
Quake hits Iran, Pakistan; dozens killed
An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in ...

Boston attacks are reminder of violence elsewhere
The blasts that struck the Boston Marathon on Monday were shocking not only for their brazenness and the lives they shattered, but also because ...

Person briefed on probe: bombs in pressure cookers
The explosives used in the deadly Boston Marathon bombing were contained in 6-liter pressure cookers and hidden in black duffel bags on the ground, ...

Indian state stops Playboy beach club from opening
India's going to have to wait for its first Playboy bunnies. After a month of heated debate, the government in the tourist hotspot of Goa refused ...
Bomb targeting Pakistani candidate kills 3
A Pakistani official says a bomb in the country's southwest hit a convoy of vehicles carrying a candidate in the country's upcoming parliamentary ...
Pakistani Taliban deny role in Boston bombings
The Pakistani Taliban have denied any role in the bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed at least three people and injured more than 140.
Afghan commandos kill 22 insurgents
Afghan commandos killed 22 insurgents on Monday during an operation to capture a Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan, police and the U.S.
Pakistani Taliban hit political party, killing 1
Pakistani Taliban attacked two leaders of an anti-militant political party on Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing one and wounding another in the ...
Bomb planted in bus kills 8 passengers in Pakistan
A bomb planted in a bus killed at least eight passengers and wounded seven others in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police said. The explosion ...

Taliban attack kills 13 Afghan soldiers
Taliban militants stormed an Afghan army outpost on Friday, killing more than a dozen soldiers in an area that is a major infiltration route for ...
Infosys profit down, shares slide on outlook
Indian outsourcing giant Infosys reported lower quarterly profit and forecast subdued revenue growth on Friday due to fragile business confidence in ...

Taliban gunmen kill Pakistani election candidate
Taliban assailants on a motorcycle gunned down a candidate running in Pakistan's upcoming elections on Thursday, an official and a Taliban spokesman ...

India and Germany see progress in trade deal
The leaders of Germany and India said Thursday that progress is being made on a new free trade agreement between India and the European Union but ...

Gunmen kill Pakistani policeman during polio drive
Gunmen shot to death a policeman protecting a team of female polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks ...
5 UN troops, 7 others killed in South Sudan
Armed rebels that South Sudan believes are backed by Sudan opened fire on a United Nations convoy on Tuesday, killing five U.N. peacekeepers from ...

India use drones to protect rhinos from poachers
Wildlife authorities are using aerial drones to oversee a sprawling natural game park in northeastern India to protect the one-horned rhinoceros from ...

30 Pakistani soldiers killed in northwest valley
Four days of fierce fighting in northwestern Pakistan left 30 soldiers and nearly 100 militants dead as the army attempted to wrestle control of a ...
US Navy clears sailors in deadly Dubai shooting
U.S. Navy sailors aboard a supply vessel acted within rules of engagement last year when they fired on a small boat approaching at high speed off ...

Pakistan's Musharraf can run for parliament
Pakistan's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf was given approval Sunday to run for parliament next month, a victory for him in what has ...

New fears in Sri Lanka amid anti-Muslim campaign
A red-robed Buddhist monk calmly picked up stones and hurled them at a security camera. Then, as police looked on, his followers smashed up a popular, ...

Death toll hits 72 in India building collapse
The death toll in the collapse of a residential building being constructed illegally in India's financial capital rose to 72 Saturday amid diminishing ...

Candidates in Pakistan vote face oddball questions
Aslam Khan Khattak passed his first — and perhaps most curious — test this week in his quest to become a member of Pakistan's parliament: He correctly ...
Pakistan army starts offensive in NW; 4 troops die
Pakistani military officials say four soldiers and 14 militants were killed as the army launched a ground offensive in a restive valley in the ...

Building collapses in India; at least 27 killed
A building collapsed as it was being constructed illegally in a Mumbai, India, suburb, killing at least 27 people, police said Friday. The collapse ...