| 9/11 mastermind, co-plotters defy Guantanamo court Posted:  The self-confessed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four co-defendants defied a military court here Saturday, with one of the accused shouting "you are going to kill us."
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| Unbeaten John defeats Kimura in Singapore Posted:  Unbeaten Indonesian boxing hero Chris John defended his WBA world featherweight title for the 16th time with a 12-round defeat of Japanese challenger Shoji Kimura on Saturday.
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| Afghan child bride's in-laws sentenced for torture Posted:  The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations, a judge said Saturday.
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| Clinton pushes Bangladesh to resolve political unrest Posted:  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Bangladesh on Saturday to pull out of a spiral of political turmoil, saying the impoverished nation's democratic credentials were at stake.
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| Clinton says Bangladesh's parties must end discord Posted:  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged Bangladesh's feuding political leaders to work together and end their most recent bout of discord for the good of their impoverished country.
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| Two dead, 19 wounded in Philippine blast Posted:  Two people were killed and 19 others injured after an unidentified man tossed an explosive device into a crowded tourist area in a southern Philippine city late on Saturday, police said.
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| Afghan girl's torturers get 10 years jail Posted:  The case of a tortured Afghan child bride whose treatment shocked the world has led to three members of her husband's family being jailed for 10 years, an official said on Saturday.
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| Thousands march as Japan shuts off nuclear power Posted:  Thousands of Japanese marched to celebrate the switching off of the last of their nation's 50 nuclear reactors Saturday, waving banners shaped as giant fish that have become a potent anti-nuclear symbol.
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| Japan switches off final nuclear reactor Posted:  Japan switched off its last working nuclear reactor on Saturday, leaving the country without atomic-generated electricity just over a year after the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter of a century.
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| Snowstorm in Japan's Alps kills eight climbers Posted:  Eight elderly mountaineers who went missing in Japan's Northern Alps following a snowstorm were confirmed dead on Saturday after some of them were evacuated by helicopter, police said.
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| Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 9/11 plotters in court Posted:  Five accused 9/11 plotters, including self-confessed mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, appeared before a military court Saturday on charges of planning the deadliest attack on US soil.
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| Clinton arrives on Bangladesh mission Posted:  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived on Saturday for a brief but difficult mission in Bangladesh, where violence and a crackdown on the opposition threaten new instability.
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| Thirteen dead, Russians missing in Nepal flood Posted:  A river near one of Nepal's most popular Himalayan resorts killed 13 people and left 17 missing -- including three Russian tourists -- when it burst its banks and swept away a village on Saturday.
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| Eight dead, Russian tourists missing in Nepal flood Posted: Eight people were killed and three Russian tourists missing on Saturday after a river burst its banks and swept away a village near one of Nepal's most popular Himalayan resorts, police said. |
| Clinton in troubled Bangladesh to press stability Posted:  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Bangladesh to press tolerance, democracy and development in one of the world's most impoverished nations that is now in the throes political turmoil.
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| Japan switching off final nuclear reactor Posted:  A Japanese power firm began switching off the country's last working reactor, leaving it without nuclear power just over a year after the world's worst atomic accident in a quarter of a century.
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| US drone strike 'kills 10 militants' in Pakistan Posted:  A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed at least 10 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal district along the Afghan border early on Saturday, security officials said.
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| Activists: Chen case does not mean controls easing Posted:  Even if China makes a rare concession and allows legal activist Chen Guangcheng to leave the country with his family, other dissidents say they don't expect a broader easing of controls. Authorities might even tighten the screws on prominent critics to prevent them from taking encouragement from Chen's case to challenge the leadership.
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| Officials: US drone strike kills 8 in Pakistan Posted:  An American drone fired a volley of missiles into a house close to the Afghan border on Saturday, killing eight suspected militants and indicating U.S. resolve to continue with the attacks despite renewed Pakistani opposition, officials said.
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| Japan switches off final nuclear reactor Posted: A Japanese power firm began switching off the country's last working reactor, leaving it without nuclear power just over a year after the world's worst atomic accident in a quarter of a century. |
| Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan border police Posted: An Afghan official says a roadside bomb has killed five border police in an eastern province near the border with Pakistan. |
| Pakistan buries suicide attack victims as toll rises Posted:  Tribesmen in a troubled border district of northwest Pakistan on Saturday buried the victims of a deadly suicide attack as the death toll rose to 29, officials said.
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| Japan begins switching off final nuclear reactor Posted: A Japanese power firm on Saturday began switching off the country's last working reactor, a spokesman said, leaving it without nuclear power just over a year after the world's worst atomic accident in a quarter of a century. |
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