Gas explosion at hotel in Islamabad injures six (Reuters)

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• Gas explosion at hotel in Islamabad injures six (Reuters)
• Explosion rocks hotel in Pakistan's capital (AP)
• US-led coalition: Insurgent attacks trending down (AP)
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• Pakistan warns against U.S. attack on militants (Reuters)
• US on Pakistan: Good cop, bad cop or confused cop (AP)
• Obama, Uzbek leader discuss Afghan supply route (Reuters)
• Justice Department probing Chinese accounting scandal (Reuters)
• U.S.-listed Chinese firms drop after news of DOJ probe (Reuters)
• Small plane crashes in Indonesia; 18 feared dead (AP)
• Indian court convicts 17 officials in gang rapes (AP)
• Typhoon arrives in China after hitting Philippines (AP)
• 28 bodies bring India's monsoon flood toll to 335 (AP)
• Hope wanes in search for US student in India (AP)
• Strong quake rocks northeast Japan (AP)
• Thai morgue worker jailed for concealing fetuses (AP)
• Taiwan police say 800 arrested over phone scams (AP)
• Chinese group halts homegrown 'peace prize' (AP)
• Kazakhstan approves restrictive religion law (AP)
• AP signs exclusive deal for HD video from NKorea (AP)

Gas explosion at hotel in Islamabad injures six (Reuters) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:28 AM PDT Reuters - An apparent gas explosion at a hotel in a commercial area of the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday injured six people, rescue officials said.

Explosion rocks hotel in Pakistan's capital (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:27 AM PDT AP - An explosion tore through a small hotel in Pakistan's capital late Thursday, wounding at least four people, police said.

US-led coalition: Insurgent attacks trending down (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:04 AM PDT AP - International forces in Afghanistan released new data Thursday that they claim show violence trending downward in their favor, contradicting U.N. statistics that the monthly average number of clashes and other attacks is nearly 40 percent more than last year.

(AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 11:01 AM PDT AP - Pakistani police say explosion rocks small hotel in nation's capital; at least 2 wounded.

Pakistan warns against U.S. attack on militants (Reuters) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:58 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. military action against insurgents in Pakistan would be unacceptable and the country's army would be capable of responding, intelligence chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha told a meeting of political leaders in Islamabad, according to media reports.

US on Pakistan: Good cop, bad cop or confused cop (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:58 AM PDT AP - There are two ways to explain why the Obama administration is distancing itself from harsh criticism of Pakistan by America's top military officer — that the U.S. is playing "good cop/bad cop," or that policymaking toward a key ally is in disarray.

Obama, Uzbek leader discuss Afghan supply route (Reuters) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 10:13 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama and Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov discussed expanding U.S. use of the central Asian country as a route to supply troops in Afghanistan, a U.S. official said on Thursday, amid growing concern about the viability of Pakistan as a transit route.

Justice Department probing Chinese accounting scandal (Reuters) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:39 AM PDT Reuters - A top securities regulator said U.S. criminal authorities are investigating accounting irregularities at Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges.

U.S.-listed Chinese firms drop after news of DOJ probe (Reuters) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 09:10 AM PDT Reuters - Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese companies fell on Thursday after a top securities regulator said U.S. criminal authorities are investigating accounting irregularities at Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges.

Small plane crashes in Indonesia; 18 feared dead (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:30 AM PDT AP - A small plane on a local flight in western Indonesia crashed into a mountainous area Thursday and all 18 people aboard were feared dead, officials said. Rugged terrain and rains hampered searchers trying to reach the wreckage.

Indian court convicts 17 officials in gang rapes (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:22 AM PDT AP - An Indian court found 17 police and forest officials guilty on Thursday of raping a group of lower-caste women during a search of their village 19 years ago, a report said.

Typhoon arrives in China after hitting Philippines (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 07:15 AM PDT AP - A powerful typhoon slammed into southern China on Thursday after skirting Hong Kong and bringing death and widespread flooding to the Philippines earlier this week.

28 bodies bring India's monsoon flood toll to 335 (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 05:16 AM PDT AP - Authorities stepped up efforts Thursday to deliver food and evacuate villagers stranded by monsoon flooding in eastern India, as searchers reported finding 28 more bodies, bringing the country's seasonal death toll to 335.

Hope wanes in search for US student in India (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 04:31 AM PDT AP - Police and rescue workers searched Thursday for an American student who fell into a river while trekking in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, though the U.S. program he was on said he was presumed dead.

Strong quake rocks northeast Japan (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:37 AM PDT AP - A strong earthquake has rocked northeastern Japan, which is still recovering from the devastating tsunami six months ago.

Thai morgue worker jailed for concealing fetuses (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:22 AM PDT AP - A Thai court has sentenced a morgue worker to three years in jail for hiding aborted fetuses in a Buddhist temple in Bangkok.

Taiwan police say 800 arrested over phone scams (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:06 AM PDT AP - Taiwanese police said Thursday they have arrested 800 suspected phone scammers in raids coordinated with police in China and seven Southeast Asian countries.

Chinese group halts homegrown 'peace prize' (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:15 AM PDT AP - A Chinese alternative "peace prize" that was awarded in bizarre fashion last year in an apparent attempt to counter the Nobel Peace Prize that went to a jailed dissident has been abruptly canceled.

Kazakhstan approves restrictive religion law (AP) Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:12 AM PDT AP - Kazakhstan's upper house of parliament approved a bill Thursday that backers say will help combat religious extremism, but that critics call a blow to freedom of belief in the ex-Soviet nation.

AP signs exclusive deal for HD video from NKorea (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2011 11:44 PM PDT AP - Associated Press President and Chief Executive Tom Curley said Thursday the agency has signed an exclusive deal to provide high definition news video from North Korea to broadcasters worldwide.

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