Pakistan honors slain Bhutto on 55th birthday
Pakistani officials commemorated Benazir Bhutto's birthday Saturday with plans to rename an airport after the slain former prime minister, b... Full Story
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Baby survives landslide in Bangladesh
A baby girl was pulled from the rubble unharmed Sunday after a landslide destroyed her family's home in southern Bangladesh, killing her parents and two older siblings, an official said.
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Bush: `Affront' to Chinese to skip Olympics start
President Bush said Sunday he does not feel the need to boycott the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics to state his opposition to China's human rights record. Skipping the event would be an "affront" to the Chinese people, he said.
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Indonesia: Arrests weakened militants
The arrests last week of 10 suspected Islamic militants severely weakened Indonesia's terrorist movement, the country's foreign minister said Sunday.
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Popular Hong Kong leader won't seek re-election
One of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy advocates said Sunday she will not seek re-election after her term in the territory's legislature ends this year.
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Afghanistan orders investigation into US attack
Afghanistan's president has ordered an investigation into allegations that missiles from U.S. helicopters struck civilians, though the Ministry of Defense said Sunday that the attack killed or wounded 20 militants.
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Pakistan: Red Mosque siege remembered
Thousands of Islamists gathered Sunday in Pakistan's capital to mark the one-year anniversary of a deadly military crackdown on the radical Red Mosque.
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Myanmar junta dismisses Suu Kyi victory
The overwhelming election victory by Aung San Suu Kyi's party in 1990 has been nullified by the approval of a military-backed constitution and her National League for Democracy party should prepare for a new vote in 2010, Myanmar's state-run newspaper said Sunday.
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8 die in Pakistan building collapse
Police say a two-story apartment building has collapsed in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, killing eight people, including a toddler.
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Low-key birthday for Dalai Lama
The Tibetan government-in-exile won't hold any celebrations to mark the Dalai Lama's birthday Sunday because of the ongoing suffering of the people of Tibet, an official said.
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14 dead after heavy rains in north India
Flooding, house collapses and lightning strikes caused by heavy rains killed at least 14 people in northern India, taking the reported death toll in the annual monsoon season to 79, officials said Sunday.
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