- Balloons bring smiles in war-weary Afghan capital AP - 4 mins 1 sec ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Artists and activists have handed out 10,000 pink balloons to residents in Afghanistan's war-weary capital, bringing smiles to surprised Kabul … More »Balloons bring smiles in war-weary Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Artists and activists have handed out 10,000 pink balloons to residents in Afghanistan's war-weary capital, bringing smiles to surprised Kabul residents a day after a major Taliban siege on an international compound in the city.
- Mosque blast kills 12 in eastern Afghanistan AP - 45 mins ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Authorities in eastern Afghanistan say explosives transported by suspected Taliban fighters accidentally detonated while they were stopped at … More »Mosque blast kills 12 in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Authorities in eastern Afghanistan say explosives transported by suspected Taliban fighters accidentally detonated while they were stopped at a mosque, killing 12 people.
- 16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire ZAHEER BABAR - AP - 1 hr 5 mins ago
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police say that a teacher was among the 17 burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught fire. More »16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police say that a teacher was among the 17 burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught fire.
- Gas cylinder blast on Pakistan school bus kills 17 AP - 4 hrs ago
ISLAMABAD (AP) — At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police … More »Gas cylinder blast on Pakistan school bus kills 17
ISLAMABAD (AP) — At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said.
- Militants attacks kill 9 in Pakistan RIAZ KHAN - AP - 5 hrs ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suspected militant attacks killed nine people in two different areas of northwest Pakistan on Friday, police said. More »Militants attacks kill 9 in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suspected militant attacks killed nine people in two different areas of northwest Pakistan on Friday, police said.
- NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's president AP - 6 hrs ago
BEIJING (AP) — A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin … More »NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's president
- Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed KAY JOHNSON - AP - 12 hrs ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In the latest militant strike on the Afghan capital, Taliban gunmen backed by a suicide car bomber attacked an international aid group's compound … More »Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed
- Am. Samoa to keep flier miles of govt travelers FILI SAGAPOLUTELE - AP - Thu, May 23, 2013
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the … More »Am. Samoa to keep flier miles of govt travelers
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the islands when necessary.
- Obama's drone speech could improve Pakistan ties SEBASTIAN ABBOT - AP - 15 hrs ago
ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's decision to impose more restrictive rules governing U.S. drone strikes and his prediction that they will be used less could … More »Obama's drone speech could improve Pakistan ties
- Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand The Associated Press - AP - 16 hrs ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil was knocked below $94 a barrel Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand. More »Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil was knocked below $94 a barrel Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand.
- World stocks lower after big sell-off NATALIYA VASILYEVA - AP - 16 hrs ago
MOSCOW (AP) — World stocks edged lower on Friday, a day after markets around the world dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could … More »World stocks lower after big sell-off
- Aid group official says 4 wounded in Afghan attack AMIR SHAH - AP - 17 hrs ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A spokesman for an international aid organization says that four of its staff were injured in an attack on a guest house it uses in the Afghan … More »Aid group official says 4 wounded in Afghan attack
- Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police AMIR SHAH - AP - 18 hrs ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke over Kabul in the second major attack in the … More »Suicide bomb hits Kabul as Taliban battle police
- Police: Suicide bomb hits heart of Afghan capital AP - 20 hrs ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul in the second major attack … More »Police: Suicide bomb hits heart of Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke billowing over Kabul in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said.
- NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's Xi AP - 20 hrs ago
BEIJING (AP) — A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to … More »NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's Xi
BEIJING (AP) — A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions.
- Obama's speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen SEBASTIAN ABBOT - AP - 20 hrs ago
ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by … More »Obama's speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen
- Explosion hits heart of Afghan capital AP - 20 hrs ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion has sent smoke rising over the heart of Afghanistan's capital. The strong blast was felt several kilometers (miles) away. More »Explosion hits heart of Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion has sent smoke rising over the heart of Afghanistan's capital. The strong blast was felt several kilometers (miles) away.
- 5 climbers feared dead on world's 3rd highest peak AP - 20 hrs ago
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Five climbers including two Hungarians and a South Korean are missing on the world's third-highest mountain and feared dead, a mountaineering official … More »5 climbers feared dead on world's 3rd highest peak
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Five climbers including two Hungarians and a South Korean are missing on the world's third-highest mountain and feared dead, a mountaineering official said Friday.
- Pakistan: US diplomat kills pedestrian in accident AP - 21 hrs ago
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. Embassy says an American diplomat accidentally killed a pedestrian while driving in the Pakistani capital. More »Pakistan: US diplomat kills pedestrian in accident
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. Embassy says an American diplomat accidentally killed a pedestrian while driving in the Pakistani capital.
- Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen SEBASTIAN ABBOT - AP - 23 hrs ago
ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes — Pakistan … More »Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen
- World stocks stabilize after big sell-off NATALIYA VASILYEVA - AP - 22 hrs ago
MOSCOW (AP) — World stocks stabilized on Friday, a day after global markets dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling … More »World stocks stabilize after big sell-off
- Suicide bomber kills 3 in northwest Pakistan AP - 22 hrs ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in northwestern Pakistan and set off his explosives, … More »Suicide bomber kills 3 in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in northwestern Pakistan and set off his explosives, killing three people.
- 'No guarantee of peace,' NKorean envoy warns China AP - 23 hrs ago
BEIJING (AP) — China told a top North Korean envoy Friday it wants a peaceful, denuclearized Korean Peninsula, and said the emissary warned there is "no guarantee of … More »'No guarantee of peace,' NKorean envoy warns China
- World stocks erratic a day after big sell-off PAMELA SAMPSON - AP - 23 hrs ago
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares traded erratically Friday but European markets found their footing, a day after global stocks were routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing … More »World stocks erratic a day after big sell-off
- Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage CHRIS BRUMMITT - AP - 23 hrs ago
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got … More »Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage
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