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Pakistani Shiite procession hit by bombing, 6 dead
A bombing claimed by the Taliban killed at least six people and wounded some 90 others at a Shiite religious procession in northwestern Pakistan on ...
Bomb in Pakistan kills 2 Shiites, injures 35
Police say a bomb exploded at a Shiite religious procession in northwest Pakistan, killing at least two people and injuring some 35 others.
112 dead in fire at Bangladesh garment factory
At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said ...
Bomb at Pakistan Shiite procession kills 7
A roadside bomb killed at least seven people, including three children, and wounded 30 others at a Shiite Muslim procession in northwestern Pakistan ...
Wal-Mart suspends India staff in corruption probe
Wal-Mart's Indian joint venture said Friday it has suspended several employees as part of an internal corruption investigation, another blow to the U.
Pakistan to cut phone service to prevent attacks
Pakistan's interior minister said Friday that the government will suspend cell phone service in most parts of the country over the next two days to ...
Sarkozy joins ex-French leaders under legal fire
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy follows in a long line of French leaders in the legal crosshairs. Voted out office in May, the 57-year-old ...
Taliban suicide bomber kills 23 in Pakistan
A Taliban suicide bomber struck a Shiite Muslim procession near Pakistan's capital, killing 23 people in the latest of a series of bombings targeting ...
Taliban demand India return Mumbai gunman's body
The Taliban threatened revenge Thursday unless India returns the body of a Pakistani man executed for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed ...
Pakistan: Malala's wounded friends back in school
For one month the dreams kept coming. The voice, the shots, the blood. Her friend Malala slumped over. Shazia Ramazan, 13, who was wounded by the same ...
Suicide bomber kills 23 people in Pakistan
A state rescue official says a suicide bomber has attacked a Shiite Muslim procession near Pakistan's capital, killing 23 people. Deeba Shahnaz says ...
India secretly hangs lone surviving Mumbai gunman
India secretly executed the lone surviving gunmen from the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, four years after Pakistani gunmen blazed through India's ...
Pakistan condemns Israeli 'aggression' in Gaza
Pakistan's foreign minister has condemned what he calls Israel's "aggression" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Hina Rabanni Khar spoke ...
Afghan president praises Pakistan prisoner release
Afghanistan's president praised Pakistan on Tuesday for releasing a group of Taliban prisoners, a move he hopes will kick start peace talks with the ...
Outrage in India over arrests for Facebook post
As India's financial capital shut down for the weekend funeral of a powerful politician linked to waves of mob violence, a woman posted on Facebook ...
Pakistan court acquits Christian girl of blasphemy
A Pakistani court on Tuesday acquitted a Christian girl accused of blasphemy over the burning of the Muslim holy book, her lawyer said. The ruling was ...
Female bomber attacks major Pakistani politician
A government official says a female suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan detonated her explosives near the convoy of a former leader of the country's ...
Big funeral for India's Hindu extremist leader
Hundreds of thousands of grieving supporters thronged the streets of Mumbai on Sunday for the funeral of Bal Thackeray, a Hindu extremist leader ...
Rights group: Myanmar forces supported attacks
A leading international rights group on Sunday accused Myanmar security forces of supporting some of the brutal anti-Muslim violence last month that ...
Thousands march for abortion rights in Ireland
About 10,000 people marched through Dublin and observed a minute's silence Saturday in memory of the Indian dentist who died of blood poisoning in an ...
Pakistan struggles in race to develop armed drones
Pakistan is secretly racing to develop its own armed drones, frustrated with U.S. refusals to provide the aircraft, but is struggling in its initial ...
Afghanistan says Pakistan will help in peace talks
A top Afghan peace mediator hailed Pakistan's recent decision to free nine members of the Taliban who favor negotiations, saying Saturday it was a ...
Hindu extremist leader Bal Thackeray dies in India
Bal Thackeray, a Hindu extremist leader linked to waves of mob violence against Muslims and migrant workers in India, died Saturday after an illness ...
NYC man sentenced to life in subway terror plot
A New York City man, after reciting verses from the Quran rather than expressing remorse, was sentenced Friday to life in prison in a foiled 2009 plot ...
Pakistan releases son of Afghan militant leader
The son of a legendary Afghan mujahedeen leader was among a group of Taliban prisoners released by Pakistan to help jumpstart peace negotiations with ...