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NATO: 1 killed in attack on Bagram Air Field

KABUL (AP) — NATO says one person was killed in an early morning rocket attack on Bagram Air Field north of the Afghan capital of Kabul.

China arrests man who allegedly kept graft diary

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese government official has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes a month after a series of steamy diary…

Deadline for Thai Parliament dissolution passes

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's prime minister, backed by a formidable military force, rejected an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament on Monday…

Researchers back from Antarctic no-kill whale trip

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Whale researchers returned from Antarctic waters Monday after a six-week expedition that they said…

Australian says Aborigine recognition is tokenism

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — A government routine of acknowledging Australia's indigenous people was criticized as mere political…

US diplomat flees South Korea amid fraud probe

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American diplomat based in South Korea fled to the Philippines after facing charges that he swindled a…

Britain's Miliband visits China amid rancor

BEIJING (AP) — Britain's foreign secretary is in China to lobby for further nuclear sanctions on Iran and will seek to smooth rancor…

Fiji braces as major tropical cyclone bears down

SUVA, Fiji (AP) — Cyclone Tomas battered island groups off Fiji's northern coast Monday, causing flooding, pounding seas and one death,…

Woman, 92, charged in death of 98-year-old husband

SYDNEY (AP) — Police in Australia have charged a 92-year-old woman with killing her 98-year-old husband.

Pink Everest: Nepal appeals for gay tourists

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal wants to paint Mount Everest pink.

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