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An injured man receives treatment at a hospital after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. Police say a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a polling station in a school in the northern Kabul neighborhood of Khair Khana, the first major attack in Saturday's parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Violence, confusion surround Afghan parliamentary electionsAfghanistan's first parliamentary elections in eight years suffered from violence and chaos Saturday, with a multitude of attacks killing at least 36 people, key election workers failing to show up and many polling stations staying open late hours

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Sri Lanka to recall peacekeeping commander on UN requestSri Lanka's military says that it will recall its commander leading a UN peacekeeping contingent in Mali a day after the world body asked him to be repatriated having reviewed his human rights background

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A man and women from the minority Sikh register to vote in Parliamentary elections in old city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. Tens of thousands of Afghan forces fanned out across the country as voting began Saturday in the elections that followed a campaign marred by relentless violence. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

The Latest: Suicide blast kills 3 at Afghan polling stationAfghanistan's first parliamentary elections in eight years suffered from violence and chaos Saturday, with a multitude of attacks killing at least 3 people

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The body of a victim of Friday's train accident is laid down for cremation in Amritsar, India, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday evening, killing more than 50 people and injuring dozens more, police said. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)

Ex-India state official: Most train victims migrant workersA former state government official says most of the casualties of a train disaster that killed dozens in northern India were migrant workers

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, left, speaks next to Liberal candidate Dave Sharma at a Liberal Party Wentworth by-election function in Double Bay in Sydney, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. With 15 percent of votes counted Saturday, Sharma conceded defeat to independent candidate Kerryn Phelps.Australia's ruling coalition will be forced into minority government after a heavy defeat in a by-election for former Liberal Party Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's old seat. (Chris Pavlich/AAP Image via AP)

Australia's ruling coalition forced into minority governmentAustralia's ruling coalition has been forced into minority government after a massive swing against its senior partner, the Liberal Party, in a by-election for the seat of the prime minister the party itself dismissed

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Terror charges against Sri Lankan in Australia droppedThe family of a Sri Lankan man living in Australia says terrorism charges against him have been dropped

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Thousands of pro-independence demonstrators rally in TaiwanThousands of pro-independence demonstrators have gathered in Taiwan's capital to express their disapproval with China's stance toward their island

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A look at Afghanistan's parliamentary electionsA look at what's at stake, numbers and main issues in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections

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Japan deepens Southeast Asian ties with airmen programJapan's defense minister says he plans to start a program for professional airmen to strengthen ties between his country and Southeast Asia

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Polls open in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, protected by thousands of Afghan forcesPolls open in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, protected by thousands of Afghan forces

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1 dead, dozens hurt after tour bus, pickup truck collideAuthorities say one person has died and nearly 40 others have been injured after a tour bus and a pickup truck collided on a central Pennsylvania highway

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Indian women mourn the death of a relative, victim of a train accident, outside a hospital in Amritsar, India, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday, killing at least 50 people, a Congress party leader said. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)

Train mows down crowd at India festival, at least 60 deadA speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday, killing at least 60 people

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Train mows down crowd at India festival, at least 58 deadA speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday, killing at least 58 people

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In this Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, photo, a man rides his motorbike in front of campaign posters for parliamentary candidates, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghans will return to the polls on Saturday, hoping to bring change to a corrupt government that has lost nearly half the country to the Taliban. In the eight years since Afghanistan last held parliamentary elections a resurgent Taliban has carried out near-daily attacks, seizing large swathes of the countryside and threatening major cities. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Stakes high in Afghan election as US seeks peace pactStakes in Afghanistan's parliamentary polls have never been higher coming days after a brazen insurgent attack killed a powerful police commander exposing a harrowing lack of security 17 years since a US-led coalition drove the Taliban from power.

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In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, photo, workers pack disposable aluminum foil food containers for export at a factory in Suixi county in central China's Anhui province. China's economic growth slowed further in the latest quarter, adding to challenges for communist leaders who are fighting a mounting tariff battle with Washington. (Chinatopix via AP)

China's growth slows as officials try to reassure investorsChina's economy slows as officials launch media blitz to revive confidence in sinking stock market

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