5 Americans detained in Pakistan; no reason given
AP - 13 minutes agoPakistani police said they arrested five U.S. citizens Wednesday in a raid in the east of the country, but declined to give a reason for the detentions.
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Pakistani police said they arrested five U.S. citizens Wednesday in a raid in the east of the country, but declined to give a reason for the detentions.
A registered sex offender charged with killing 11 women and hiding their remains in and around his Cleveland home has agreed to let police fence off the house with barbed wire to preserve evidence.
Thousands of Indonesians rallied on Wednesday in several major cities under tight security to mark international anti-corruption day, slamming the government over a bank bailout scandal.
NATO commanders on Wednesday warned US Defence Secretary Robert Gates of the challenges involved in recruiting Afghan soldiers and police, which the US military hopes will number 287,000 by July 2011.
Jason Michael Hamilton was arraigned on charges of attempted murder for opening fire in a crowded classroom on Tuesday. No one was injured in the attack.
German police say three tigers attacked a Hamburg zookeeper, who remains in the hospital in critical condition.
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited U.S. commanders in Afghanistan on Wednesday, promising that President Barack Obama's surge of extra forces would give them what they need for success against the Taliban.
The father of a British teacher, who was found killed in a Tokyo suburb in 2007, thanked Japan for finally catching the only suspect in the murder.
A patient charged with shooting a popular community doctor at a rural clinic hours after being denied narcotics there was being held on $10 million bail Wednesday.
A Syrian court has asked 25 Lebanese figures, including the police chief and top prosecutor, to appear for questioning over the murder of their country's ex-premier, a Lebanese official said on Wednesday.
The prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government sites since summer.
Police in Nigeria carry out hundreds of extra-judicial killings every year and only those who can afford to pay bribes can guarantee their safety from execution or torture, Amnesty International said Wednesday.
Baghdad bombers who killed 127 people were backed by groups in Syria or Saudi Arabia, Iraqi police charged on Wednesday, as enraged MPs demanded answers from the country's leaders over the blasts.
Authorities confiscated paint bombs and other equipment for use during planned protests outside the climate talks.
Indian children are increasingly caught in the middle of fighting between the government and communist rebels in impoverished rural areas, with at least 42 schools attacked in the past year, a human rights group said Wednesday.