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US cargo plane crash in Afghanistan kills 7
A civilian cargo plane owned by an American company crashed at Bagram Air Field, north of the Afghan capital, soon after takeoff on Monday, killing ...
Bollywood star Aamir Khan happy he can entertain
Aamir Khan says he's happy he's been able to entertain people during his quarter-century as a Bollywood star. His debut film, "Qayamat Se Qayamat ...
Asia stocks up after S&P hits record; Nikkei slips
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, brushing off tepid Japanese manufacturing data after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at another all-time high
Most South Koreans leave North Korean factory
Most South Koreans who had remained at an industrial park in North Korea had returned home by early Tuesday morning, officials said, leaving a final ...
Indian arrested for letting son, 9, drive Ferrari
Police in India have arrested a man who allowed his 9-year-old son to drive his Ferrari. Mohammed Nisham was arrested on charges of endangering the ...
More Osprey aircraft heading to Japan
The U.S. will deploy a second squadron of the MV-22 Osprey to Okinawa despite controversy over the aircraft, officials said Monday. Amid persistent ...
Karzai: US gives funds to national security team
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that his national security team has been receiving payments from the U.S. government for the past 10 years.
Putin, Japanese leader step up peace treaty effort
The leaders of Russia and Japan have instructed their diplomats to intensify efforts to work out a peace treaty between the two nations. Russia and ...
Pakistan: Suicide bomber targeting police kills 10
A suicide bomber targeting police killed at least 10 people in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, including the son and nephew of an Afghan official ...
Excited cheetah grazes face of Botswana president
An overexcited cheetah jumped up from behind a fence and scratched the face of Botswana's President Ian Khama, causing minor injuries, the southern ...
German exporters pin hopes for growth on China, US
China and the United States represent the biggest growth opportunity for German exporters, as European economies continue to falter, a group ...
Oil inches up above $93 despite US growth letdown
Oil prices pushed back above $93 per barrel Monday as sentiment in financial markets was shored up by the formation of an Italian government and ...
3 killed in French building collapse after blast
A possible gas explosion ripped off the side of a five-story residential building in France's Champagne country on Sunday, killing at least three ...
Lawmaker: FBI checking training angle in bombing
The FBI is investigating in the United States and overseas to determine whether the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing received training that ...
3 Taliban bombs target Pakistani politicians
Taliban bombs targeting politicians in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday killed 11 people, the latest in a series of attacks meant to disrupt next ...
Taliban start spring Afghan offensive with bombing
Taliban insurgents marked the start of their spring offensive on Sunday by claiming responsibility for a remote-controlled roadside bomb blast that ...
B787 1st test flight in Japan since battery fire
Japan's All Nippon Airways has successfully conducted its first test flight of the Boeing 787 aircraft since battery problems grounded the planes ...
4 killed in Pakistan bombings of political parties
Police say four people were killed and dozens were injured in two separate bombings of political targets in the southern city of Karachi. The blasts ...
NKorea charges US man in plot to overthrow regime
North Korea announced Saturday that an American detained for nearly six months is being tried in the Supreme Court on charges of plotting to overthrow ...
NATO crash kills 4; Taliban begin spring offensive
A NATO plane crash in southern Afghanistan killed four international troops on Saturday, the same day the Taliban announced its spring offensive and ...
Shanghai bishop who spent years in prison dies
Catholic news service AsiaNews says Shanghai bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian has died in China. He was 97. Jin worked to improve tense relations between ...
Bomb kills 9 near Pakistan political party office
A bomb exploded on Friday near the office of a main Pakistan political party that had received threats from the Taliban, killing nine people in the ...