arrested for possession of over 110 kilograms of cannabis – illegal in the South Asian nation – at the international airport in the capital Colombo, ...