Myanmar: New deal to end fighting with Shan rebels
KENGTUNG, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar negotiator says ethnic Shan rebels have agreed in a second round of talks to end fighting with army…
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Correction: Afghan-NATO's Waning War story
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In a story May 19 about the Afghanistan war, The Associated Press reported erroneously that $4.1 billion…
Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for much of Sunday because it refused to remove tweets…
From M16s to boots, Afghan troops feel slighted
GARDEZ, Afghanistan (AP) — They say their M16s are dust-prone antiques. Their boots fall apart after a couple of months, they complain,…
Bangladesh opposition protests jailed activists
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of opposition protesters rallied Sunday in Bangladesh's capital to demand that authorities release 33…
Taliban: NATO nations should leave war like France
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Sunday urged all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their forces…
Nepal police detain protesters enforcing strike
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An official says police in Nepal have clashed with protesters who were violently enforcing a general strike and…
Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban is urging all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their international…
NATO says 2 service members killed
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO says two of its service members have been killed in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan.
Flash flood kills 19 in Afghanistan; many missing
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Flood waters ravaged a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying…
