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New US envoy visits Pakistan amid tensions

Pakistani state media reports say the new US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan is in Islamabad for his first meetings since taking the position previously held by the late Richard Holbrooke.

China 'hacked' into secret S Korea military files

Chinese computer hackers last June gained access to secret South Korean military files on a planned spy plane purchase from the United States, a Seoul lawmaker says.

Bomb kills six, wounds 12

A roadside bomb targeting a US military convoy exploded near a civilian bus in the southern oil hub of Basra on Sunday, killing six people and wounding a dozen others, a provincial official said.

Bangladesh sacks Nobel winner Yunus

Nobel laureate Mohammed Younus, a celebrated pioneer of micro-finance was on Wednesday forced out from the Grameen Bank, he founded nearly three decades ago, amid a growing spat with the Bangladesh government, officials said.

Pak authorities arrest a high-profile terrorist

Pakistani law enforcement agencies have arrested a "high-profile terrorist" who wanted to hit targets in the federal capital with rockets fired from the Margallah Hills, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said today.

Taliban shoot dead four Pakistani tribesman for spying

Taliban fighters shot dead four tribesmen they accused of spying for the US in the volatile North Waziristan region of northwest Pakistan, officials said today.

7 foreign militants killed in US drone attack in northwest Pak

Seven foreign militants were killed as the US carried out the first drone strike in Pakistan's restive tribal belt since an American official was arrested last month for gunning down two men in Lahore, officials said today.

Indonesia plane crash claims 5

All five people on a test flight were killed in Indonesia today when their small plane crashed having changed one of its engines, a transportation ministry spokesman said.

Bangladesh opposition calls for strike to force early polls

Bangladesh's main opposition party, emboldened by its success at municipal polls and public anger at high inflation, called for a strike on Monday to demand early parliamentary elections to force the ruling party from power.

Death toll from Philippine rains rises to eight

The death toll from heavy rains in the southern Philippines over the past week has risen to eight, authorities said today.

Thailand's famed Pattaya beach in danger of vanishing

The days of R&R on Thailand's famous Pattaya beach could be numbered.

Police arrest 3 suspects in Indonesian ferry fire

Indonesian police say they have arrested three people in connection with a ferry fire last week that killed 27 people.

Deputy governor killed in Afghanistan

The deputy governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, the spiritual home of the Taliban, was killed in a suicide car bomb attack on Saturday, local authorities said.

Nuclear talks between Iran, world powers fail

World powers on Saturday failed to persuade Iran to take steps to ease suspicions over its nuclear programme as the defiant Islamic republic insisted on uranium enrichment.

Biden addresses US troops in Baghdad

US Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the US should make sure Iraq's stability and democracy are strong enough to make it "a country that was worthy of the sacrifices" the American military suffered during eight years of war.
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