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ASEAN leaders meet as turbulence buffets region

HANOI (AFP) – Southeast Asian leaders met in Vietnam's capital Thursday for talks overshadowed by criticism of pariah member Myanmar's looming elections...

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...