Police have recovered arms and ammunition from a car and taken two suspected smugglers into custody in eastern Paktia province, a statement from the provincial police office said Monday.The weapons, which included a Kalashnikov assault rifle, two hand grenades and a quantity of ammunition, were

Afghanistan launched its first polio vaccination campaign of 2026 on Monday, aiming to protect over 7.3 million children under 5 years old against poliovirus, the Ministry of Public Health reported.The four-day campaign, scheduled from Monday through Thursday, will administer polio vaccine drops to

In a medical advance that sounds like science fiction, surgeons have successfully used a "total artificial lung" system to keep a man alive for two days without any lungs in his body. The procedure provided a critical 48-hour window that allowed the patient to recover from a deadly infection before

Vietnam has set a target of 15 to 16 percent export growth in 2026, Vietnam News Agency reported Monday.The total export value is expected to reach about 546 to 550 billion U.S. dollars, with average monthly exports of up to 46 billion U.S. dollars, the report said, citing an official with the

People visit the 49th session of the Baghdad International Fair in Baghdad, Iraq, Feb. 1, 2026.More than 1,000 Iraqi and foreign companies participated in the 7-day event, which kicked off here on Sunday. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)People visit the 49th session of the Baghdad International Fair in

A fishing cat, one of Asia's most elusive small wild cats, has reappeared for the first time in the restored flooded forest of around Tonle Sap Lake in western Cambodia's Pursat province, a conservationist group said in a joint press release on Monday.Confirmation of the rare fishing cat

Ruling party candidate Laura Fernandez claims victory of Costa Rica's presidential election

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) --South Korean former first lady Kim Keon-hee's legal team filed an appeal on Monday against a first-instance court ruling on her corruption charges that sentenced her to 20 months in prison, YTN reported.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered relevant authorities to ensure a sufficient supply of essential goods to meet public demand for the Lunar New Year holiday, which runs from Feb. 14 to 22, the Vietnam News Agency reported Monday.Under an official dispatch signed on Feb. 1, Chinh

Ruling party candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People Party (PPSO) is leading in Costa Rica's presidential election, securing 53.01 percent of the votes counted.According to Supreme Electoral Tribunal, with 31.14 percent of polling stations reporting, Fernandez is now leading over Alvaro

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Sunday she plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba this week, including food and other humanitarian aid.Sheinbaum's comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump said he asked the Mexican leader to suspend oil shipments to the Caribbean

"Melania," the documentary about U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, enjoyed a strong opening, ranking third in the weekend box office in North America, but received poor reviews from film critics.Directed by Brett Ratner, "Melania" follows the 20 days leading up to President Donald Trump's second

A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday.The collapse took place Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, which are controlled by the M23 rebels, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, the

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that if Tehran fails to strike a nuclear deal with Washington, "we will find out" whether Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was right to warn that a U.S. attack could ignite a regional war.Khamenei said at a meeting in Tehran earlier on Sunday that if the

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II discussed here on Sunday the developments in the Gaza Strip and the region.During a meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo, the two leaders emphasized the necessity of fully implementing the Gaza ceasefire agreement and

The passage of tropical cyclone Fytia has left three people dead and more than 28,000 affected in Madagascar, according to a latest report released by the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) on Sunday.The cyclone also caused five injuries, with more than 800 houses completely