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Afghanistan welcomes Pakistani role in peace talks

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Pakistan has a key role to play in peace talks with the Taliban, a…

US anti-WMD troops join military drills in SKorea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. troops who would be tasked with eliminating North Korea's weapons of mass destruction in the event of…

Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from voting

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Not only is Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi barred from running in upcoming elections, but she will not be allowed to…

Complaints persist as US frees Afghan detainees

CAMP DUBS, Afghanistan (AP) — The Pashtun tribal leaders picked at the chocolate cake and fruit laid out for them at the conference…

Bomb kills 5 Afghan civilians, including 4 kids

KABUL (AP) — The NATO force in Afghanistan says a homemade bomb has killed four children and a civilian adult in a northeastern province.

Gates: Iran support for Taliban 'pretty limited'

A U.S. MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHWEST ASIA (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iranian support for the Taliban in Afghanistan…

Aussie 'miracle' elephant baby gaining strength

SYDNEY (AP) — An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr…

China orders reporters trained in Marxist theory

BEIJING (AP) — China will toughen requirements for reporters by launching a new certification system that requires training in Marxist…

2 Australians charged in vicious attack on tourist

SYDNEY (AP) — Two Australian teenagers have been charged in a brutal attack in a Sydney train station on a Canadian tourist in a wheelchair.

US-Iran tension plays out in Afghanistan

KABUL (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a brief visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday to lob insults at the United States…

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