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Aug 28, 2021

Afghanistan's economic crisis deepens as airlift winds down

Hundreds of Afghans have protested outside a bank in Kabul as others form long lines at cash machines

Aug 17, 2021

Asian markets lower amid China, Afghanistan unease

Asian stock markets have declined amid turmoil in Afghanistan and unease about China's economic outlook after July activity was weaker than expected

Aug 12, 2021

Kentucky Sen. Paul failed to disclose wife's stock trade

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul waited more than a year to disclose that his wife bought stock in a company that makes a COVID-19 treatment

Aug 12, 2021

Zambians start voting in elections seen as test of democracy

Zambians are voting in a tense election that the president and his main rival have said is a test of the southern African country’s reputation as a stable democracy

Brawl over scarce fuel in Lebanon turns deadly, 1 killed

Aug 9, 2021

Lebanese media say one man was killed when a brawl at a gas station in the country's north over scarce fuel turned deadly

Aug 7, 2021

Hezbollah leader vows retaliation for future Israeli attacks

The leader of the militant Hezbollah says his group will retaliate against any future Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon, a day after his supporters fired a barrage of rockets toward Israel

Jul 29, 2021

Amazon's sales growth slows as pandemic shopping surge eases

The world’s return to almost normalcy is slowing down Amazon’s pandemic-induced sales surge

Jul 26, 2021

'No magic wand:' Lebanon's new PM-designate urges unity

Lebanon’s newly appointed Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati is urging unity in order to begin recovery from a devastating economic and financial meltdown roiling the country

Syrian president sworn in for 4th term in war-torn country

Jul 17, 2021

Syrian President Bashar Assad has been sworn in for a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country

Jul 15, 2021

Lebanon's PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri says he is stepping down, nine months after he was named to the post by the parliament