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Victory against Taliban in Afghan operation ‘in sight’ (AFP)

AFP – Afghanistan said on Wednesday that a major military operation against the Taliban in their southern heartland was coming to an end, claiming that victory was...

Afghan district holds lessons as US makes gains (AP)

AP – With bandoliers of bullets wrapped over both shoulders, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Seth Little knelt in a trench, his machine gun pointing toward a clutch of...

Afghan Ban On Security Firms Delayed By 2 Months

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Afghanistan will extend a deadline for private security firms to disband through early next year, the president said Wednesday in a...

Trial for Playboy editor’s appeal starts in Indonesia

JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia's highest court was legally wrong to sentence the former editor of the country's version of Playboy magazine to prison for...

UK downplays progress on Afghan-Taliban peace talks

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's foreign minister said Wednesday there was a long way to go before a political settlement could be reached to end the Afghan...

Indian PM positive on ties with China

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday there were "enormous possibilities" to work with China, playing down simmering...

Myanmar under pressure to act on poll ‘credibility deficit’

HANOI (AFP) – Military-run Myanmar came under pressure from its neighbours Wednesday to address what Indonesia said was a "credibility deficit"...

Ex-Tiananmen leader to represent Liu at Nobel summit

TOKYO (AFP) – Former Chinese student leader Wuer Kaixi will represent imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo at a meeting of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in...

China urges Taiwan to step up search for typhoon missing

TAIPEI (AFP) – China called on Taiwan Wednesday to step up the search for 20 Chinese people still unaccounted for seven days after they went missing during Typhoon...

Sri Lanka court jails Tamil for Kumaratunga attack

A court in Sri Lanka has sentenced a Tamil man to 30 years in prison for his part in the attempt to kill former President…