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Afghan police are weak link in security force
Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.
updated: 20 minutes ago
Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.
updated: 20 minutes ago
Sri Lanka to release 136,000 war-displaced Tamils
Sri Lanka will release 136,000 ethnic-minority Tamil war refugees Dec. 1, allowing the civilians to leave squalid and overcrowded government camps after a half-year detainment, a top official said Saturday.
updated: 29 minutes ago
Sri Lanka will release 136,000 ethnic-minority Tamil war refugees Dec. 1, allowing the civilians to leave squalid and overcrowded government camps after a half-year detainment, a top official said Saturday.
updated: 29 minutes ago
China says 37 dead, 71 trapped in mine explosion
A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 37 people and trapping 71 others nearly a third of a mile under ground.
updated: 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 37 people and trapping 71 others nearly a third of a mile under ground.
updated: 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Buddhists from 2 Koreas to hold joint ceremony
South Korean Buddhist monks headed to North Korea on Saturday for a joint ceremony with monks there, showing the countries continue civil exchange despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.
updated: 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
South Korean Buddhist monks headed to North Korea on Saturday for a joint ceremony with monks there, showing the countries continue civil exchange despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.
updated: 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
Blast near aid office wounds 1 in NW Pakistan
An explosion struck the office of an aid organization in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Saturday, wounding a security guard, police said.
updated: Nov 21st - 12:08am
An explosion struck the office of an aid organization in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Saturday, wounding a security guard, police said.
updated: Nov 21st - 12:08am
US envoy criticizes coverage of Obama China visit
Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.
updated: Nov 20th - 4:14pm
Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.
updated: Nov 20th - 4:14pm
Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after attack
The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.
updated: Nov 20th - 3:42pm
The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.
updated: Nov 20th - 3:42pm
Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:41am
A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:41am
Indian boy mirrors plight of millions of kids
Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police.
updated: Nov 20th - 7:45am
Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police.
updated: Nov 20th - 7:45am
Police say Afghan lawmaker survives bombing
Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.
updated: Nov 20th - 7:44am
Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.
updated: Nov 20th - 7:44am
Top SKorean model found hanged in Paris apartment
A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.
updated: Nov 20th - 7:09am
A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.
updated: Nov 20th - 7:09am
20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer
EDITOR'S NOTE _ The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories.
updated: Nov 20th - 6:24am
EDITOR'S NOTE _ The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories.
updated: Nov 20th - 6:24am
Rebel blast derails train in India, killing 2
A passenger train derailed after Maoist rebels blew up a key track in eastern India, killing two people and injuring at least 30 others, a police official said Friday.
updated: Nov 20th - 6:20am
A passenger train derailed after Maoist rebels blew up a key track in eastern India, killing two people and injuring at least 30 others, a police official said Friday.
updated: Nov 20th - 6:20am
Gunman opens fire on Saipan; 5 dead
A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.
updated: Nov 20th - 5:16am
A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.
updated: Nov 20th - 5:16am
Gunman opens fire on Saipan; 5 dead
A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.
updated: Nov 20th - 3:27am
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A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.
updated: Nov 20th - 3:27am
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