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Militants attack Pakistani army camp; 6 killed
Militants attacked an army camp in northwestern Pakistan with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades before dawn on Saturday, killing six ...
Pakistan court summons anti-corruption boss
Pakistan's top court on Thursday summoned the government's anti-corruption chief over a letter he wrote criticizing the tribunal's judges, the latest ...
Girl shot by Taliban to undergo final surgery
A Pakistani girl whose defiance of the Taliban turned her into an international icon is headed toward recovery once she undergoes a final surgery to ...
Suspect in India gang rape to be tried as juvenile
A juvenile court ruled Monday that a suspect in the fatal gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi last month was a juvenile at the time of the attack.
Bangladesh probing if factory's 1 exit was locked
Bangladesh's government is investigating allegations that the sole emergency exit was locked at a garment factory where a fire killed seven women.
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 ...
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 ...
Trial in India gang rape begins in special court
The trial of five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus began in a closed courtroom with opening ...
10 finalists named for international Booker prize
American author Marilynne Robinson, Israel's Aharon Appelfeld and China's Yan Lianke are among 10 finalists for the Man Booker International Prize for ...
Imran Khan predicts victory in Pakistan elections
Cricket legend-turned-politician Imran Khan says he is more confident than ever that his party will sweep upcoming national elections and that he will ...
Nepali colonel in UK court on torture charges
A colonel in Nepal's army will stand trial in Britain in June on charges of torture allegedly committed during the Himalayan nation's civil war. Col.
700 alleged militants held in limbo in Pakistan
Pakistan is holding 700 suspected militants without charges under a controversial law that has been criticized by human rights organizations, the ...
Indian panel pushes new laws after fatal gang rape
On the eve of a trial over a fatal gang rape that horrified Indians, a government panel recommended that India strictly enforce sexual assault laws, ...
Valentino, Gaultier, Saab shimmer in couture
Haute couture, fashion's most luxurious appellation, can only ever come from Paris. One thing couture week's third and final day proved, however, is ...
Wal-Mart warns suppliers on stricter measures
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has alerted its global suppliers that it will immediately drop them if they subcontract their work to factories that haven't been ...
Kashmir police publish nuclear war survival tips
Officials in Indian-controlled Kashmir are warning residents to be prepared for a possible nuclear war by building build bomb-proof basements and ...
India gang-rape trial opens Thursday in new court
The trial of five men accused of the rape and murder of a student aboard a bus in New Delhi will begin Thursday and should have none of the long ...
Pakistani intelligence held men without evidence
Pakistan's most powerful intelligence agency held seven suspected militants sought by the Supreme Court for more than a year and a half without ...
Taliban attacks show Afghan insurgents' resilience
Taliban suicide bombers carried out a brazen attack in the Afghan capital on Monday, the second in less than a week and a sign that insurgents are ...
Villagers in Kashmir brace for escalating violence
Villagers in Kashmir are building bunkers as they brace for more clashes along the fragile line of control that divides Pakistan and India after the ...
India political heir Rahul Gandhi condemns elitism
Rahul Gandhi, the heir to India's Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, said he would work to transform the country by decentralizing power after he was ...
Official: Pakistan to free more Afghan detainees
Pakistan plans to release more Afghan militant detainees in an attempt to boost the peace process in neighboring Afghanistan ahead of the departure ...
Top court orders Italian marines tried in India
India's Supreme Court ruled Friday that two Italian marines accused of killing a pair of fishermen off the coast of India last year will be tried in ...
Pakistani officer probing PM graft case found dead
A Pakistani officer investigating a corruption case against the prime minister was found dead in the country's capital Friday in what was likely an ...