FAIZABAD, Afghanistan -- A total of 15 militants including a Taliban key commander have handed over their weapons to security forces in the northern Badakhshan province, provincial government spokesman Nik Mohammad Nazari said on Sunday.

"Taliban commander Mullah Ashor along with his 14 armed fighters have given up fighting and surrendered to security forces on Saturday," Nazari told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Taliban-Surrender)

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HONG KONG -- Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Sunday promised to be more patient in reaching out to young people and heeding their voices.

The current HKSAR government attaches great importance to the cultivation of young people, she said when addressing a graduation ceremony of the Hong Kong college students' military training camp. (Hong Kong-Youth)

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YANGON -- The death toll from a monsoon landslide rose to 51 so far in Myanmar's Mon state, said latest figures released by Myanmar Fire Services Department on Sunday.

"Search and rescue operations are being carried out by using life detectors such as Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) and Leader Hasty," a department official told Xinhua. (Myanmar-Landslide-Toll)

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BANGKOK -- Thai authorities said on Sunday that more than 205 houses were damaged in the southern province of Satun struck by torrential rain and storms.

National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Chakthip Chaijinda has ordered all police units in Satun to send fully equipped mobile units to the hardest hit areas to help the victims and to remove fallen trees from the roads. (Thailand-Storms) Enditem

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