Malaysian opposition's Anwar charged over protest
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian prosecutors have again charged the government's most prominent challenger, alleging that he and…
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Philippine justice denies charges, blames Aquino
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The chief justice of the Philippine Supreme Court denied Tuesday that he stole from the country's coffers…
Taliban, Afghan neighbors could hamper NATO's exit
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President…
NKorea vows to push ahead with nuclear program
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday vowed to push ahead with its nuclear program because of what it called U.S. hostility,…
Gunmen open fire at rally in Pakistan, 9 killed
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on a political rally in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and…
Myanmar power cuts draw protest in main city
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A small group of demonstrators carried candles and tied up traffic in Myanmar's largest city Tuesday evening as…
US Embassy in Kabul says US ambassador to leave
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Veteran U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker will be leaving his post as ambassador to Afghanistan this summer, an…
Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials…
Indian passenger train rams freight train; 25 dead
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A passenger train rammed into a parked freight train and caught fire before dawn Tuesday in southern India,…
Foreigner-bashing rises amid China's domestic woes
BEIJING (AP) — First, videos of rude foreigners went viral in Chinese cyberspace, then a Beijing police crackdown on visitors without…
