UN says ‘bottom is starting to fall out’ of Afghanistan’s huge opium market

KABUL — Afghanistan’s opium production fell 10 percent last year and prices are at their lowest in a decade, meaning “the bottom is starting to fall out” of the world’s largest opium market, the U.N. said Wednesday.

Humidity, calm wind aid crews battling wildfire north of LA, but battle far from over

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters made dramatic gains early Wednesday on a massive wildfire north of Los Angeles, buoyed by lower temperatures and higher humidity.

Domestic help commits suicide in Delhi

NEW DELHI - A 33-year-old domestic help was found hanging in a house here Wednesday, police said.

Jamun, a resident of Bihar, was found hanging in the first floor room of his employer Vijay Singh Bishnoi’s house in Greater Kailash part II in south Delhi Wednesday morning, a police officer said.

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