Bomb targeting security forces kill 16 in Pakistan
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A bombing in a Pakistani market close to the Afghan border killed 16... More
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Chinese activist calls his situation 'dangerous'
BEIJING (AP) -- A blind Chinese activist at the center of a diplomatic standoff between the... More
- GILLIAN WONG Associated Press
Bomb targeting security forces kill 8 in Pakistan
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A Pakistani security officer who was given a presidential award for his... More
US searches for solutions in China activist's case
BEIJING (AP) -- U.S. officials searched for a solution Friday after a blind activist they had... More
- CHARLES HUTZLER MATTHEW LEE Associated Press
Activist's fate deepens US-China suspicions
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- CHARLES HUTZLER MATTHEW LEE Associated Press
What China's dissidents are saying about Chen
BEIJING (AP) -- On Thursday, legal activist Chen Guangcheng told the United States that he wants... More
- GILLIAN WONG Associated Press
French candidate goes from wishy-washy to wow
PARIS (AP) -- The last time France voted for president, Francois Hollande was a portly, smiley... More
- ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press
Family concerns key to Chinese activist's choices
BEIJING (AP) -- Chen Guangcheng's sudden change of heart to leave China after insisting for days... More
- ALEXA OLESEN Associated Press
4 students killed as Syrian forces raid university
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- ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY ZEINA KARAM Associated Press
Prosecution wants 80 years for Charles Taylor
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- TOBY STERLING Associated Press
US: blind activist wants to leave China
BEIJING (AP) -- The Obama administration's diplomatic predicament deepened Thursday when a blind... More
- CHARLES HUTZLER MATTHEW LEE Associated Press
US confirms blind activist wants to leave China
BEIJING (AP) -- The rural Chinese activist at the center of a diplomatic standoff between... More
- MATTHEW LEE SCOTT McDONALD Associated Press
Philippines erects wall to obscure view of slums
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines... More
Rocking scholar graduates with devil-horn salute
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The research subjects were unlikely for a university thesis:... More
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Crisis-hit Japan mulls shift to renewable energy
TOKYO (AP) -- Another long, stupefyingly hot summer is looming for Japan just as it shuts down... More
- ELAINE KURTENBACH MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press
Bombs kill 5 people in northwest Pakistan
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A Pakistani official says two bomb blasts targeting anti-Taliban tribal... More
US says it's still trying to help Chinese activist
BEIJING (AP) -- U.S. officials said Thursday they are still trying to help a blind Chinese... More
- MATTHEW LEE Associated Press
US official says seeking to find out Chen's needs
BEIJING (AP) -- A U.S. official says Washington is trying to help the blind Chinese activist who... More
US envoy says activist not forced to leave embassy
BEIJING (AP) -- The U.S. ambassador to China says the blind activist caught in a struggle between... More
US-China talks overshadowed by activist's plight
BEIJING (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told China on Thursday that it must... More
- MATTHEW LEE Associated Press
Barbie helps long-hidden Indonesian sisters shine
MOUNT BATUR, Indonesia (AP) -- Putu Restiti and her little sister, Alit, have felt invisible most... More
- NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press
Clinton urges China to protect human rights
BEIJING (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told China on Thursday that it must... More
- MATTHEW LEE Associated Press
Ex-junta prisoner, Suu Kyi takes office in Myanmar
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Aung San Suu Kyi capped a tenacious, decades-long journey from... More
- AYE AYE WIN TODD PITMAN Associated Press
Hu says US, China must respect each other
BEIJING (AP) -- China's President Hu Jintao says that China and the United States must repect... More
Deal undone? Activist now wants to leave China
BEIJING (AP) -- A cloud hung over annual talks between the United States and China on Thursday as... More
- ALEXA OLESEN MATTHEW LEE Associated Press
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