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A suicide attack at the largest Shia mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar killed 32 people and injured at least 68 more, the government-owned Bakhtar News Agency said Friday.

A volcano erupted in Japan on Wednesday, blasting ash several miles into the sky and prompting officials to warn against the threat of lava flows and falling rocks, but there were no reports of injuries or casualties.

Beijing is piling military, economic and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan to achieve its longterm goal of “One China.” But experts worry that if Chinese Communist Party leaders believe they have no hope of a peaceful “reunification,” they may turn to more drastic measures.

At least three people have died in Bali after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit the Indonesian island in the early hours of Saturday, damaging buildings and leaving people trapped in the rubble.

Myanmar’s military junta said Saturday it was “extremely disappointed” with a decision by Southeast Asian foreign ministers to exclude its leader Min Aung Hlaing from an upcoming summit.

During the global scramble to secure vaccines, many countries in Asia-Pacific were slow off the mark. This time, they’re not making the same mistake.

A father in Pakistan is suspected of killing his two daughters and their four children by setting their house ablaze because one of the women married against his wishes, police said.

Myanmar’s junta has freed hundreds of political prisoners from Yangon’s Insein prison, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing local media. It follows the junta’s announcement Monday that it would free more than 5,600 people arrested for protesting against military rule.