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Military keeps distressed soldiers at combat site

FORWARD OPERATING BASE BOSTICK, Afghanistan (AP) — Sgt. Thomas Riordan didn't want to return to Afghanistan after home leave. He had…

Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800

NOWSHERA, Pakistan (AP) — Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as…

2 dead in clashes despite curfew in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Violence continued to rage across Indian Kashmir on Saturday with two people shot dead and five wounded after…

Official: More than 800 dead in Pakistan floods

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A regional minister says the death toll in floods that have lashed Pakistan has risen above 800.

'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Recovery workers found the "black box" flight data recorder Saturday in the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever plane…

UN says floods affect 1 million Pakistanis

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The United Nations says devastating floods have affected 1 million people in Pakistan.

US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record…

Chinese activists speak out for jailed Uighur

BEIJING (AP) — Some of China's most well-known activists are circulating an open letter protesting the 15-year prison term for a Uighur…

Explosion at coal mine kills at least 15 in China

BEIJING (AP) — An explosion ripped through a workers' dormitory area and killed at least 15 people Saturday at a coal mine in a city in…

Expo shows illegal pet trade rampant in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart…

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