Militias stem Pakistani Taliban, but at what cost? (AP)

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• Militias stem Pakistani Taliban, but at what cost? (AP)
• Afghan Supreme Court to examine elections (AP)
• Ponting fined over umpire row (AFP)
• US missile attack kills at least 15 in Pakistan (AFP)
• Zaheer, Harbajhan boost India in S.Africa Test (AFP)
• Hanoi's bird man sees legacy stolen, eaten (AFP)
• Thousands mourn Pakistan's Bhutto, three years on (AFP)
• Suicide bomber kills 3 in south Afghanistan (AP)
• US missiles hit Pakistan borderlands, killing 18 (AP)
• Suspect identified in Philippine Christmas attack (AFP)
• Analysts: NKorean provocations to increase in 2011 (AP)
• Taliban kidnap 23 Pakistanis in show of strength (AP)
• Summer snow, floods in weird Australia weather (AP)
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• At least 21 dead in 2 China car accidents (AP)
• Poverty breeds new generation of Filipino rebels (AP)

Militias stem Pakistani Taliban, but at what cost? (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 09:42 AM PST AP - Tribal militias allied with the government helped block a Taliban advance in this corner of northwest Pakistan close to the Afghan border, but their success has come at a price: the empowerment of untrained, unaccountable private armies that could yet emerge as a threat of their own.

Afghan Supreme Court to examine elections (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 08:53 AM PST AP - Afghanistan's Supreme Court has set up a special tribunal to review complaints of fraud stemming from the September parliamentary elections — a decision that could bring new uncertainty to a poll already marred by massive irregularities.

Ponting fined over umpire row (AFP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 08:36 AM PST AFP - Australian skipper Ricky Ponting was fined 40 percent of his match fee by the ICC on Monday after clashing with umpires over an unsuccessful video review during the fourth Ashes Test.

US missile attack kills at least 15 in Pakistan (AFP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 08:16 AM PST AFP - US missiles killed at least 15 militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt where the United Nations said Monday it was suspending food handouts in one district after a suicide attack.

Zaheer, Harbajhan boost India in S.Africa Test (AFP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 07:44 AM PST AFP - The bowlers of South Africa and India took it in turns to cause carnage as 18 wickets fell for 245 runs on the second day of the second Test at Kingsmead on Monday.

Hanoi's bird man sees legacy stolen, eaten (AFP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 07:28 AM PST AFP - The 1,000 white pigeons which Pham Tai Thu trained for Hanoi's millennium celebrations were meant to be a lasting symbol of peace in a country that survived decades of war.

Thousands mourn Pakistan's Bhutto, three years on (AFP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:50 AM PST AFP - Thousands of Pakistanis gathered Monday to mourn ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto on the third anniversary of her death and demand that her killers be brought to justice.

Suicide bomber kills 3 in south Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:44 AM PST AP - A suicide car bombing in the southern Taliban stronghold of Kandahar killed three people and wounded 26 others, mostly police, officials said Monday, in an attack spotlighting instability in Afghanistan as the NATO-led fight against insurgents there approaches the start of its 10th year.

US missiles hit Pakistan borderlands, killing 18 (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:43 AM PST AP - Suspected U.S. missiles struck two vehicles in a Taliban stronghold on Pakistan's side of the border with Afghanistan on Monday, killing 18 alleged militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Suspect identified in Philippine Christmas attack (AFP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:37 AM PST AFP - President Benigno Aquino said Monday that investigators had identified a suspect and a possible "terror plot" in the Christmas day bombing of a church in the southern Philippines.

Analysts: NKorean provocations to increase in 2011 (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 04:05 AM PST AP - North Korea could fire missiles at South Korea next year, analysts predicted Monday, as the isolated North's hostility toward the outside world deepens while it undergoes a hereditary transfer of power.

Taliban kidnap 23 Pakistanis in show of strength (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 04:00 AM PST AP - Intelligence officials and tribal elders say the Pakistani Taliban have kidnapped 23 tribesmen who recently met the army chief.

Summer snow, floods in weird Australia weather (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 03:30 AM PST AP - Torrential rains across eastern Australia have left some towns flooded while the southern state of Tasmania has been hit by an unusual flurry of summer snow.

(AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:08 AM PST AP - Pakistan intel officials: Death toll in alleged US missile strike doubles to 12, may still rise.

At least 21 dead in 2 China car accidents (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:53 AM PST AP - At least 21 people, including 14 children, have died in a pair of traffic accidents in China, one a pileup of more than 100 cars in foggy weather.

Poverty breeds new generation of Filipino rebels (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:49 AM PST AP - Too poor to afford school beyond fourth grade in the southern Philippines, 19-year-old Johnny Buyo walked away from home six months ago to join the communist rebellion — one of Asia's longest-running. He was handed a rusty M16 rifle, which he vowed to keep for life.

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