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4 ISAF service members killed in southern Afghanistan updated 49 minutes ago

Four International Security Assistance Force service members were killed by enemy forces during an operation in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, ISAF said.

Afghanistan: NATO forces probe claim of civilian airstrike deaths updated 13 hours 14 minutes ago

International forces in Afghanistan are investigating reports civilians were killed in air strikes in the eastern province of Nangarhar, an ISAF spokesman said.

Legendary Vietnamese general Vo Nguyen Giap dies at 102 updated 1 days ago

Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, a man credited with major victories against the French and the American military, has died, according to local media reports. Giap was 102.

Deadly giant hornets kill 42 people in China updated 1 days ago

Hornets have killed dozens of people in China and injured more than 1,500 with their powerful venomous sting.

Shedding light on Indonesia's shadow puppet tradition updated 1 days ago

Never work with children or animals, goes the actors' maxim. Perhaps add puppets to that, too.

Asian superpowers jostle to join the aircraft carrier club updated 2 days ago

Want to be an Asian superpower? Then an aircraft carrier, it seems, is the minimum requirement for joining this elite club.

Defectors agonizingly close to freedom sent back to North Korean nightmare updated 2 days ago

"Pack your bags you're going to South Korea." These are the words nine young North Korean defectors had waited years to hear having traveled thousands of miles.

Pakistani Taliban attack on enemy commander's compound kills 17 updated 2 days ago

A suicide attack by the Pakistani Taliban on the compound of an enemy militant commander in northwest Pakistan killed at least 17 people and wounded 22 others

Will mammoths be brought back to life? Liquid blood find fuels cloning hopes updated 3 days ago

Remember when woolly mammoths roamed the planet? No? Well don't worry if you missed the last ice age -- scientists have moved one step closer to possibly bringing the beasts back to life with the discovery of liquid blood in a well-preserved mammoth carcass in Siberia.

14 Chinese fishermen rescued; 58 still missing after typhoon updated 4 days ago

Chinese rescuers on Tuesday found 14 fishermen alive and recovered the bodies of two who had died from boats that sank during a typhoon, authorities said.

The mad, mad world of China e-commerce updated 4 days ago

One hot mess. That's what you'll see on the front page of any leading e-commerce site in China.

72 people missing after Chinese fishing boats sink during typhoon updated 5 days ago

Seventy-two people are missing after three Chinese fishing boats sank in the South China Sea amid stormy weather caused by a typhoon, state media reported.

Australia, Indonesia united on asylum seekers as Abbott travels to Jakarta updated 5 days ago

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sought to present a united front on the controversial issue of asylum seekers Monday, as the two leaders held talks in Jakarta.

Mumbai mayor: Decorator responsible for building collapse, killing 61 updated 5 days ago

Authorities say they now know what may have caused a building in Mumbai to collapse: a decorator who removed a central wall and supporting beams

'The Act of Killing' helps Indonesia confront its dark past updated 5 days ago

On a traffic-choked street in Bali's capital, Denpasar, Edo walks through his family's shop to an empty back room.

Fifth of Hong Kong residents live below poverty line, new index shows updated 5 days ago

Hong Kong, with its glittering skyscrapers and luxury malls, is home to some of the world's richest people but new government figures show that a fifth of its population lives in poverty.

Witness to Pakistan blast: 'Women and children were burning' updated 6 days ago

At least 40 people were killed and about 100 were wounded after a bomb exploded at a bazaar in Peshawar on Sunday, officials at a Pakistani hospital said.

50 confirmed dead in Mumbai building collapse updated 7 days ago

A five-story residential building collapsed in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai early Friday, trapping an unspecified number of people in the wreckage

Risk ends in death for 22 people near Indonesia updated 7 days ago

At least 22 "boat people" faced a watery death off the coast of Indonesia, after their vessel capsized, a government spokesman said Saturday.

New earthquake strikes hard-hit Pakistan updated 7 days ago

A new powerful earthquake struck Saturday in southwestern Pakistan, shaking an area already trying to recover from a quake that killed more than 300 people.

