As the last U.S. aircraft carrying military personnel took off from Kabul airport on Monday, the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan came to a crushing end. But for Americans who fought or lost loved ones
More countries are considering giving booster shots to stop a new wave of COVID-19 infections. /CFP Earlier this summer, countries with high vaccination rates were ready to turn a corner in th
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, encouraging news out of Asia are raising hopes for a faster global recovery.Last year, the region's GDP growth was down 1.7 percent, in line with the p
Asia has been a global economic powerhouse in recent decades. But the region is well on track to a gray future, as Asian countries are growing older faster and on a larger scale than any other par
The front of an H&M store in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 24, 2021 /CFP The backlash against international fashion chains in China continues after Swedish fast-fashion
Thousands of ISIL women and children are held at the al-Hawl refugee camp in Syria. /Getty When she was photographed recently at a refugee camp in northern Syria, Shamima Begum looked like any