Pakistani president to attend NATO summit
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's president announced Thursday that he will attend the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, accepting an…
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Pakistani air force planes crash, 4 pilots killed
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Two Pakistani air force planes crashed in a residential area in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing…
Blasts, arrests during Bangladesh strike
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bomb blasts and arrests marked an opposition-called general strike in Bangladesh on Thursday in protest of a…
Oil rises to above $93 as traders mull Europe
SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices rose slightly to above $93 a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders mulled whether concern over Europe's debt…
Activist: China to have passports ready in 2 weeks
BEIJING (AP) — The activist who was at the center of a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington said Thursday that Chinese…
Attack on Afghan government compound kills 7
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A group of suicide bombers armed with explosive-laden vests, automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades…
North Korean boat hijacks 3 Chinese fishing boats
BEIJING (AP) — A North Korean boat hijacked three boats with 29 Chinese fishermen on board and demanded 1.2 million yuan ($190,000) for…
Attack on Afghan government compound kills 5
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials say a group of militants has attacked a government compound in western Afghanistan, killing at…
Malaysia sentences 3 Mexicans to death over drugs
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced to death three Mexican brothers and two other people for drug…
Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The young man sits nearly naked in a small concrete room, a thick, heavy chain fastened around his ankle…
