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Chinese jets intercept US surveillance plane over East China Sea: US officials

Taliban car bomb kills dozens in Afghan capital
A Taliban suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul on Monday, killing up to 35 people and wounding more than 40, government officials said, in one of the worst attacks in the Afghan capital in recent weeks.
Hospitals overwhelmed as Sri Lanka dengue toll nears 300
Sri Lanka announced Monday it was intensifying its war on dengue fever, with schools to shut across the island to help curb the unprecedented outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus that has claimed nearly 300 lives.
Over two dozen people killed in Pakistan blast
At least 26 people were killed and 30 others wounded in an explosion on the Ferozepur Road near Arfa Karim IT Tower on Monday afternoon, police said.
Rain forces thousands from homes in Japan
Nearly 500 houses have been inundated in northern Japan, with authorities warning of more rain, flooding and mudslides.
Spokesman: US citizen arrested in Iran, accused of certain crimes
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Monday that the Chinese-American citizen arrested in Iran had been prosecuted for certain accusations against him.
Police search for kidnapped villagers in southern Afghanistan
Afghan security forces have launched a major search operation for some 30 villagers still missing two days after a mass kidnapping blamed on the Taliban militants in the country’s troubled south.
Thousands ordered to evacuate as heavy rains hit northeast Japan
Tens of thousands of people in northeast Japan were told to evacuate their homes on Sunday as heavy rain caused major flooding and cut some rail links, authorities said.
US strike kills 16 Afghan policemen
A US airstrike has killed 16 policemen in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday, the latest setback to Washington's efforts to bring peace to the war-torn country.
China warships arrive in Baltic for joint drills with Russia
Three Chinese warships are in Russia's major Baltic Fleet base in the western seaport town of Baltiysk to participate in China's first joint naval drills with Russia in the region.
Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif hearings conclude in Supreme Court
Pakistan's Supreme Court has finished hearings regarding the family wealth of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and will begin deliberations on whether to disqualify him for corruption.