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Aussie 'miracle' elephant baby gaining strength

SYDNEY (AP) — An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr…

Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from voting

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is barred from running in upcoming elections and won't even be…

Bomb kills 5 Afghan civilians, including 4 kids

KABUL (AP) — A homemade bomb killed four children and a civilian adult in northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, NATO forces said.

Afghanistan welcomes Pakistani role in peace talks

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Pakistan has a key role to play in peace talks with the Taliban, a…

US anti-WMD troops join military drills in SKorea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. troops who would be tasked with eliminating North Korea's weapons of mass destruction in the event of…

Complaints persist as US frees Afghan detainees

CAMP DUBS, Afghanistan (AP) — The Pashtun tribal leaders picked at the chocolate cake and fruit laid out for them at the conference…

Gates: Iran support for Taliban 'pretty limited'

A U.S. MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHWEST ASIA (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iranian support for the Taliban in Afghanistan…

China orders reporters trained in Marxist theory

BEIJING (AP) — China will toughen requirements for reporters by launching a new certification system that requires training in Marxist…

2 Australians charged in vicious attack on tourist

SYDNEY (AP) — Two Australian teenagers have been charged in a brutal attack in a Sydney train station on a Canadian tourist in a wheelchair.

US-Iran tension plays out in Afghanistan

KABUL (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used a brief visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday to lob insults at the United States…

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