Asia
Pakistan-US alliance takes hits on campaign trail
Pakistani candidates profess readiness to stand up to US, but alliance has staying power
Afghan peace council official killed in south
Insurgents kill Afghan peace council official in south, wound deputy provincial governor
Moderate earthquake hits Indian-controlled Kashmir
Moderate earthquake shakes Indian-controlled Kashmir, injuring 9 people and damaging buildings
VOICES: Malaysian voters weigh risks of change
VOICES: Voters in Malaysia weighing change after 56 years under National Front coalition
Bangladeshis turn rescuers after building collapse
In Bangladesh, ordinary people turn into rescuers after deadly building collapse
Truce reached among fighting climbers on Everest
Truce reached among climbers fighting on Everest, 2 foreign climbers return from mountain
Mount Fuji poised to get World Heritage status
Japan's Mount Fuji poised to be recognized as World Heritage site
Pakistan court bans Musharraf from office for life
Pakistani court bans former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from ever running for office
Australia proposes new tax for disability welfare
Australian prime minister pins government's re-election hopes on new disability welfare fund
Bombs kill 3 NATO troops, 9 Afghans
Roadside bombs in Afghanistan kill 3 coalition service members and 9 Afghans
Raped 5-year-old girl dies in central India
Indian official says 5-year-old girl dies after being raped in central state of Madhya Pradesh
US panel: Afghans need more religious freedom
US commission: Religious freedom in Afghanistan remains 'exceedingly poor'
Roadside bomb kills 2 in Afghanistan
Roadside bomb kills 2 in northern Afghanistan, including a local police commander
Indian politician acquitted in anti-Sikh riots
Congress party politician acquitted of instigating mob during India's 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Surviving hell in a Bangladesh factory collapse
A city job, and a world that suddenly explodes: surviving a Bangladesh factory collapse
China says clash suspects met to study Quran
China says perpetrators of recent violence in Xinjiang met for Muslim religious studies
US cargo plane crash in Afghanistan kills 7
Civilian cargo plane owned by US company crashes in Afghanistan, killing all 7 aboard
Most South Koreans leave North Korean factory
South Korea withdraws most of its remaining citizens from jointly run complex in North Korea
Chen Guangcheng's nephew denied medical parole
Family says Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng's imprisoned nephew denied medical parole
Amnesty: Sri Lanka gov't acting harsher on critics
Sri Lankan gov't intensifying crackdown on journalists, judiciary, activists, Amnesty reports



