Fighting displaces thousands in southern Afghanistan
Thousands of people have been displaced and critical health services interrupted, after fighting erupted on
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Trouble brews in Kyrgyzstan
On October 4, Kyrgyzstan held its parliamentary elections, with 16 parties vying for 120 seats in parliament.
Jump in Iraqi activist killings
Activist Reham Yacoub was gunned down in the southern Iraqi province of Basra on Wednesday by unidentified gunmen, a security official and human rights watcher said, marking the second such killing in the span of a week