Pakistan convicts doctor who helped find bin Laden

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• Pakistan convicts doctor who helped find bin Laden
• Pakistani jailed for 33 years over bin Laden hunt: officials
• Tracking Terror: Malaysian tells Philippine ordeal
• Japan blank Azerbaijan in World Cup warm-up
• Australian tycoon 'is world's richest woman'
• Turkmenistan signs first contracts for Asia pipeline
• Sharp hike in Indian petrol prices
• Nepal faces constitution deadline on path to peace
• Mario Bros creator Miyamoto wins top Spanish prize
• Fiji defends military's election role
• Indian held over 4-year-old's murder in Goa
• Officials: 2 foreign doctors, 3 Afghans abducted
• Two-fly rule for Beijing toilets
• Indian state OKs shooting tiger poachers on sight
• Bangladesh economic growth slows to 6.32%
• Pakistani who helped US sentenced to prison
• Magazine wins rare court ruling for Myanmar media
• China's city code enforcers accused of violence
• NATO summit's forgotten people: Afghan civilians
• Inter to open football schools in Indonesia
• Australia: No deal was made in Indonesia drug case
• AP Interview: Ex-hostage shares Philippine ordeal
• Oil falls below $91 as Iran allows nuclear probe
• Two foreign women kidnapped in Afghanistan
• Top Philippine judge ordered back to witness stand

Pakistan convicts doctor who helped find bin Laden Posted: 23 May 2012 10:21 AM PDT A doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden was convicted Wednesday of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison, adding new strains to an already deeply troubled relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan.

Pakistani jailed for 33 years over bin Laden hunt: officials Posted: 23 May 2012 10:07 AM PDT A Pakistani surgeon recruited by the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden was on Wednesday sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason, officials said.

Tracking Terror: Malaysian tells Philippine ordeal Posted: 23 May 2012 09:53 AM PDT A Malaysian wildlife trader held captive by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants for a year in the southern Philippines says he saw group members as young as 15 skilled in using M16 rifles that were prevalent in the impoverished region.

Japan blank Azerbaijan in World Cup warm-up Posted: 23 May 2012 09:28 AM PDT Asian champions Japan whipped Azerbaijan 2-0 in a friendly at home Wednesday to boost their morale before opening their final World Cup qualifying campaign next month.

Australian tycoon 'is world's richest woman' Posted: 23 May 2012 03:38 AM PDT Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart has eclipsed Wal-Mart heiress Christy Walton to become the world's wealthiest woman, according to an annual index by Business Review Weekly.

Turkmenistan signs first contracts for Asia pipeline Posted: 23 May 2012 09:06 AM PDT Turkmenistan on Wednesday signed agreements with India and Pakistan to deliver gas through a new pipeline that will transit Afghanistan, the first contracts in the ambitious project.

Sharp hike in Indian petrol prices Posted: 23 May 2012 08:58 AM PDT Indian state-run oil firms Wednesday announced the sharpest hike in petrol prices in nearly a decade to offset growing losses caused by subsidised rates, rises in the international oil price and a plunging rupee.

Nepal faces constitution deadline on path to peace Posted: 23 May 2012 09:06 AM PDT Four years after elections ended centuries of royal rule, lawmakers in Nepal are scrambling to complete a constitution amid widespread doubt that the troubled nation is on the road to lasting peace.

Mario Bros creator Miyamoto wins top Spanish prize Posted: 23 May 2012 08:56 AM PDT Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong and other hit video games, won a top Spanish prize Wednesday for "revolutionising" the industry.

Fiji defends military's election role Posted: 23 May 2012 09:06 AM PDT Fiji on Wednesday defended the army's role in preparations for the Pacific nation's first elections since a 2006 military coup, saying there was no other way to lay the groundwork for the vote in 2014.

Indian held over 4-year-old's murder in Goa Posted: 23 May 2012 08:54 AM PDT An Indian man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raping and murdering a four-year-old girl whose body was thrown from a building in the western holiday state of Goa, police said.

Officials: 2 foreign doctors, 3 Afghans abducted Posted: 23 May 2012 08:42 AM PDT Two foreign doctors and their three Afghan colleagues have been kidnapped in a remote area in northeast Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.

Two-fly rule for Beijing toilets Posted: 23 May 2012 08:46 AM PDT Beijing's public toilets must not exceed two flies, according to new standards handed down by zealous officials striving to clean up China's notoriously filthy loos.

Indian state OKs shooting tiger poachers on sight Posted: 23 May 2012 08:39 AM PDT A state in western India has declared war on animal poaching by allowing forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks on tigers and other wildlife.

Bangladesh economic growth slows to 6.32% Posted: 23 May 2012 08:37 AM PDT Bangladesh's economy is forecast to have grown at 6.32 percent in the fiscal year to June, a slowdown from last year's expansion, dragged by a "saturated" farm sector, officials said Wednesday.

Pakistani who helped US sentenced to prison Posted: 23 May 2012 04:44 AM PDT A Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden was convicted of high treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, officials said, a verdict that is likely to further strain the country's relationship with Washington.

Magazine wins rare court ruling for Myanmar media Posted: 23 May 2012 07:51 AM PDT A private news magazine in Myanmar won a rare court victory Wednesday and will not have to reveal the name of a reporter who wrote about corruption at government ministries.

China's city code enforcers accused of violence Posted: 23 May 2012 07:49 AM PDT A branch of Chinese city governments set up to monitor everything from unlicensed street vendors to unauthorized construction is rife with abuse of power, stoking already high social tensions, a rights group said Wednesday.

NATO summit's forgotten people: Afghan civilians Posted: 23 May 2012 06:33 AM PDT Far from the bright lights of Chicago where world leaders met to shape NATO's exit from Afghanistan, one of the war's victims, 12-year-old Aleema, sums up her life in three words: "It's the worst."

Inter to open football schools in Indonesia Posted: 22 May 2012 05:44 PM PDT Inter Milan will open football schools in Indonesia, the club said in the capital Jakarta on Wednesday, following a trend started by Arsenal and Liverpool.

Australia: No deal was made in Indonesia drug case Posted: 23 May 2012 05:18 AM PDT Australia denied Wednesday that it had agreed to treat young Indonesian people smugglers more leniently in return for the reduction of the prison sentence of a high-profile Australian drug trafficker in Indonesia.

AP Interview: Ex-hostage shares Philippine ordeal Posted: 23 May 2012 04:10 AM PDT A Malaysian wildlife trader held captive by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants for a year in the southern Philippines says he saw group members as young as 15 skilled in using M16 rifles that were prevalent in the impoverished region.

Oil falls below $91 as Iran allows nuclear probe Posted: 23 May 2012 03:45 AM PDT Oil fell to a seven-month low below $91 a barrel Wednesday after Iran agreed to allow the U.N. nuclear agency to restart an investigation into the country's nuclear program.

Two foreign women kidnapped in Afghanistan Posted: 23 May 2012 03:28 AM PDT Gunmen have kidnapped two foreign women aid workers and their three Afghan colleagues in the remote province of Badakhshan in northeast Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.

Top Philippine judge ordered back to witness stand Posted: 23 May 2012 03:21 AM PDT The Philippines' top judge was Wednesday told to rise from his sick bed and take the witness stand at his impeachment trial, a day after walking out of the court and suffering an apparent heart attack.

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