KABUL -- A U.S. soldier of the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission was killed and another was wounded after an Afghan soldier turned his weapon against them here on Saturday, sources from the mission confirmed.
"Initial reports indicate the attacker was a member of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. Initial reports also indicate the attacker was immediately killed by other Afghan Forces," the military said in a statement. (Afghanistan-U.S. soldier killed)
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YANGON -- Myanmar President U Win Myint cast his votes in Yangon's Tarmwe township constituency on Saturday, hours after the country's parliamentary by-elections kicked off in the morning.
Tarmwe constituency is the place where U Win Myint won as a representative to the House of Representatives in the 2015 general election, representing the National League for Democracy (NLD). The parliamentary seat was left open at the Tarmwe constituency due to U Win Myint's presidency appointment. (Myanmar-Parliament by-elections)
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JAKARTA -- The Rescue team on Saturday detected again the sound of a ping locator installed at the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the air plane that went down Monday into waters off western Indonesia, officials said.
In the meantime, all turbines and two landing gears have been discovered, head of the National Search and Rescue Office Muhammad Syaugi said. (Indonesia-Plane-Black box)
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TOKYO -- The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival closed Saturday with the top prize going to a romantic work by French director, while Chinese films shine in the Asian Future section.
A total of 16 works from around the world competed in the main section of the festival, and "Amanda" by French director Mikhael Hers won the 50,000-U.S. dollar Tokyo Grand Prix. (Japan-Film festival) Enditem
