Asia

Turkey to host Afghan peace talks later this month

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<p>ANKARA, Turkey &mdash; Turkey announced Tuesday that it will host a 10-day peace conference in Istanbul between Afghanistan’s warring sides later this month.</p> ...

3 killed in Pakistan in clashes between police, Islamists

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LAHORE, Pakistan — Two demonstrators and a policeman were killed Tuesday in violent clashes between Islamists and police in Pakistan, hours after authorities arrested...

Artist gives nature a `cosmic’ twist in big NY garden show

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An expansive new show featuring works by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, famous for mesmerizing polka dots, speckled pumpkins and fascination with the natural world,...

Turkey to host Afghan peace talks later this month

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey announced Tuesday that it will host a 10-day peace conference in Istanbul between Afghanistan’s warring sides later this month. ...

Altered photos of Cambodian torture victims stir controversy

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<p>PHNOM PENH, Cambodia &mdash; Cambodians on Monday continued to condemn an Irish photo restorer for altering photographs of victims of their country’s 1970s genocide...

UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence

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<p>UNITED NATIONS &mdash; The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...

3 killed in Pakistan in clashes between police, Islamists

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<p>LAHORE, Pakistan &mdash; Two demonstrators and a policeman were killed Tuesday in violent clashes between Islamists and police in Pakistan, hours after authorities arrested...

Altered photos of Cambodian torture victims stir controversy

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodians on Monday continued to condemn an Irish photo restorer for altering photographs of victims of their country’s 1970s genocide...

Artist gives nature a `cosmic’ twist in big NY garden show

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<p>An expansive new show featuring works by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, famous for mesmerizing polka dots, speckled pumpkins and fascination with the natural world,...

UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence

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UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...