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Eight killed, 5 missing in landslide in eastern Indonesia
S. Korea, Turkmenistan agree to sign double-taxation avoidance agreement
2 killed by strong central Indonesian quake
Filipino militants behead captive schoolteacher
House collapse kills 3, injures 2 in S.China city
Blast shatters lights at San Miguel HQ in Philippines
Thousands of Japanese protest against presence of US base in Okinawa
Dalai Lama begins visit to disputed India state
Pakistan government feels pressure
As Pakistan's army plows ahead with its offensive in South Waziristan, its success is at risk because the government has yet to come up with a plan to run and rebuild the lawless territory so that the Taliban and al-Qaida don't re-emerge. The Pakistani army launched a ground offensive in the Afghan border region in mid-October, pitting some 30,000 ...
Pakistan bomb kills anti-Taliban mayor, 11 others
A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in market in Pakistan's northwest crowded with shoppers ahead of a Muslim holiday, killing 12 people, including a mayor who once supported but had turned against the Taliban, officials said.
Afghan vows to keep corrupt officials out of govt
Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration a ' a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the Taliban and shore up his government.
More troops needed for Afghanistan: U.S. General Casey
General George Casey, Army chief of staff, on Sunday became the latest U.S. military official to advocate sending more troops to Afghanistan as President Barack Obama nears a decision on a new strategy.
PM pushes for reforms, hints at stimulus exit
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who as finance minister in the 90s initiated liberalisation, today said his government would steadily pursue reforms to feed economic growth, while withdrawing the fiscal stimulus by next year.
Support 'crucial' to Afghan success
Maintaining public support is "crucially important" to the success of the international military mission in Afghanistan, the senior British commander in the country has warned.
Iran, North Korea nuclear disputes top Clinton's agenda
Nuclear impasses with Iran and North Korea are the dominant issues for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her trip to Europe and Asia, which begins with a stopover in Germany to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall.
Pakistan: 12 militants killed in offensive
Pakistani soldiers killed 12 militants in gunbattles over the past day, officials said Saturday, as government forces pressed on with their offensive in the mountainous Taliban sanctuary of South Waziristan.
China offers Africa more trade, investment
China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday.
Obama delays Japan visit after Texas shooting
US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day, a Japanese foreign ministry official said Saturday, following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas.
Motive probed for US army shooting rampage
Investigators are searching for the motive behind a mass shooting at a sprawling US army base in Texas, in which an army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people.
China angry over Dalai Lama visit to disputed Tibetan border
India has provoked China's fury by allowing the Dalai Lama to visit a remote town near the disputed Tibetan border.
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