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Pakistan mosque attack kills dozens

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:01:04 EST

Militants armed with guns and grenades attacked a mosque during midday prayers in Rawalpindi on Friday, killing dozens of people, authorities said.

NATO to send more troops to Afghanistan

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:12:35 EST

Non-U.S. nations operating under the NATO command in Afghanistan have promised to send 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan, NATO's secretary-general said Friday.

Everest hosts Nepal cabinet meeting

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:07:20 EST

Nepal's cabinet met at the base of Everest on Friday to highlight the impact of climate change on the Himalayas and adopted a 10-point Everest Declaration.

Five get death sentences in China riots

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:08:32 EST

Five more people have been sentenced to death for their roles in riots that killed about 200 in western China in July, state-run media reported.

U.S. lawmakers question Afghanistan focus

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:25:37 EST

Top Democrats and Republicans questioned Thursday whether President Obama is too narrowly focused on problems in Afghanistan at the expense of other national security priorities.

Afghan native might face more U.S. charges

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:26:11 EST

An Afghan native accused of conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction in the United States will probably face additional charges, U.S. prosecutors said Thursday.

Bin Laden not in Pakistan, PM says

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:23:16 EST

Pakistan's prime minister Thursday rejected claims Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is hiding within his country as global pressure mounted on Islamabad to tackle terrorists linked to escalating conflict in neighboring Afghanistan.

Weapons testing turns deadly in S. Korea

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:49:59 EST

An explosion at a state-run weapons research lab north of Seoul killed one person and injured five on Thursday, South Korea's semiofficial Yonhap news agency reported.

Chinese activist in limbo at Tokyo airport

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:00:45 EST

If you've passed through Tokyo on an international connection this past month, chances are you've seen a Chinese man wearing a homemade t-shirt with scribbling all over it. His name is Feng Zhenghu, a Chinese citizen who has moved into Narita Airport's international arrival concourse.

Sehwag smashes superb double-hundred

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:21:43 EST

Virender Sehwag plundered the second-fastest Test double hundred as India piled on an incredible 443-1 off just 79 overs on the second day of the deciding third match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai.