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Suicide attack kills 10 at Peshwar checkpoint
Saturday, 14 November 2009
A suicide car bomber killed 10 people, including four children, Saturday at a police checkpoint on the outskirts of the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, in the latest in a string of militant attacks targeting the city, officials said.
'Kyoto principles' crucial in climate talks - China
Saturday, 14 November 2009
China will insist the main principles of the Kyoto Protocol are retained in any new global climate change pact, even though others are seeking to abandon them, a high-ranking climate official on Saturday.
Obama seeks equal partnership in Asia
Saturday, 14 November 2009
US President Barack Obama pressed on with his mission to repair America's global standing, telling Asians he was determined to engage them as equal partners in the economy, diplomacy and security.
Obama speech on Asia well-received in region
Saturday, 14 November 2009
US President Barack Obama's first big speech on Asia had a little something for just about everyone. He was tough on North Korea and Myanmar, but offered a way back to the fold. He was big on Japan and on China, whose rise, he said, should be welcomed, not feared.
Karzai told to talk with the Taliban
Saturday, 14 November 2009
The British Government has suggested that the government of Hamid Karzai should talk to the Taliban leadership, the so-called "Quetta Shura", in an attempt to bring insurgents into the political process.
Sri Lanka general: I was sidelined
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Sri Lanka's outgoing military chief used his resignation letter to accuse the government of sidelining him on suspicion he was plotting a coup after leading the army to victory over Tamil Tiger rebels.
9 killed, 80 injured following Indian train derailment
Saturday, 14 November 2009
A speeding train derailed in western India early today, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80.
Obama's advisers at war over Afghan conflict
Friday, 13 November 2009
President accused of dithering as leaked memo reveals bitter divisions over strategy in his inner circle
General who beat Tamil Tigers quits to challenge the President
Friday, 13 November 2009
Fonseka resigns amid talk of push to contest April elections
Q & A: Who are the Pakistani Taliban insurgents?
Friday, 13 November 2009
A suicide car bomber attacked an office of Pakistan's main intelligence agency in the northwestern city of Peshawar today, killing 10 people and wounding 60, officials said.
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