Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty and fight graft as the country recovers from a financial meltdown.

Dissanayake, a political outsider in a country dominated by family parties for decades,...

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Russia and Pakistan urged &enhanced& coordination among regional countries Thursday for a &peaceful and prosperous& Afghanistan, according to a statement from the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.

The call was made during a meeting between Russian Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov and Pakistani Foreign Secretary Amna...

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A Qatari aircraft carrying medical aid and four ambulances touched down on Thursday at Kabul Airport.

The aid, provided by Qatar Fund for Development, was received by Deputy Minister of Public Health Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharafat and Qatar&s Acting Chargé d&Affaires to Afghanistan Mirdef bin Ali Al Qashouti, Qatar&s foreign...

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Afghanistan&s education officials have emphasized the importance of education in society and urged students to make an effort to increase their knowledge of modern sciences.

Speaking at an award ceremony following the national Science Star program, Alhaj Mawlawi Sakhaullah Saeed, Deputy Minister of Education, said students must &strive...

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