Suspected Militants Kill 10 in Philippines
The military says suspected al-Qaida-linked militants have raided a village in the southern Philippines, killing a government-armed militiaman and nine civilians. The military says Abu Sayyaf gunmen attacked a militia detachment early Saturday in..
Pakistan Suicide Attack Kills 4
A suicide car bomber attacked a police station Saturday in northwest Pakistan, killing four people and wounding about two dozen, underscoring the continuing security threat to the country despite army operations against militants. The blast also toppled a...
Pacific-wide tsunami risk after Chile quake: Japan
Japanese authorities warned of a tsunami risk across wide areas of the Pacific after a major earthquake struck Chile on Saturday, with US geologists saying the risk extended as far as the Antarctic. Asian nations are highly sensitive to any tsunami risk following the massive..
Australia On Tsunami Watch Following Chile Quake
Australia On Tsunami Warning Following Massive 8.8-magnitude Earthquake In Chile Font size Print E-mail Share (AP) SYDNEY..
US, Afghan Forces Clear Last Parts Of Taliban Area
Marines and Afghan troops who fought through the center of Marjah linked up Saturday with American soldiers on the...
Obama silent ahead of vote on Armenian genocide
In this April 24, 2009 file photo, Armenians gather to mark the 94th anniversary of the mass killing of the Armenian people, at a monument in Yerevan. President Barack Obama is facing a bind as a congressional panel prepares a vote next week on a resolution that would recognize the World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a genocide. More News President Barack Obama is in a bind as a congressional panel prepares to vote next week on a resolution that.
An attack aimed at India
The timing of the Kabul attack, just after direct India-Pakistan talks resumed, and the targeting of Indians, raises questions over who ordered the bombing and with what motives Afghan National Army soldiers carry a victim from the site of a blast in Kabul.
German Parliament Backs Afghan Troop Increase
Germany's plan to send up to 850 extra troops to Afghanistan cleared its final hurdle Friday when lawmakers gave it strong backing. They voted 429-111, with 46 abstentions, to increase the maximum number of German troops serving in Afghanistan to 5,350 from 4,500.
New York Cancels Classes as Blizzard Hammers Northeast
Thousands of people in the New York City region were without power and dozens of school districts — including all New York City public schools - were shut down on Friday morning as a lumbering late-February blizzard lashed the area with driving snow. Librado Romero/The New York Times A..
Thai court rules on ex-leader Thaksin's wealth
Thailand's Supreme Court ruled Friday that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra unlawfully concealed his assets while in office and abused his power for personal gain, as it prepared to issue a decision on whether his $2.29 billion...
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