| Australia make 281 for nine against Windies Posted:  Australia made 281 for nine in the fifth and final one-dayer against West Indies here on Sunday, where the home side are seeking a first series win in 17 years over the Aussies.
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| Taliban warn Pakistan lawmakers over NATO supplies Posted:  The Taliban on Sunday threatened to attack Pakistani lawmakers and their families if they support allowing NATO to resume shipping supplies through the country to troops in neighboring Afghanistan.
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| Afghans: US paid $50K per shooting spree death Posted:  The U.S. paid $50,000 in compensation for each villager killed and $11,000 for each person wounded in a shooting rampage allegedly carried out by a rogue American soldier in southern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Sunday.
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| Obama squeezes N. Korea to change, China to help Posted:  Trying to muscle North Korea toward peace over provocation, President Barack Obama is broadening his squeeze play from the heart of this tensely divided peninsula, pressuring China to show more influence and warning North Korea that it is headed toward a crippling "dead end" of isolation.
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| Afghan police find 17 tonnes of explosives Posted:  Afghan police in the southern province of Kandahar have seized at least 17 tonnes of explosives insurgents were planning to use for improvised explosive devices, a senior officer said Sunday.
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| Afghans: US paid $50,000 per shooting spree death Posted: The United States has paid $50,000 in compensation for each Afghan killed and $11,000 for each person wounded in the shooting spree allegedly committed by a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official and a community elder said Sunday. |
| Ten killed in Afghan bombing Posted:  Eight Afghan security personnel and a foreign soldier were among 10 people killed in a Taliban-style roadside bombing in the southern province of Kandahar, officials said Sunday.
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| One Italian hostage released by Indian Maoists Posted:  Maoist rebels in India on Sunday released one of two Italian men who were kidnapped 11 days ago while on an adventure holiday trekking in the eastern state of Orissa.
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| Ailing Suu Kyi curbs election campaign in Myanmar Posted:  Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has fallen ill while campaigning for Myanmar's upcoming by-elections and has suspended her extensive tour of the country a week ahead of the polls, her party said Sunday.
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| WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Press kept out in S. Korea Posted:  This is South Korea, right? The democracy with a free press and a close alliance with the United States?
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| Syria is top item as US, Turkish leaders confer Posted:  President Barack Obama said he and Turkey's prime minister are looking for ways to bring about needed change in Syria as that nation's leadership continues a bloody crackdown on civilians.
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| Pakistan Taliban warning over NATO supply route Posted:  The Pakistani Taliban on Sunday threatened to attack lawmakers if they voted in support of resuming supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan, a spokesman said.
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| Suu Kyi cancels Myanmar campaign travel Posted:  Ill health has forced Aung San Suu Kyi to abruptly cancel further campaign travel, her party said Sunday, just a week before Myanmar by-elections that are seen as a key test of regime reforms.
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| Obama: N. Korean rocket test would isolate regime Posted:  Warning North Korea from its doorstep, President Barack Obama said Pyongyang risks deepening its isolation in the international community if it proceeds with a planned long-range rocket launch.
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| SKorea: NKorea moves long-range rocket to site Posted:  North Korea has moved a rocket to a northwestern site in preparation for a launch next month, South Korean officials said Sunday, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a plan that Washington calls a cover for testing long-range missiles.
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| Hong Kong's elite heed Beijing, pick Leung leader Posted:  Hong Kong's elite chose a former Cabinet chief as the southern Chinese financial hub's next leader on Sunday, heeding Beijing's wishes and public opinion following a tumultuous, bitter race that highlighted public discontent.
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| Alonso wins nail-biting Malaysian GP Posted:  Ferrari's Fernando Alonso claimed his first victory in eight months in thrilling style at the rain-interrupted Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.
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| Tendulkar still hungry for Indian success Posted:  Sachin Tendulkar said on Sunday he was focused on helping India fight their way back to the top of cricket rather than on personal records after recently achieving his 100th international century.
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| Malaysian Grand Prix: Live Report Posted:  1053 GMT: Alonso and Perez embrace and take the applause of Sepang after a highly eventful race that looked unlikely to even finish at one stage after heavy rain stopped the action on lap nine.
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| Ex-property consultant wins Hong Kong election Posted:  Self-made millionaire property consultant Leung Chun-ying won Hong Kong's leadership election on Sunday, after the most divisive vote since the city reverted to Chinese rule in 1997.
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| SKorea: NKorean planned launch a provocation Posted: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday urged North Korea to cancel a planned long-range rocket test, calling it "a provocative act that poses a threat to international peace and security." |
| US to pursue 'non-lethal' aid for Syrian rebels Posted:  Seeking to stem the violence in Syria, the U.S. and other key allies are considering providing Syrian rebels with communications help, medical aid and other "non-lethal" assistance.
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| Afghan shooting relatives paid compensation Posted:  Relatives of 17 people killed in a shooting rampage by a US soldier in southern Afghanistan have been paid tens of thousands of dollars in compensation, Afghan government officials said Sunday.
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| N. Korea holds national mourning for Kim Jong-Il Posted:  North Korea held a national memorial service on Sunday to mark the 100th day since the death of leader Kim Jong-Il, hailing the country's nuclear weapons programme as his outstanding feat.
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| SKorea: NKorea moves rocket to launch site Posted: North Korea has moved a long-range rocket to a northwestern site in preparation for a launch next month, South Korean officials said Sunday, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a plan that Washington calls a cover for testing its long-range missile delivery system. |
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