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U.S. eases sanctions on Myanmar to support reform, facilitate trade

​The United States announced Tuesday that it is lifting some of the sanctions on Myanmar to show support for the country's political reforms and economic growth and to facilitate trade between the two sides.

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Former Myanmar president Thein Sein 'becomes a monk': State media

The retired junta general who steered Myanmar's last five years of reforms has temporarily become a monk, according to state media, days after he ceded power to a new government led by Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party.

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Myanmar's parliament forms more committees

Both houses of Myanmar's parliament have formed more committees respectively to carry out parliamentary undertakings, an official report said on Friday.

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U.S. coalition airstrike targets Syrian army for first time

Four Syrian soldiers were killed on Sunday when U.S.-led coalition airplanes struck positions of government troops, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported on Monday.

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U.S. coalition airstrike targets Syrian army for first time

U.S.-led coalition airplanes struck positions of the Syrian army in the country's eastern province on Sunday evening, local media reported.

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18 civilians killed, 47 wounded in Saudi-led airstrike in Yemen's Aden

​Up to 18 civilians were killed and 47 others wounded when warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition forces mistakenly hit a populated neighborhood in Yemen' s southern port city of Aden on Monday, a government official told Xinhua.

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Airstrikes kill 25 militants in E. Afghanistan in 2 days

​Airstrikes have claimed the lives of 25 militants in eastern Afghanistan's Khost and Paktika provinces over the past two days, local media reported on Sunday.

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Blast targets NATO convoy in Kabul, wounding bystander

​At least one civilian was wounded after a bomb attack targeted a NATO-led forces' convoy in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, sources said.

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U.S.-led coalition pack up to leave, but terrorism likely to haunt Afghans

​Exactly 13 years on from the U.S.- led military coalition' invasion on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, the Afghans are still suffering at the hands of Taliban militants and will likely suffer in the years ahead, Afghans from all walks of life including public opinion leaders believe.

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India's general elections to start from April 7

India will go to polls on April 7 this year, the country's independent Election Commission announced Wednesday.

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Afghanistan marks 12th anniversary of U.S.-led military offensive

Exactly 12 years ago on Oct. 7, 2001, the U.S.-led military coalition forces invaded Afghanistan to topple the Taliban regime that harbored Osama Bin Laden, the alleged mastermind of the deadly 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington.

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Nepal's opposition parties sit for talks

After the month-long political deadlock, Nepal's opposition parties sat for talks with High Level Political Committee (HLPC), a four-party mechanism that backs the Interim Election Government.

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Car bomb hits NATO base in Afghan Helmand province

A suicide car bomb went off near a NATO base in Naw Zad district in southern Afghan province of Helmand on Thursday evening, causing casualties.