Merkel unhappy China blocked lawyer from meeting
BEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed regret Saturday that Chinese police blocked a human rights lawyer from meeting…
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Pakistan PM to visit Qatar to talk Afghan peace
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with leaders there about the prospect of a peace deal…
UN: Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record high
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as insurgents…
Indonesian pilot arrested for alleged drug use
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they have arrested an airline pilot on suspicion of using illegal drugs three hours…
Taliban deny their leader sent letter to Obama
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan Taliban on Saturday denied that their leader Mullah Omar had written to President Barack Obama last July.
Afghan officials try to open Kabul airport
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say they are hopeful that the country's largest airport will reopen after being closed due…
State election has big implications for all India
SITAPUR, India (AP) — One of India's most powerful and controversial politicians rises from a throne-like armchair, a clutch of…
Taliban denying their leader sent letter to Obama
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan Taliban are denying their leader Mullah Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last July.
Pakistani Taliban kill 7 soldiers, abduct 4
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — Islamist militants attacked a Pakistani army checkpoint near the Afghan border Friday, killing seven…
Khmer Rouge chief jailer gets life in prison
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A U.N.-backed tribunal's Supreme Court lengthened the sentence for the Khmer Rouge's chief jailer to life…
