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Hero janitor died saving students

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:25:11 EST

A Christian janitor who died preventing a suicide bomber from reaching hundreds of female students at a Muslim university in Pakistan is being lauded as a national hero -- but his family was thrown into debt by his death.

Obama, war council weigh Afghan plans

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:23:13 EST

U.S. President Barack Obama is considering four scenarios to move forward in Afghanistan and is expected to discuss them at his eighth meeting with his war council on Wednesday afternoon sources tell CNN.

'Hooligan' satirists jailed in Azerbaijan

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:46:43 EST

Two satirical bloggers who staged an interview with a donkey were sent to prison in Azerbaijan Wednesday, following a two-month trial for assault, the father of one told CNN.

Weakened cyclone nears Mumbai

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:58:06 EST

A much-weakened cyclone made landfall near India's financial capital of Mumbai Wednesday, and officials warned of heavy rains in the region.

Cambodia refuses to extradite Thaksin

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:23:25 EST

Cambodia has refused a request by Thailand to extradite ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra so that he can be tried on corruption charges.

Obama to seek stronger ties on Asia trip

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:36:03 EST

Barack Obama is the first U.S. president to have lived in Asia as a child, and that unique perspective will help shape his nine-day trip to the region starting Thursday, U.S. officials say.

China's economic recovery accelerates

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:00:51 EST

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China's credit card debt mounts

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:33:16 EST

The world economy is placing a bet on its future with China, but some Chinese are placing bets on their future with plastic.

Divers find U.S. soldier's body in Afghan river

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:24:19 EST

Military divers have found the body of a U.S. paratrooper who went missing last week in a river in western Afghanistan.

Nations around world honor war dead

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:07:16 EST

Nations honored those who sacrificed their lives in wars on Wednesday, in many cases for the first time without any surviving veterans of World War I.