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UN envoy urges calm, restraint after violent protests in Iraq
Baghdad, Oct. 2 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The United Nations (UN) top envoy in Iraq called on Wednesday for calm after violent anti-government protests in the capital Baghdad and other Iraqi provinces led to the death of at least one protester and the wounding of hundreds of others.
Battle kills 5 in northern Afghanistan
Maimana, Oct. 2 (Xinhua/UNB) -- At least five people including a security personnel and four Taliban militants have been killed as clash erupted in Pashtunkot district of Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Wednesday, said a statement of provincial police.
Zimbabwe's private sector actors eye opportunities under AfCFTA
Addis Ababa, Oct. 2 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Zimbabwe's private sector actors on Wednesday reiterated readiness to fully seize various opportunities presented by the historic African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.
Palestinian activists protest inside ICRC West Bank office
Ramallah, Oct. 2 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Palestinian activists shut down the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday for several hours to protest the severe medical condition of Palestinian prisoner Samer Al-Arbid "due to torture."
4 bodies found in Taiwan bridge collapse, 2 people missing
Taipei, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — Searchers have recovered four bodies and are looking for two people missing from three fishing boats that were struck when a bridge collapsed in Taiwan.
India's moves in Kashmir raise tension in part next to China
Leh, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — Nearly two months after the Indian government changed the status of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, new tensions are brewing in Ladakh, a remote and picturesque part of that territory that borders China.
Hong Kong police slammed as 'trigger-happy' after teen shot
Hong Kong, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — Heads bowed and dressed in black, schoolmates of a teenage demonstrator shot at close range in the chest by a Hong Kong riot officer condemned police tactics and demanded accountability Wednesday.
North Korea fires missile days before resuming US talks
Seoul, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea Wednesday, South Korea's military said, in a display of its expanding military capabilities hours after saying it would resume nuclear diplomacy with the United States this weekend.
Melania Trump to visit national parks in Wyoming on Thursday
Washington, Oct 1 (AP/UNB) — Melania Trump will promote U.S. national parks and her youth initiative later this week in Wyoming.
Indian home minister promises non-Muslim citizenship bill
New Delhi, Oct 1 (AP/UNB) — India’s government plans to revive a bill that would give non-Muslim refugees citizenship even before a controversial citizen registry in one northeastern state has been finalized, Home Minister Amit Shah said Tuesday.