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Taliban kill 10 foreign climbers, Pakistani guide

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Islamic militants disguised as policemen killed 10 foreign climbers and a Pakistani guide in a brazen overnight raid against their campsite at

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Pakistani premier: Musharraf should be tried

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s premier said Monday that the military ruler who ousted him in a coup over a decade ago should be tried for treason, but the government stopped

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US factory boss held hostage by workers in Beijing

BEIJING (AP) — An American executive said Monday he has been held hostage for four days at his medical supply plant in Beijing by scores of workers demanding severance packages

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Russia defiant as U.S. raises pressure over Snowden

MOSCOW/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Russia defied White House pressure on Monday to expel former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden to the United States before he flees Moscow on the

Mandela’s health worsens, condition now ‘critical’

JOHANNESBURG: Former South African president Nelson Mandela ‘s condition deteriorated to “critical” on Sunday, the government said, two weeks after the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader was admitted to hospital with a

Egypt’s army says it’s ready to save nation

CAIRO: Egypt’s army chief warned on Sunday that the military is ready to intervene to stop the nation from entering a “dark tunnel” of internal conflict. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi spoke

Kerry: US, India need to tackle global warming

NEW DELHI: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged fast-growing India to work with the United States on global warming before it’s too late. “The irreversible climate challenge

WikiLeaks: Snowden going to Ecuador to seek asylum

LONDON: Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor wanted by the United States for revealing highly classified surveillance programs, is going to Ecuador to seek asylum, the South American

Brazil protesters vent rage at govt corruption

SAO PAULO: A quarter-million Brazilians took to the streets in the latest a wave of sometimes-violent protests that are increasingly focusing on corruption and reforming a government system in which people have

U.S. seeks Snowden’s extradition, urges Hong Kong to act quickly

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Saturday it wants Hong Kong to extradite Edward Snowden and urged it to act quickly, paving the way for what could be a lengthy