Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism
DHARMSALA, India (AP) -- The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities Wednesday, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region....
Nigeria: Soldiers open fire on youths
JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Witnesses say soldiers in a Nigerian town at the center of a spate of religious killings opened fire on a crowd of youths that had surrounded a cattle truck driving after curfew....
Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal....
Aid group attacked in northwest Pakistan; 6 dead
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of an international aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six employees and wounding several others, police and the organization said....
Chinese editor punished for bold editorial
BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese newspaper editor said he has been punished for co-writing a bold editorial demanding reform of China's unpopular household registration system, which critics say discriminates against farmers and other rural poor....
Taliban claim suicide attack on NATO-Afghan base
KHOST, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members....
Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's military rulers have barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running in upcoming elections and may force her own political party to expel her under a new election law unveiled Wednesday....
Tasmanian devil colony shows immunity to cancer
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- Australian scientists said Wednesday that the discovery of a genetically distinct colony of Tasmanian devils may save the species from being wiped out by a contagious cancer that has decimated the population....
Taliban talks likely on Karzai agenda in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- What role Pakistan plays in any peace effort aimed at the Taliban is likely to rank high on the agenda during Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to Islamabad on Wednesday....
Biden's West Bank tour clouded by settlement plans
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in east Jerusalem is overshadowing Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank....
Bali bombing suspect confirmed dead in police raid
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the deadliest terrorist attack in Indonesia's history has been killed in a shootout with police at an Internet cafe, the president confirmed Wednesday....
Report: NKorea to replace top diplomat in Geneva
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea plans to replace its top diplomat in Switzerland who is believed to be a key manager of leader Kim Jong Il's alleged secret funds stashed overseas, a news report said Wednesday....
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ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Police say gunmen attack aid group's office in northwest Pakistan, at least 3 people killed....
China to boost food safety measures after scandal
BEIJING (AP) -- China will step up food safety efforts in the wake of a massive dairy scandal, expanding supervision to reach more of the country's countless small farms, an agriculture official said Wednesday....
US-born capo, drug lord's brother fight for cartel
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Authorities say a U.S.-born hitman is fighting the brother of a deceased drug lord for control of the Beltran-Leyva cartel, marking what may be the first time an American has risen to the very top ranks of Mexican gangs....
UN report: Much of Somalia's food aid diverted
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Much of the food aid intended for Somalia's poor is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local U.N. workers, according to a Security Council report....
US hospital ship Comfort leaving Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in Haiti and is heading home....
Suspect: Charges in Argentine bomb case are 'lies'
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- An Iranian accused of masterminding the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center that killed 85 people dismissed the allegations as "lies" on Tuesday and said he won't appear before an Argentine court....
