AFGHANISTAN
Deadly bombings mar start to Karzai's second term
At least 18 people were killed in a series of deadly bombing attacks, marring the start of newly re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai's second term in office and highlighting the challenges that lie ahead.
BANGLADESH
No stay of execution for officers convicted of killing former president
Five former Bangladeshi army officers convicted of killing the country's president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a coup more than 34 years ago have been refused an appeal against their execution, which can now take place.
AFGHANISTAN
Karzai is sworn in for a second, challenging term
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been sworn into office for a second full term Thursday amid mounting doubts over his legitimacy, his ability to crack down on corruption and growing alarm over escalating violence.
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Bomb attack targets Pakistan police: official
A bomb attack targeted a Pakistan police vehicle in a densely populated area of the northwestern city of Peshawar early Friday, a senior police official said."It was a bomb attack on a police patrol van," city police chief Liaquat Ali Khan told ...
SOUTH KOREA
Obama, Lee vow to 'break the pattern' on North Korean negotiations
Following a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on the last stop of his Asian tour Thursday, visiting US President Barack Obama vowed to press ahead with North Korean negotiations, but with a new approach.
PAKISTAN
Deadly suicide bombing outside court in Peshawar
At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court in Peshawar in north western Pakistan.
AFP
Iran won't send uranium abroad but mulls fuel swap
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday Tehran had ruled out sending any low-enriched uranium abroad but would consider a simultaneous fuel swap inside the country, a report said.ISNA news agency quoted Mottaki as saying that a
IRAN
Five election protesters sentenced to death, report says
Five people in Iran have received death sentences for their role in protests following the contested June elections, broadcaster IRIB has reported.
AFP
Australian PM voices 'concerns' over Scientology
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd voiced "concerns" about the Church of Scientology Wednesday after a senator detailed explosive allegations including torture, imprisonment and coerced abortions.Rudd said the accusations, made by independent ...
BURMA
At least 50 feared dead after ferry collision on Ngawun river
At least 50 people are believed to have drowned when a ferry carrying 178 people collided with a tugboat on a river in southern Burma (Myanmar).
AFGHANISTAN
UK's Brown proposes conference to discuss handover timetable
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown (pictured) said in a speech Monday that he wanted London to host a meeting to discuss a handover to Afghan forces as early as 2010.
AUSTRALIA
PM Rudd apologises to 'Forgotten Australians' for abuse in state care
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has made an emotional apology to half-a-million "Forgotten Australians", including British child migrants, who faced abuse and neglect in care homes over decades.
AFGHANISTAN
Rockets slam market as French general meets Afghans, 10 civilians killed
A rocket attack on a crowded marketplace in north-eastern Afghanistan on Monday killed 10 civilians and wounded 28 others as a French general attended a meeting of tribal elders nearby, French and Afghan officials say.
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IRAN
Frenchwoman charged with provoking unrest appears in court
Clotilde Reiss, charged with provoking unrest following Iran's disputed elections, briefly appeared in court Tuesday before returning to the French embassy.
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