FAIZABAD, Afghanistan -- At least three miners were killed following the collapse of a gold mine in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, the provincial police office has said.

The accident occurred in the mountainous area of the province's Arghanchkhwa district. The bodies of the victims were recovered by local residents and a rescue team. (Afghanistan-Gold Mine)

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COLOMBO -- Postal voting for Sri Lanka's upcoming parliamentary election on Nov. 14 began Wednesday across polling centers nationwide.

The Election Commission announced that postal voting would be held at designated government institutions, including police stations, district secretariats and district election offices. (Sri Lanka-Parliament-Election)

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TOKYO -- The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet dropped to 32.1 percent after the general election, down from 50.7 percent prior to the vote, a Kyodo News survey showed.

The survey, conducted via telephone over two days from Monday, showed that 53 percent of respondents do not want the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito to remain in power following their election setback, while 38.4 percent favor the coalition's continued governance. (Japan-Approval-Cabinet)

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MANILA -- Tropical cyclone Kong-rey intensified into a "super typhoon" on Wednesday, threatening to dump heavy rains and severe winds in many regions in the northern Philippines, the Philippines' state weather bureau said.

The warning came as the Philippines' Department of National Defense reported an additional 20 deaths from the massive flooding and landslides triggered by tropical storm Trami, bringing the total death toll from last week's storm to 145. The agency said 37 more people were still missing. (Philippines-Typhoon-Kong-rey) Enditem

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