QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan -- Afghan fighting aircraft targeted a Taliban hideout in Ab Kamari district of Afghanistan's western Badghis province on Tuesday, killing 10 militants on the spot and injuring four others, the official said Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the fighting aircraft pounded a Taliban hideout in Kokchili village of Ab Kamari district Tuesday afternoon, provincial government spokesman Jamshid Shahabi said, adding that a weapon cache of the militants were also destroyed due to the airstrikes. (Afghanistan-Air Raid)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that the series of discussions in Sweden between representatives of the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was further progress made by the two countries.

"A set of discussions that took place in Sweden over the weekend have now wrapped up. Again, a little bit more progress," Pompeo said in an interview after delivering remarks to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland through video. (U.S.-DPRK-Ties)

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DAVOS, Switzerland -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday he was optimistic that U.S.-China trade talks would have a good outcome and the two countries could "thrive and prosper together."

"There are those who say that conflict, superpower conflict between our two countries is inevitable. We don't see it that way. We want to find places where we can work together," Pompeo told the World Economic Forum participants via video link. (Switzerland-Trade Talks)

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BANGKOK -- A pickup truck overturned in southern Thailand's Chumphon province, killing four Myanmar workers and injuring 12 others, local media reported on Wednesday.

The accident happened on Tuesday night when the pickup carrying Myanmar workers fell into a ditch and flipped over. The pickup was transporting the workers to Surat Thani province in the south. (Thailand-Myanmar-Truck Accident) Enditem

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