At least 13 dead after Mumbai building collapse; dozens feared trapped updated 8 days ago

A five-story residential building collapsed in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai early Friday, trapping an unspecified number of people in the wreckage

Philippines military frees final hostages, still pursuing rebels updated 8 days ago

The hostage standoff between Philippines forces and separatist rebels is over, a military spokesman said Friday.

Pakistan quake death toll rises to 359 updated 8 days ago

The death toll from the strong earthquake that struck southwestern Pakistan this week has risen to 350, a local official said.

Bus blast in Pakistan kills at least 17 updated 8 days ago

At least 17 people were killed in an explosion that ripped through a bus carrying government employees in northwest Pakistan on Friday, police said.

Religious fury alters Miss World in Indonesia updated 8 days ago

Demeaning, exploitative, degrading. Beauty pageants have been called lots of things.

Killer hornets sting at least 19 people to death in China, nearly 600 stung updated 8 days ago

At least 19 people have been stung to death by hornets -- which may include the world's largest hornet species Vespa mandarinia -- in China's central Shaanxi province in the last three months, according to the city government of Ankang, the apparent epicenter of a recent spate of fatalities and injuries.

Westerners race into North Korea -- by bike updated 9 days ago

When Bernt Johansson crossed the mountainous countryside of North Korea into the city of Rason, the crowds there reminded the Swedish biker of the adulation that greeted his 1976 Olympic gold finish in Montreal.

Kim Jong Il Fast Facts updated 9 days ago

Here is a look at the life of Kim Jong Il, former Leader of Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Details of his life are mysterious and vary from source to source.

'White is beautiful:' Why India needs its own Oprah Winfrey updated 9 days ago

In India, many women are obsessed with lightening their skin. CNN writer Moni Basu recalls her own family's pressures to not get "too dark."

Pakistan quake death toll rises to 356 updated 9 days ago

The death toll from the strong earthquake that struck southwestern Pakistan this week has risen to 350, a local official said.

Militant attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir kills 9 updated 9 days ago

Nine people were killed and seven others were wounded after a group of militants attacked security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir on Thursday

Pakistan's gays in dark after Muslim nation's first gay website blocked updated 9 days ago

Pakistan, ranked by the Pew Research Center as one of the least tolerant countries in the world for gays, has pulled the plug on its only online resource for the Muslim nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.

Son of Chinese 'singing general' sentenced to 10 years for gang rape updated 9 days ago

A Beijing court sentenced Li Tianyi, the son of a famous Chinese "singing general" in the People's Liberation Army, to 10 years in jail on Thursday over a gang rape that unleashed public outrage at the behavior of China's "princelings," or children of the political elite.

Death toll climbs as army, militants fight on in the Philippines updated 10 days ago

At least 158 people have been killed since fighting broke out earlier this month between separatist rebels and soldiers in the Philippines, state news reported Wednesday.

Pakistan Fast Facts updated 10 days ago

Here's a look at what you need to know about Pakistan, the sixth most populous country in the world. It borders Iran, Afghanistan and India in Southeast Asia. In 1947, Pakistan gained its independence from Great Britain.

Death toll rises to 330 in Pakistan quake updated 10 days ago

A powerful earthquake in Pakistan has killed at least 330 people, Pakistani officials said.

Beijing road rage baby killer sentenced to death updated 10 days ago

A Beijing man who snatched a baby from a pram and hurled it to its death in an argument over a parking space was Wednesday sentenced to death by a Beijing court, according to court documents.

Pakistan quake kills more than 200 people; island appears updated 10 days ago

Pakistan quake: A deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Pakistan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

NATO tankers torched in Pakistan; 4 killed in nearby attacks updated 11 days ago

Armed militants torched two tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops through southwest Pakistan's volatile Balochistan province, police said.

