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Suicide bombers attack Pakistani police station

BANNU, Pakistan: Pakistani police say five suicide bombers attacked a police station in the country’s northwest, wounding one police officer. Nisar Tanoli says three of the bombers detonated their explosive vests while

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NATO airstrike kills 10 civilians, Afghans say

KABUL, Afghanistan: A NATO airstrike struck two houses, killing 10 Afghan civilians and four insurgents near the Pakistani border, officials said Wednesday. President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack, the latest in a

36 dead in stampede at Hindu festival in India

ALLAHABAD, India: Anxious relatives were searching for missing family members Monday in a northern India city that is home to one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, unsure if their

2 dead in Indian Kashmir protests after man hanged

SRINAGAR, India: Sporadic violence left two people dead in Indian-controlled Kashmirdespite a curfew that was extended into a third day Monday in the wake of the execution of a Kashmiri

Philippine town mourns largest captive crocodile

MANILA, Philippines: A southern Philippine town plans to hold funeral rites for the world’slargest saltwater crocodile and then preserve its remains in a museum to keep tourists coming and prevent

Muslim makes Israeli football debut

JERUSALEM: Under heavy security, a Muslim football player whose signing with a Jerusalem club sparked a violent uprising by a hardcore group of racist fans made his much anticipated debut

“Argo” extends winning streak with BAFTA for best film

LONDON: Ben Affleck’s “Argo” was crowned best film at the BAFTAs on Sunday while Daniel Day-Lewis bagged yet another leading actor award for the title role in “Lincoln” as an

Bahrain crisis talks to begin amid mistrust

MANAMA, Bahrain: After nearly two years of nonstop unrest, opposing factions in Bahrain are set to open talks to ease an Arab Spring conflict that has run longer than Syria’s

Boeing completes ”uneventful” test flight of 787 Dreamliner

CHICAGO: Boeing Co completed what it called an uneventful flight on Saturday of a test787 Dreamliner, its first since the airplanes were grounded more than three weeks ago after a

Chinese world worries that Year of Snake may bite

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As Indiana Jones might say: Why did it have to be the Year of the Snake? When the Chinese-speaking world ushers in its new year on