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Afghanistan’s Big-Tent Politics: TIME Explains the Loya Jirga
Thousands of tribal elders will gather in Kabul to decide the future of foreign forces stationed in Afghanistan
Kerry Says Deal Reached To Keep U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
Pushes back against reports that a Karzai official pushed the U.S. to acknowledge military mistakes
Indonesians Vent Fury With Anti-Aussie Hashtag: #GanyangAustralia
‘Crush Australia’ trends on Twitter as Indonesians voice their anger over Australian spying and Abbott’s non-apology
U.S. Ambassador to China Resigns
Gary Locke will return to Seattle in early 2014
North Korean Meth Ring Suspects Extradited to U.S.
Men accused of being involved in a drug and murder-for-hire ring are being flown by the DEA from Thailand to the U.S.
WATCH: American Rescue Dog Searches for Typhoon Victims in the Philippines
A small group of Americans and their cadaver dogs went to help with recovery operations in hard-hit Tacloban
Five Americans Killed in Typhoon-Ravaged Philippines
State Department: Hundreds more have received aid
Watch: Thousands Cheer Newly Arrived Ambassador Caroline Kennedy in Japan
Caroline Kennedy presented Emperor Akihito with her credentials to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan on Tuesday, following a traditional procession aired live on national television.
Thousands of onlookers cheered the …
Philippines Typhoon Survivors March To ‘We Shall Overcome’
The marchers have been living in a church and a sports stadium since the storm struck Nov. 8.
Australian PM to Indonesia: We’re Not Sorry Over Snooping
Indonesian President vents on Twitter after Abbott stops short of apology
Tourist Bus Crashes in Bali, 7 Dead
Engine failure causes bus full of holidaymakers to fall into ravine
Roadside Bombs Kill 9 Children in Afghanistan
4 others were injured by the two separate blasts