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KABUL, Afghanistan – Even after an extra U.S. Army brigade joins the fight against the insurgency here in January, three times that many reinforcements will be needed shortly thereafter, the highest-ranking U.S. general here said Tuesday. Gen. David McKiernan, commander of NATO-led international forces in Afghanistan, told reporters traveling with …

ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish authorities have arrested three managers and charged them with negligence in the collapse of a girls’ dormitory that killed 18 people last week, an official said Monday. Mayor Mehmet Demirgul of Balcilar, the central town where the dormitory collapsed, said the headmaster, the deputy headmaster and …

HANOI, Vietnam – Landslides and floods killed at least 62 people in northern Vietnam, covering the homes of some victims as they slept in their beds, disaster officials said Saturday. Dozens more were reported missing and officials feared the death toll would rise as they struggled to reach isolated communities. …