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Plunge in oil prices threatens Iraq's postwar recovery

Jan 1, 2019

Plunging oil prices threaten Iraq's postwar recovery and could stoke more instability

Yemen's rebels say they left Hodeida port, claim disputed

Dec 29, 2018

Yemen's Shiite rebels say they handed over control of the main port in the Red Sea city of Hodeida to the coast guard and local administrators, but the government denies this, calling it a ploy

Promising growth, Bangladesh's iron lady seeks re-election

Dec 29, 2018

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is poised to win re-election as critics question whether the nation's tremendous economic success has undermined its fragile democracy

Pakistani police detain suspects in politician's killing

Dec 28, 2018

A senior Pakistani police officer says officers have detained some suspects over links to the murder of a former lawmaker who was assassinated last week in the southern port city of Karachi

Indian firefighters battle air pollution in New Delhi

Dec 27, 2018

Indian authorities have ordered fire services to sprinkle water from high rise building to settle dust particles and stop burning of garbage and restrict building activity in the Indian capital as the air quality worsened this week

The Latest: Trump greets US troops in Germany

Dec 27, 2018

Trump greets U.S. troops in Germany on a refueling stop coming back from Iraq

Gunmen kill ex-Pakistani lawmaker outside home in Karachi

Dec 25, 2018

Senior Pakistani police officer says gunmen opened fire on a former lawmaker outside his home in the southern port city of Karachi before fleeing

Iran submits first budget since US sanctions were restored

Dec 25, 2018

Iran's president has submitted next year's budget to parliament, the first after the United States renewed sanctions targeting the oil industry

Sri Lanka passes stopgap, plans full budget vote in February

Dec 24, 2018

Sri Lanka's finance ministry said Monday that it will present next year's budget in February after the parliament approved a 1.77-trillion-rupee ($9.39 billion) stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown January 1

After delays, Egypt's new mega-museum set to open in 2020

Dec 23, 2018

On the Giza Plateau outside Cairo, thousands of Egyptians are laboring in the shadow of the pyramids to erect a monument worthy of the pharaohs