Landslides, floods kill at least 19 in northern Philippines updated 11 days ago

Heavy monsoon rains have left at least 19 people dead, most of them children, in the northern Philippines, state media reported.

Tackling religious intolerance and violence in Pakistan updated 11 days ago

All Saints Church was designed to look like a mosque -- to symbolize unity amidst a community of many religions. Completed in 1883, it was built within the old walled city of Peshawar during a century of relative peace and harmony.

Iran, world powers to huddle at U.N. updated 12 days ago

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet with the group known as the P5 plus 1 on Thursday during his visit to the United Nations, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Monday.

Suicide bombers kill 81 at church in Peshawar, Pakistan updated 12 days ago

Choir members and children attending Sunday school were among 81 people killed in a suicide bombing at a Protestant church in northwest Pakistan.

China's Bo Xilai appeals conviction updated 12 days ago

Former Communist Party official Bo Xilai appealed his conviction and sentencing for corruption, a source with direct knowledge of the case told CNN.

Bo Xilai found guilty on all charges, sentenced to life in prison updated 12 days ago

A court in eastern China is due Sunday to announce its much anticipated verdict in the trial of Bo Xilai, the former rising star of the ruling Communist Party

Typhoon Usagi hits southern China, killing at least 25 updated 12 days ago

At least 20 people have died after Typhoon Usagi slammed into southern China.

Militant attack kills 5 police officers in Pakistan's Balochistan updated 12 days ago

Militants killed five police officers and wounded 10 other people on Monday in Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan, police said.

China's Bo Xilai: From rising star to scandal updated 12 days ago

In a country where the image of Mao Zedong is still revered and taxi drivers hang Mao medallions from their rear-view mirrors almost like lucky talismans, Bo Xilai's "red culture" revival was always going to have traction.

Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai anticipated prison in letter to family updated 12 days ago

Days before a court in eastern China announced the date for delivering the much anticipated verdict in the trial of Bo Xilai, the disgraced Communist Party leader reiterated his innocence but anticipated lengthy imprisonment in a letter to his family.

Typhoon Usagi menaces Hong Kong, China's southern coast updated 14 days ago

Typhoon Usagi had Hong Kong and China's Pearl River Delta in its predicted path Sunday.

Pakistan releases Afghan Taliban's former second-in-command updated 14 days ago

Pakistan has released Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the founding members of the Afghan Taliban, foreign ministry spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry says.

North Korea blames South, cancels family reunions updated 14 days ago

In a sudden turn of events, North Korea on Saturday postponed reunions that were to start next week for families separated during the Korean War.

Ambush claiming 18 lives in Afghanistan prompts inquiry updated 15 days ago

A panel has been formed to probe a deadly ambush that happened earlier this week in northeastern Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry said Friday.

At least 3 dead in Philippines bombing updated 15 days ago

At least three people were killed in a bombing at a bus garage in the Philippines on Friday, CNN affiliate ABS-CBN reported, citing authorities.

Japan Earthquake - Tsunami Fast Facts updated 15 days ago

Here's a look at what you need to know about the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March of 2011.

Japan Fast Facts updated 15 days ago

Here's a look at what you need to know about Japan, a country of islands located off the eastern coast of Asia.

Tokyo's Olympic dream is one man's eviction déjà vu updated 15 days ago

The Olympics can be a cruel game with winners and losers. And in Tokyo, there is Kohei Jinno, 80 and his wife Yasuko, 79.

Super Typhoon Usagi nears Philippines, Taiwan updated 15 days ago

The strongest storm on the planet so far this year is rumbling across the Western Pacific near Taiwan and the Philippines.

Japan's Shinzo Abe calls on TEPCO to decommission 2 Fukushima reactors updated 16 days ago

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked Tokyo Electric Power Co. to decommission two more reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

On China, Episode 12 transcript: China's e-commerce updated 16 days ago

This episode's guests include Yu Gang, chairman of Yihaodian.com, one of China's biggest online grocery stores, David Wei, former CEO of Alibaba.com and Oliver Rust, senior vice president of Nielsen.

