Nearly 100 people still missing after Moscow attack, Russian news site says
Hundreds of rights groups urge US to stop deporting Haitians fleeing gang war
Baltimore bridge collapse sends vehicles tumbling into water
Russia's FSB chief accuses Ukraine, US and UK of being behind Moscow shooting
Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on north and south of Gaza
Indian opposition supporters detained ahead of protest at Modi's home
India seeks cooperation with Philippines including in defence and security, foreign minister says
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AFGHAN Afghan farmers are busy in their poppy fields as the annual opium harvest begins, underscoring the government’s failure to stamp out a crop that yields much of the world’s supply of heroin.
KABUL An explosion was heard on Monday by Reuters reporters in the Afghan capital of Kabul, but there was no immediate confirmation of its cause or any damage or casualties.
NEW YORK Walmart Inc’s urgency to stem market share losses to rivals around the world is driving it to partner with local players in the UK and India, even as it scales back in some other markets like Brazil.
PAKISTAN Pakistani opposition figure Imran Khan on Sunday vowed to sweep to power in upcoming elections, promising radical change for the poor at a campaign kick-off rally in the city of Lahore that has long been the power base of ousted premier Nawaz Sharif.
NORTH KOREA North Korea will shift its time zone 30 minutes earlier to align with South Korea starting May 5 “as a first practical step for national reconciliation and unity,” the North’s state media said Monday.
SYRIA Syrian troops tightened the noose on Sunday around a Palestinian refugee camp held by Islamic State militants in southern Damascus where hundreds of civilians face an uncertain future, state media, witnesses and residents said.
ISRAEL Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinians along the border with the Gaza Strip in two separate incidents on Sunday, the Israeli military said.
BRITAIN Britain, France and Germany have agreed that the nuclear deal that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to scrap remains the best way of stopping Tehran getting nuclear weapons, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said on Sunday.
US The United States is deeply concerned by Iran’s “destabilising and malign activities”, new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.