US President Donald Trump has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. He delivered greetings to US troops and announced the resumption of peace talks with the Taliban.
Measles has killed more than 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January -- more than double the toll in the country's Ebola epidemic -- the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Emergency workers on Wednesday pulled dust-covered corpses from the ruins of an earthquake that has claimed 30 lives in Albania, as aftershocks hampered the second day of search efforts for survivors.
At least 11 fighters including eight militants have been confirmed dead as clash broke out in Nawamish district of Afghanistan's central Daikundi province on Thursday, spokesperson for the provincial government Sakina Ehsani said.
The Japanese government plans to give more powers to quarantine officers at airports, as part of its efforts to prevent African swine fever from entering the country.