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SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
South Korea says North Korea fires 3 short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters
Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights
Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights
AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes
AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list left outdated, incomplete as US wooed ruling generals
Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed
Gunmen kill senior member of former Pakistani cricket star's political party
Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed
Police say gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party.
Indonesia extends forest-clearing ban for 2 years
Indonesia bans clearing primary rainforests, peatlands for 2 more years
Rescuers spot bodies at collapsed Indonesian mine
Rescuers spot bodies, say chances of finding survivors declining at collapsed Indonesian mine
64 including Saudi Arabian woman scale Everest
64 climbers including Saudi Arabian woman scale Mount Everest from Nepal
Afghan police chief shot dead outside home
Police chief who launched anti-Taliban crackdown shot dead in western Afghanistan
Afghan police chief shot dead outside home
Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday.
China arrests man over fake plane bomb threats
China flights threatened with fake bomb threats for the second time in a week; man arrested
Bombs kill 9 inside elite Afghan housing complex
2 bombs kill 9, wound 70 inside Afghan gated community linked to Karzai family in south
Southern China rains kill 55, leave 14 missing
Rainstorms batter southern China, killing 55 people and leaving 14 missing; more rain forecast
World stocks strong into the weekend
World stocks higher on US leading indicator, consumer confidence reports
Bombs at mosques in northwest Pakistan kill 15
Bombs at mosques in northwest Pakistan kill 15, underlining challenge for new government
World stocks strong into the weekend
World stock markets rose steadily on Friday after two key indicators suggested the U.S. economic expansion will continue.
Rescuers keep digging to reach Indonesian miners
Rescuers digging through rubble of tunnel at Freeport's mine in Indonesia to reach 23 trapped
Cultural attitudes impede organ donations in China
China eliminating reliance on executed prisoners for organs, but cultural attitudes a barrier
Japan envoy leaves NKorea, gives no hints on talks
Japanese envoy leaves North Korea, gives no details on outcome of talks
Oil gains to near $96 as investors eye US economy
The price of oil rose to near $96 a barrel on Friday ahead of the release of Conference Board's index of leading indicators for the U.S. economy.
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