East Asia, western US await 'ring of fire' eclipse
TOKYO (AP) — People in parts of East Asia and the western United States are awaiting a rare "ring of fire" eclipse.
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Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious material
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove material considered…
2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An insurgent attack in Afghanistan killed two NATO service members on Sunday, the alliance said, while Afghan…
NATO says 2 service members killed
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO says two of its service members have been killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan.
Bangladesh opposition protests jailed activists
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of opposition protesters rallied Sunday in Bangladesh's capital to demand that authorities release 33…
Flash flood kills 19 in Afghanistan; many missing
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Flood waters ravaged a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying…
Police detain protesters enforcing general strike
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An official says police in Nepal have clashed with protesters using violence to enforce a general strike,…
Sri Lanka set to release jailed ex-army chief
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's president has ordered authorities to free the country's jailed former army chief, a man credited…
Myanmar: New deal to end fighting with Shan rebels
KENGTUNG, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar negotiator says ethnic Shan rebels have agreed in a second round of talks to end fighting with army…
Taiwan's Ma signals no China change as term starts
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's president began his second term Sunday and signaled he will maintain a China policy that has reduced…
