| Attacks kill 16 in Pakistan, spy agency targeted (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:01 AM PST  AP - A suicide bomber in a pickup truck attacked the northwestern regional headquarters of the Pakistani spy agency overseeing a campaign against militancy, killing 10 people Friday. Another suicide assault in the area killed six more.
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| Pak rejects report of uranium supply from China (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:01 AM PST  AFP - Pakistan on Friday angrily rejected a US newspaper report that China provided the nuclear-armed Muslim state with weapons grade uranium for two bombs in 1982.
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| Pakistan bombings kill 16 as spy agency hit (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 02:55 AM PST  AFP - A powerful suicide car bomb ripped through the Peshawar headquarters of Pakistan's top spy agency Friday, killing at least 10 people and destroying part of the highly-fortified building.
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| Obama launches Asia tour in Japan (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 02:49 AM PST  AFP - Barack Obama set foot in Asia for the first time as US president Friday, arriving in Japan to launch a four-nation tour designed to shore up US power in a region increasingly dominated by rising giant China.
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| Japan Airlines posts $1.5 billion first-half loss (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 02:45 AM PST  AP - Japan Airlines said Friday it racked up a $1.5 billion loss and was seeking government help to fend off creditors as the beleaguered carrier struggles to recover from the travel industry's deepest slump in years.
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| Suicide bomber attacks military convoy near Kabul (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 02:12 AM PST  AP - The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Friday that wounded six people near the Afghan capital, while Britain's prime minister suggested 5,000 more NATO troops could be deployed to the troubled country.
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| Bomber attacks Pakistani intelligence agency; 10 dead (Reuters) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 02:05 AM PST  Reuters - A suicide car bomber attacked an office used by Pakistan's main intelligence agency in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday, killing 10 people and wounding 60, officials said.
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| Gunmen torch NATO tankers in Pakistan, kill driver (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 01:55 AM PST  AFP - Suspected Taliban militants on Friday torched five trucks carrying fuel from Pakistan to NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan, killing a driver, police said.
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| Official: Craig to step down as White House lawyer (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 01:50 AM PST  AP - The White House's top lawyer is announcing his resignation on Friday, senior administration officials said.
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| British PM wants 5,000 more troops for Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 01:50 AM PST  AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday he was trying to persuade NATO partners in Europe and other allies to commit 5,000 troops to the Afghanistan war.
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| Major militant attacks in Pakistan since October (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 01:07 AM PST AP - A look at the major attacks in Pakistan since the beginning of October: |
| Heavy snow storms in northern China kill 38 (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 01:07 AM PST  AP - Unusually early snow storms in northern China have claimed 38 lives in weather-related incidents and caused more than half a billion dollars in damage, the Civil Affairs Ministry said Friday.
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| Communist rebel attack kills 12 in Philippines (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:52 AM PST  AP - Communist rebels killed 12 security forces when they responded to an attack on a logging company in the southern Philippines, the military said Friday. At least one rebel died.
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| NKorea warns of military action along sea border (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:52 AM PST  AP - North Korea warned Friday that it will mercilessly defend itself in disputed waters where a bloody naval clash with rival South Korea took place this week, further raising tensions ahead of a visit to Seoul by President Barack Obama.
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| Maoists block Nepal government headquarters (AP) Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:40 AM PST  AP - Tens of thousands of communist demonstrators blocked the government's headquarters in Nepal's capital for a second straight day Friday, crippling the central administration.
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| Germany to send 100 more troops to Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 11:38 PM PST  AP - Germany will send more than 100 extra troops to Afghanistan in January, the country's defense minister said Friday.
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| Obama arrives in Tokyo to begin 4-nation Asia tour (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 10:44 PM PST  AP - President Barack Obama has arrived in Tokyo, the first stop on his four-nation tour of Asia.
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| Baby in China dies while doctor plays online game (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 10:36 PM PST AP - A 5-month-old baby died in a hospital amid pleas for help from his parents while his doctor played video games online in eastern China, health authorities said Friday. |
| Japan drops child-snatching case against US man (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:34 PM PST  AP - Japanese prosecutors confirmed Friday that they have dropped the case against an American man arrested in Japan when he snatched his children from his ex-wife.
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| Clinton applauded predicting Pacquiao boxing win (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:25 PM PST  AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton drew loud applause at a town hall meeting with students Friday in the Philippines by giving the right answer to the most pressing question: Is Manny Pacquiao going to win this weekend?
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