| |  US re-examines Afghan attack that killed civilians
5:55PM CT
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S. military said Sunday it has "new information" about an American attack that Afghanistan says killed 90 civilians and it is sending a senior military officer to the country to review its initial investigation that concluded no more than seven civilians died. | | |
 Hong Kong votes in legislative elections
1:50PM CT
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong voters turned out in thinner numbers Sunday for legislative elections that threatened to set back the pro-democracy opposition and its push for greater political freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory. | | |
China's new prosperity fuels fitness craze
11:38AM CT
BEIJING (AP) - Several days a week, Wu Ruiyao hits the gym, where she sweats on a treadmill, tones her abs in a group exercise or stretches under the guidance of a personal trainer. | | |
50,000 villagers in flooded India refuse to leave
11:14AM CT
PATNA, India (AP) - At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacuate, an official said Sunday. | | |
 Pakistan suicide blast death toll reaches 35
9:31AM CT
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - The death toll in a massive suicide blast in Pakistan's militant-plagued northwest reached 35, officials said Sunday, as the country prepared for Benazir Bhutto's widower to take over as president. | | |
India jubilant over nuclear trade waiver
7:49AM CT
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's government and business groups were jubilant Sunday over a hard-won endorsement from nations that supply nuclear material and technology, a decision that paves the way for a landmark civil nuclear energy accord between India and the United States. | | |
Unknown powder sent to US diplomats in Pakistan
7:28AM CT
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Two American diplomatic outposts in Pakistan received envelopes containing an unknown white powder last week, sparking a security scare, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said Sunday. | | |
Landslides leave 27 dead or missing in Philippines
4:49AM CT
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Two landslides triggered by heavy rains buried more than 20 houses in a remote gold-mining village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and 16 others missing, officials said Sunday. | | |
Sri Lankan air force attacks rebel camps
4:26AM CT
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's air force launched attacks on two Tamil separatist camps in the embattled north Sunday, and infantry clashes elsewhere in the region killed eight rebels and three soldiers, the military said. | | |
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