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KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has opened a conference of donors to his country’s reconstruction after almost 40 years of war, telling them he has made progress on a range of major challengers including security and corruption. The Senior Officials Meeting is a gathering of delegates from the …

BEIJING – China’s foreign exchange reserves fell by a record $93.9 billion in August as the central bank spent heavily to support its currency’s exchange rate following a surprise devaluation. Reserves declined to $3.557 trillion as of the end of August, according to the People’s Bank of China. They remain …

KATHMANDU, Nepal – Police opened fire on protesters demanding statehood in southern Nepal, killing at least four people in two separate towns. Police official Saurav Rana said three protesters were killed Wednesday because they were attacking police officers in Jaleswor town, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) southeast of the capital, …