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Pakistan extends refugee status for Afghans
Pakistan has extended refugee status for over a million Afghans in the country by an additional six months, the government announced — a move likely ...
Swedish volunteer dies after Pakistan shooting
Sweden's government says an elderly Swedish woman who was shot by a gunman while working as a volunteer in Pakistan has died from her wounds.
Rights group accuses Pakistani military of abuse
Amnesty International accused the Pakistani military on Thursday of carrying out widespread human rights abuses in the country's northwest tribal ...
Pakistanis against naming college after shot girl
A Pakistani government official says several hundred students have rallied against naming their college after an activist schoolgirl shot by the ...
Afghanistan, Pakistan pursue peace despite attack
The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan are determined to press ahead with peace efforts after a meeting in Turkey, the country's president said ...
Correction: US-Bangladesh-Factory Fire-Retailers
In a story Dec. 11 about the clothing industry's efforts to avoid factory fires, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of the head of vendor ...
France trying to reconcile Afghan rivals
France is trying to ease tensions in Afghanistan by talking to conflicting parties and sees Pakistan as key to stabilizing the region, the country's ...
Afghanistan, Pakistan discuss attack on spy chief
Afghan officials say President Hamid Karzai will present evidence to Pakistan's leader this week about the attempted assassination of the Afghan spy ...
Crashes raise concern about Pakistani air force
Over a dozen Pakistani air force planes have crashed in roughly the past 18 months, raising concerns about the health of an aging fleet that officials ...
Pakistan: US drone strike kills al-Qaida commander
A U.S. drone strike has killed an al-Qaida commander in Pakistan's northwest, the second member of the Islamic militant network killed in the area in ...
Pakistan: US drone kills senior al-Qaida leader
A U.S. drone strike has killed a senior al-Qaida leader in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said, in ...
Pakistan's largest city rocked by wave of violence
Bodies are piling up in Pakistan's largest city as it suffers one of its most violent years in history, and concern is growing that the chaos is ...
Pakistan president visits hospital treating Malala
Pakistan's president has visited a British hospital where a 15-year-old schoolgirl is being treated after being shot in the head by a Taliban gunman.
Karzai: Afghan spy chief bomber came from Pakistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that the recent assassination attempt on the country's intelligence chief was planned in Pakistan, but ...
Bollywood wows Morocco, dreams of America
For once, the storytellers, snake charmers and food stalls were gone from Marrakech's main square and in their place pulsed a crowd of thousands of ...
Polarizing Indian politician seeks another win
For thousands of voters in this dusty little town, nothing is impossible for Narendra Modi, the man they believe has worked magic to reinvent the ...
India's parliament permits foreign retailers entry
India's parliament on Friday approved the government's plans to open up the country's massive retail sector to international big-box companies such ...
APNewsBreak: Dhaka factory lost fire certification
The factory where 112 garment workers died in a fire should have been shut down months ago. The fire department refused to renew the certification it ...
US drone kills 3 suspected militants in Pakistan
A U.S. drone fired a pair of missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border Thursday, killing three suspected ...
IOC suspends India over political interference
The IOC suspended India's national Olympic committee on Tuesday because of government interference in its election process, a major embarrassment for ...
Norway convicts Indian parents of child abuse
A Norwegian court has sentenced an Indian couple to prison for abusing their 7-year-old son. The husband and wife were charged with repeatedly ...
Gunman severely wounds Swedish woman in Pakistan
A gunman on a motorcycle shot and severely wounded an elderly Swedish woman who worked at a church in eastern Pakistan on Monday, officials said.
Norway's crown princess minded surrogate children
When friends of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit couldn't travel to India to welcome their surrogate twins into the world, the royal stepped up, ...
Doping, ethics cases top agenda for IOC board
Four months after the highs of the London Olympics, the IOC is turning to less uplifting matters: drug-tainted medals from past games, ethics ...
Bangladesh fire victims want old jobs back
As 112 of her co-workers died in a garment-factory fire, Dipa Akter got out by jumping from the third floor through a hole made by breaking apart an ...