Despite North Korea intensifying efforts to stop citizens from seeing information coming from outside the country, a few tech savvy individuals are managing to circumvent tight government controls on smart phones, a U.S. based group said in a report.

&The scale of the hacking still appears to be minor, but recent changes to North Korean law...

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Afghanistan should join a list of the &worst of the worst& violators of religious freedom, a U.S. advisory body is recommending to the State Department.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, said in its annual report issued Monday, that religious minorities have &faced harassment, detention and even death due to...

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Following his successful $44 billion bid to buy Twitter Inc., Elon Musk took to the platform to joke about a new potential takeover target — Coca-Cola and McDonalds.

&Next I&m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in,& he tweeted, referring to the drink&s original recipe when it was launched in 1886 as a tonic for...

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The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres has again expressed concern over the absence of cash in Afghanistan and urged the international community to create conditions so that cash is injected into the economy.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Russia&s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Tuesday, Guterres said...

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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is considering convening a grand assembly of elders, known as a Loya Jigra, Iran&s special envoy has said.

&Loya Jirga is a traditional event where elders gather to resolve a crisis that cannot be resolved through ordinary means,& Hasan Kazemi Qumi, Iranian president&s special...

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Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) has expanded 3G network to remote areas in eastern and southern provinces, connecting additional customers to a faster mobile internet service.

Aliullah Sarwari, head of AWCC, said that with the improved security situation in Afghanistan, the company expanded its 3G service to remote areas in Uruzgan,...

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