Despite abuses, foreign domestic workers still flock to Hong Kong updated 16 days ago

Beaten with bicycle chains, burned with hot irons and bashed with a shoe, the case of Indonesian domestic helper Kartika Puspitasari -- whose Chinese employers were jailed this week over the assaults -- highlights just how tough Hong Kong can be for some of the city's thousands of foreign domestic helpers.

Life goes on despite uncertainty in Japan's disaster-hit Fukushima region updated 17 days ago

Takashi Suzuki peels on his wet suit and looks out to sea. The waves are good and the water's not too crowded, with only a dozen or so other surfers riding the waves.

Mumbai Terror Attacks updated 17 days ago

Here's a look at what you need to know about the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India, which took place from November 26-29.

Chinese court to issue verdict in Bo Xilai corruption trial on Sunday updated 17 days ago

A court in eastern China said it will deliver the much anticipated verdict in the corruption trial of fallen high-flying politician Bo Xilai on Sunday.

Pakistan's tech talents find app success updated 17 days ago

The Pakistani city of Lahore is known as the heritage capital of the country. It's scattered with ancient mosques, majestic 16th century mansions and antique minarets. Lahorites are proud of their cultural legacy.

U.N. report highlights 'unspeakable atrocities' in North Korea updated 17 days ago

A mother forced to drown her own baby and a prison camp inmate compelled to eat rodents and lizards just to survive -- these are some of the horrific experiences documented by a United Nations inquiry into human rights violations in North Korea.

Japanese kindergarten ordered to pay $1.8 million over tsunami deaths updated 18 days ago

In the first ruling of its kind in Japan, a court has ordered a kindergarten to pay almost $2 million to the parents of four of five children who were killed after staff put them on a bus that drove straight into the path of an oncoming tsunami.

Police chief abducted by Muslim rebels in Philippines is freed updated 18 days ago

Muslim rebels in the Philippines briefly took the police chief of Zamboanga City captive Tuesday.

Riots in Bangladesh after court sentences Jamaat-e-Islami leader to death updated 18 days ago

The Bangladesh Supreme Court has sentenced a prominent leader of the country's largest Islamist party to death for "crimes against humanity"

South Korean soldiers fired hundreds of shots at man swimming to North Korea updated 18 days ago

A man who tried to swim across a river to North Korea was killed by a rain of bullets fired at him by South Korean soldiers, a military official said.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Fast Facts updated 19 days ago

Here's a look at the life of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India.

Thousands evacuated after volcano eruption in Indonesia updated 19 days ago

A volcano in Indonesia prompted the evacuation of more than 6,000 people this weekend, blanketing buildings and cars in ashes, emergency officials said Monday.

Philippine helicopters fire rockets at Muslim rebels in Zamboanga siege updated 19 days ago

Philippine soldiers are trying to close the noose on more than 100 Muslim rebels who have been holding scores of people hostage in a major city

Taliban bomb kills top Pakistani general, officers updated 19 days ago

A roadside bomb killed a top Pakistani general Sunday just a day after officials announced plans to withdraw troops from a war-ravaged region.

Gunmen kill female police officer in Afghanistan's Helmand province updated 19 days ago

A senior female police officer in Afghanistan has died after being shot by two unidentified gunmen in the southern province of Helmand, authorities said Monday.

North and South Korea reopen Kaesong Industrial Complex updated 19 days ago

The joint industrial park, one of the key symbols of cooperation between North and South Korea, re-opened Monday after a five-month hiatus.

Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor -- for now updated 19 days ago

Japan's only operating nuclear reactor will be shut down for maintenance before Monday, leaving the country with no nuclear supply for the 2nd time in 40 years.

Tiananmen Square Fast Facts updated 20 days ago

Here's a look at what you need to know about the events in Beijing, China's Tiananmen Square on June 3-4, 1989.

