YANGON, Myanmar – Doctors Without Borders says it resumed providing medical aid in December in troubled Rakhine state in western Myanmar after being excluded for more than nine months. The government suspended the aid group’s activities last February, accusing it of lacking transparency in its work. It was thought to …

BERLIN – The head of a German serial killer known as the “Butcher of Hannover” has been cremated after lying in storage for almost 89 years. The Goettinger Tageblatt newspaper reported Saturday that the University of Goettingen’s medical department confirmed it had incinerated the remains of Fritz Haarmann last year. …

SANTIAGO, Chile – Chilean lawmakers have approved a bill that recognizes civil unions between same-sex couples. The bill has now been passed by both houses of congress in the South American country, and goes to President Michelle Bachelet for final approval. The legislation has been in the works for four …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates’ state news agency says the Gulf nation dispatched a medical plane to bring three sisters home nearly 10 months after they were attacked by a hammer-wielding intruder in their luxury London hotel room. The WAM news agency said the trip Saturday …

BEIJING – China has reduced the minimum level of reserves its banks are required to hold in a new move to reverse a deepening economic slowdown. The central bank said Wednesday it was reducing the amount most of China’s commercial banks are required to hold in reserves by at least …

BEIJING – Both China’s imports and exports declined in January in a sign of continued weak demand. The General Administration of Customs said Sunday that exports dropped 3.2 percent to 1.23 trillion yuan ($200 billion) in January, compared with a 9.7 rise in December. Imports tumbled 19.7 percent to 860 …

BERLIN – Federal German prosecutors say they’ve charged a 22-year-old man with membership in a terrorist organization on allegations that he trained and fought with the Islamic State group in Syria. Prosecutors said Wednesday that Nezet S., whose last name was not released in accordance with German privacy laws, traveled …

KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says gunmen have killed a member of the country’s High Peace Council in the southern city of Kandahar. The provincial spokesman, Samim Akhpelwak, said Friday that Sheirin Agha was assassinated during prayers at a Kandahar mosque on Thursday night. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned …

TOKYO – Japan’s post office has agreed to buy a leading Australian transportation company in a $5.1 billion deal that will give the Japanese company an Asian distribution network. The board of Melbourne-based Toll Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday that it is recommending to shareholders that they accept the offer of …

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a live-fire artillery drill by his country’s military units near the sea border with the rival South, believed to be timed ahead of annual U.S.-South Korean exercises, state media reported Saturday. Analysts in Seoul said North Korea was attempting …