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World News / Asia7/31/2011 21:0518 killed in 2 attacks in troubled NW China
A city government said Monday that six more civilians died and five "terrorist" suspects were killed by police in one of China's most troubled ethnic regions, raising the death toll from weekend violence to 18.2
World News / Asia7/13/2011 16:53Triple 'terror' blasts kill 21 in Mumbai
Three bombs ripped through India's commercial capital Mumbai on Wednesday, killing 21 people and injuring more than 100 in the deadliest attack in the city since the 2008 assault by Islamist militants.3
World News / Asia7/12/2011 16:06Afghan leader's half brother gunned down in south
The powerful half brother of President Hamid Karzai was gunned down in his heavily fortified home by a close associate Tuesday4
World News / Asia7/11/2011 16:54Dalai Lama says Tibetans support 'Middle Way
The Dalai Lama voiced confidence Monday that Tibetans supported his "Middle Way" of seeking greater rights but staying under China's rule, despite criticism from some young exiles5
World News / Asia7/6/2011 15:47Pakistani Taliban attack kills up to 38 Afghans
Up to 33 police and five civilians were killed in fighting after Talibancrossed over from Pakistan and attacked a remote region in eastern Afghanistan, an official said Wednesday.6
World News / Asia6/28/2011 16:31Suicide bomber, gunmen attack top Kabul hotel
One of Kabul's leading hotels popular with foreigners and Afghan government officials is under attack by at least one suicide bomberand up to six gunmen, police said Tuesday.7
World News / Asia6/22/2011 14:57Obama to claim success for Afghan surge
President Barack Obama will argue Wednesday his Afghan war surge forged substantial progress and a "position of strength" which allows thousands of US troops to come home, officials said.8
World News / Asia6/21/2011 15:29West Indies swept away by clinical Indian bowling
India - led by fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and test debutant Praveen Kumar - grabbed a 73-run, first innings lead in the first Test against West Indies on Tuesday.9
World News / Asia6/15/2011 14:49+1US drones kill eight militants in Pakistan
US missiles killed eight militants in separate strikes Wednesday on Pakistan's lawless tribal district, an insurgent stronghold along the Afghan border, security officials said.10
World News / Asia6/14/2011 17:43Japan nuke plants to add vents, other safety steps
The operator of Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant said Tuesday it is installing rooftop vents and taking additional safety measures at two other plants to help cope with any severe accident in the future.
