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Bamiyan’s ancient cave dwellings shelter homeless Afghans

Bamiyan’s ancient cave dwellings shelter homeless Afghans

Carved into dun-colored cliffs, hundreds of manmade caves situated next to empty niches that once sheltered giant Buddha statues destroyed…
Chinese shares tumble 8.5 percent in biggest one-day drop since 2007

Chinese shares tumble 8.5 percent in biggest one-day drop since 2007

 Chinese shares slid more than 8 percent on Monday as an unprecedented government rescue plan to prop up valuations ran…
Obstacles block Greek bailout plans

Obstacles block Greek bailout plans

As officials from Greece's institutional creditors arrive in Athens on Monday, there is concern that the pace of economic reform…
Critics fear Pacific trade deal favours big business over states

Critics fear Pacific trade deal favours big business over states

With the end game in sight to what could be the world's most ambitious trade deal, critics fear a controversial…
Young Nepalese boy murdered in human sacrifice ritual

Young Nepalese boy murdered in human sacrifice ritual

A Nepalese man has confessed to the murder of a young boy after claiming a shaman advised him that a…
Parents of 43 missing Mexican students demand new search

Parents of 43 missing Mexican students demand new search

Parents and relatives of 43 Mexican students missing for 10 months and presumed dead marched Sunday to demand the government…
Pope signs up for World Youth Day using iPad

Pope signs up for World Youth Day using iPad

Pope Francis on Sunday became the first person registered for next year's World Youth Day festivities, using an iPad to…
At least 15 dead after blast at market in northern Nigeria

At least 15 dead after blast at market in northern Nigeria

A blast set off by a female suicide bomber tore through a crowded market in the northeastern Nigerian city of…
At least 19 killed in suicide attack in north Cameroon

At least 19 killed in suicide attack in north Cameroon

At least 19 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the northern Cameroonian town of Maroua on Saturday, a…
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