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Harry's Afghan downtime: movies, candy trades
Prince Harry's off-duty time in Afghanistan appeared to be full of war movies, board games and elaborate candy trades. The 28-year-old helicopter ...
Roadside bomb kills 10 in Afghanistan
A police truck packed with officers and detainees struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan's largest city, killing 10 of those aboard, officials ...
Indonesia readies for $1 trillion trade talks
Indonesia may hold the key to a $1 trillion injection into the global economy. That's how much the World Trade Organization believes is riding on ...
Davos summit ends with warnings on global economy
The crisis mood is gone, but that doesn't mean you can slip back into your old ways — that's the message from top international finance officials ...
China could prove ultimate winner in Afghanistan
China, long a bystander to the conflict in Afghanistan, is stepping up its involvement as U.S.-led forces prepare to withdraw, attracted by the ...
Suicide bomber kills police in Afghanistan
At least 12 people were killed in bombings around Afghanistan on Saturday, including 10 policemen who died when a suicide bomber driving a motorcycle ...
Officials: 10 workers die in Russia building fire
A fire ripped through a new Moscow building's underground parking lot on Saturday, killing 10 migrant workers and injuring 13 others who had been ...
Militant groups clash in Pakistan, 24 killed
'Two Islamic militant groups clashed Saturday over control of a prized valley in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens ...
Myanmar rejects US criticism over ethnic conflict
Myanmar has rejected the latest U.S. criticism of its conflict with ethnic Kachin rebels, and deplores that Washington still calls the country by its ...
Volvo truck to pair with China's Dongfeng
Swedish truck maker AB Volvo says it will acquire a 45 percent stake in a new heavy-truck unit of China's Dongfeng Motor Group Co. for a total amount ...
Doubts raised about fairness of Delhi rape trial
In the court of public opinion, the men being tried in the gang rape of an Indian university student should be hanged in a public square. That demand ...
India: 35-year term not enough for Mumbai plotter
India expressed disappointment Friday with the 35-year sentence given to an American who admitted his role in the 2008 Mumbai attack, saying he ...
What's the threat? North Korean rhetoric, reality
According to its official statements, North Korea is ready to go to the brink. But how serious are Pyongyang's threats? This week, new U.N.
Russia, Kazakhstan spar over space launch pad
Russia stepped up efforts Friday to resolve a dispute with neighbor Kazakhstan over its demand to reduce the number of commercial satellite launches ...
Markets higher on good news from Europe, Japan
Positive economic news from the European Central Bank and Germany, combined with promises of more monetary easing in Japan, helped stock indexes in ...
A look at countries where women are in combat
From France's Joan of Arc to female resistance fighters in World War II and the black-clad women warriors of the Viet Cong, history is filled with ...
Chinese envoy: Japan dispute can be 'controlled'
A top Chinese diplomat expressed hope Friday that Beijing's dispute with Japan over islands claimed by both countries can be "controlled" soon, and ...
Oil edges above $96 despite growing stockpiles
The price of oil edged above $96 per barrel Friday despite ample stockpiles of crude amid signs of growth in the world's two largest economies.
Japan gives letter to China's Xi in island dispute
A senior envoy handed China's leader a cordial letter from Japan's prime minister Friday in the highest-level contact between the sides since tensions ...
10 more China officials sacked in sex tape scandal
A scandal involving Chinese city officials having sex with women hired by developers who secretly videotaped the trysts to extort construction deals ...
American Mumbai plotter sentenced to 35 years
Minutes before an American was sentenced to 35 years in prison for helping plan a deadly attack on Mumbai, India, one of his victims tearfully pleaded ...
Afghan police: Suicide bomber misses NATO, kills 5
Afghan police say a suicide car bomber has killed five civilians and wounded another 25 in a botched attempt to hit a convoy of NATO supply trucks in ...
Murder in Pakistan sparks anger at country's elite
More than 2,000 people were murdered in Pakistan's largest city last year, but the shooting death of 20-year-old Shahzeb Khan in one of Karachi's most ...