MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan -- A district police chief was killed and three police officers wounded after Taliban militants launched a pre-dawn attack on a district headquarters in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Wednesday, a local government official said.

Violence has escalated in the previously peaceful northern region over a past few years as Afghan security forces push against the militants in the southern and eastern regions. (Afghanistan-Attack)

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SEOUL -- Top U.S. diplomat for East Asia met in Seoul with senior South Korean officials Wednesday, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell, who arrived here Tuesday, met with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha earlier in the morning, the Seoul ministry said in a statement. (S. Korea-U.S.-Meeting)

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CANBERRA -- The exploitation of Australia's indigenous artists has been compared to "modern-day slavery" by experts.

Sally Scales, an indigenous woman who is the chair of the award-winning APY Art Center Collective in central Australia, on Wednesday told the Guardian Australia that there has been a resurgence in shady practices by art dealers. (Australia-Slavery)

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YANGON -- Thirteen people were killed on the spot with 25 others injured in a mishap which involved two buses in Myanmar's Mandalay region, according to the Information Ministry on Wednesday.

The accident took place in Thabeikkyin township in the early hours of Tuesday. (Myanmar-Bus Accident) Enditem

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