State news agency says death toll in northeast China coal mine blast jumps to 87.

Nov 21, 2009 | 7:25 pm | Loading…

Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after attack

The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.

Nov 21, 2009 | 12:15 pm | Loading…

Sri Lanka to release 136,000 Tamil war refugees

Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said Saturday.

Nov 21, 2009 | 11:35 am | Loading…

Rocket hits outside luxury hotel in Afghan capital

A rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital late Saturday, wounding two people, the Interior Ministry said.

Nov 21, 2009 | 10:10 am | Loading…

Afghan road builder's dream thwarted by violence

Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives.

Nov 21, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…

Buddhists from 2 Koreas hold joint ceremony

Buddhist monks from South and North Korea held a joint ceremony at a temple in the communist country Saturday in a continuation of civic exchanges between the nations despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.

Nov 21, 2009 | 7:20 am | Loading…

3 men blow themselves up in Pakistani Kashmir

Three suspected militants blew themselves up as police gave chase Saturday in the Pakistani part of disputed Kashmir, authorities said.

Nov 21, 2009 | 6:40 am | Loading…

Afghan police are weak link in security force

Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.

Nov 21, 2009 | 2:30 am | Loading…

US envoy criticizes coverage of Obama China visit

Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.

Nov 20, 2009 | 3:15 pm | Loading…

Ugandan army kills 34 tribesmen on cattle raids

Ugandan officials say the army has killed 34 tribesmen who were stealing cattle in Uganda's volatile northeastern region.

Nov 20, 2009 | 10:55 am | Loading…

Baby gorillas to get new sanctuary in east Congo

Conservationists say Congolese schoolchildren will soon be able to take a closer look at baby mountain gorillas.

Nov 20, 2009 | 9:15 am | Loading…

Researcher says she found text on Shroud of Turin

ROME -- A Vatican researcher claims she has found a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin and says the discovery proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth.

Nov 20, 2009 | 7:00 am | Loading…

Police say Afghan lawmaker survives bombing

Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:45 am | Loading…

Indian boy mirrors plight of millions of kids

Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:30 am | Loading…

Top SKorean model found hanged in Paris apartment

A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.

Nov 20, 2009 | 6:10 am | Loading…

20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer

EDITOR'S NOTE _ The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining…

Nov 20, 2009 | 5:25 am | Loading…

Rebel blast derails train in India, killing 2

A passenger train derailed after Maoist rebels blew up a key track in eastern India, killing two people and injuring at least 30 others, a police official said Friday.

Nov 20, 2009 | 5:20 am | Loading…

Gunman opens fire on Saipan; 5 dead

A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.

Nov 20, 2009 | 4:15 am | Loading…

Gunman opens fire on Saipan; 5 dead

A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.

Nov 20, 2009 | 2:25 am | Loading…

French foreign minister visits Afghan village

France's foreign minister walked into a remote Afghan village on Friday to talk with small farmers and local tribal leaders about how to bypass corrupt officials and bring aid directly to those who need it.

Nov 20, 2009 | 2:10 am | Loading…

Nepal mass animal sacrifice festival to go ahead

A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.

Nov 19, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…

AP NewsBreak: China holds, mistreats US geologist

Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm.

Nov 19, 2009 | 10:50 pm | Loading…

AIDS, malaria eclipse the biggest child-killers

Diarrhea doesn't make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention.

Nov 19, 2009 | 2:00 pm | Loading…

Clinton: US will hold Karzai to promises of reform

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton lauded the newly sworn-in Afghan president for outlining a plan to crack down on corruption in his inaugural speech Thursday, but warned that Washington and the international community would hold him to his promises.

Nov 19, 2009 | 12:35 pm | Loading…

US woos skeptical Pakistanis on Afghan strategy

Faced with an escalating insurgency, Pakistan increasingly views U.S. efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan as critical to its own security _ but is worried enough about the chances of American failure that it continues to hedge its bets.

Nov 19, 2009 | 12:35 pm | Loading…

Kenya unveils constitution to avoid vote violence

A government-appointed panel this week unveiled a draft constitution that is part of wide-ranging efforts to avoid a repeat of political violence that saw more than 1,000 people killed after Kenya's December 2007 presidential elections.

Nov 19, 2009 | 9:55 am | Loading…

Plane misses runway in east Congo, landing in lava

A passenger plane overshot the runway Thursday, landing in hardened lava surrounding an airport in eastern Congo and injuring 20 people, a U.N.-run radio station reported.

Nov 19, 2009 | 8:55 am | Loading…

Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin

The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France.

Nov 19, 2009 | 8:20 am | Loading…

Major militant attacks in Pakistan since October

A look at major attacks in Pakistan since the beginning of October:

Nov 19, 2009 | 8:00 am | Loading…