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By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The woman who broke barriers as the first female foreign minister and deputy prime minister in culturally conservative Somalia now aims for the country’s top office as the Horn of Africa nation moves toward a long-delayed presidential election. Parliament member Fawzia Yusuf H. Adam is well

By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The higher education minister in the new Taliban government says women can study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but that classrooms will be gender-segregated and that Islamic dress is compulsory. The minister, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, laid out the new policies at a news conference Sunday,

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police are searching for members of a gang accused of abusing minors and making pornographic videos in a marriage hall in the eastern Punjab province. Police say four suspects from the group were already arrested in a raid late Friday in the Sahiwal district. The men were presented before a

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense ministry says it detected a submarine believed to be Chinese off a southern Japanese island. The submarine remained submerged, but the ministry believes the sub is Chinese because a Chinese warship is nearby. The submarine moved northwest off the eastern coast and was heading west

By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Never content to ply his wares on a regular runway, designer Thom Browne has long created theatrical productions instead for his fashion shows, building fantastical worlds peopled by other-worldly creatures. Returning to New York Fashion Week four years after he left to begin showing his clothes in Paris, Browne stayed

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer Lil Nas X won video of the year at Sundays MTV VMAs on a night that Justin Bieber triumphantly returned to the stage as a performer and as winner of the artist of the year. Justin Bieber won artist of the year and kicked off Sunday’s ceremony with

By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — North Sea oil and gas has helped make Norway one of the wealthiest countries in the world. But as Norwegians head to the polls on Monday, fears about climate change have put the future of the industry at the top of the campaign agenda. The ruling

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say that torrential monsoon rains and mudslides have flooded areas in northwestern Pakistan, destroying homes and killing at least 17 people. They say eleven bodies were recovered from the debris of mud and brick houses in the Tor Ghar district on Sunday, and rescuers were searching for the remaining victims,

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says more than 50% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Its campaign before later than many other wealthy countries due to a lengthy process of required clinical testing and approval. But it picked up pace and has since achieved 1 million doses per day. Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says China has agreed to provide the Southeast Asian nation with grant aid of 1.75 billion yuan ($272 million). He announced the assistance Sunday during a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang met Hun Sen and other officials