Rape sentencing feels like judgment day for all of India updated 21 days ago

Anticipation hung heavier than the sultry air outside the massive court complex Friday afternoon. People awaited the decision from Courtroom No. 304.

Court sentences 4 men to death in New Delhi gang rape case updated 21 days ago

An Indian court on Friday sentenced four men to death for the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in New Delhi.

No truce: Army, Islamic militants fight on in Philippines updated 21 days ago

A cease-fire has been forged between the Philippines army and separatists.

After 40 years in North Korea, escapee returns to Seoul updated 22 days ago

More than 40 years after he was abducted from a fishing boat and taken to North Korea, a South Korean fisherman has escaped, returning to his native country.

U.S. consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, attacked; 3 reported dead updated 22 days ago

The U.S. consulate in Afghanistan's Herat province Friday was rocked by a blast as militants and security forces engaged in a firefight, officials said.

Army, militants forge truce in Philippines, country's VP says updated 22 days ago

A cease-fire has been forged between the Philippines army and separatists.

U.S. consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, attacked, 3 dead updated 22 days ago

The U.S. consulate in Afghanistan's Herat province Friday was rocked by a blast as militants and security forces engaged in a firefight, officials said.

Online popularity can be perilous as China obsesses about Internet rumors updated 22 days ago

In China online popularity can sometimes spell trouble.

Satellite images suggest North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear reactor restarted updated 23 days ago

Satellite images of North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility have again raised questions about whether the country has restarted its plutonium production reactor -- regarded by western experts as a key component in the development of a nuclear weapon.

Philippines troops contain Muslim rebels as Zamboanga siege continues updated 23 days ago

Sporadic and intermittent gunfire rang out in Zamboanga City for a fourth day on Thursday as armed forces continued to clash with Muslim Moro National Liberation Front rebels holding as many as 180 hostages on the Philippine island of Mindanao.

Kim Jong Un Fast Facts updated 24 days ago

Here is a look at the life of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

New Delhi gang rape: Prosecution wants death sentence for men convicted updated 24 days ago

Prosecutors on Wednesday urged a judge to sentence four men to death after they were convicted of the gang rape and murder of a woman in New Delhi last year.

Karachi, Pakistan, shut down after violence updated 24 days ago

Karachi, the financial heart of Pakistan, was shut down Wednesday because of political tension that followed various incidents of violence.

Philippines standoff in Mindanao: Clashes continue in third day updated 24 days ago

Muslim Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels were holding at least 180 hostages in Zamboanga on Mindanao, Philippine state media said Wednesday.

North Korea, South Korea to reopen Kaesong industrial park next week updated 24 days ago

North and South Korea have agreed to reopen Kaesong Industrial Complex, their joint industrial park, on a trial basis next week, nearly 5 months after it closed

Pakistan to release Taliban's former second-in-command updated 24 days ago

A senior Pakistani official says his country will release Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the founding members of the Afghan Taliban.

U.N. study in Asia delves into why men rape updated 25 days ago

Why do rape perpetrators commit such acts?

Muhammad Yunus, microfinance pioneer, accused of tax irregularities updated 25 days ago

Nobel Laureate and microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus faced a new government fight Monday as the Cabinet ordered "legal action" against him for what it called "tax irregularities."

4 men found guilty of fatal New Delhi gang rape updated 25 days ago

Four men are found guilty of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman on a bus in New Delhi last year -- a crime that shocked India.

Pakistani leaders push for Taliban talks updated 25 days ago

Pakistani political leaders on Monday backed a call to begin peace talks with the country's Taliban.

Roadside bomb in Afghanistan kills 7, wounds 17 updated 25 days ago

A roadside bomb hit a bus in Afghanistan's Ghazni province Tuesday, killing seven people and wounding 17 others, a provincial official said.

Muslim rebels release five hostages as tense Mindanao stand-off continues updated 25 days ago

Philippine police and armed forces negotiated the release of five hostages on Tuesday as a tense stand-off with rebels from the Muslim Moro National Liberation Front entered its second day in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines.

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