Pakistan ends weeks of fighting; over 100 dead

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• Pakistan ends weeks of fighting; over 100 dead
• Survivors of China twin quakes await supplies
• Sleepy Taiwan isles face dicey $2 billion makeover
• Bombs kill 1, wound 16 in western Afghanistan
• Putin's cranes vs anti-Putin protesters
• Survivors of Chinese earthquakes await supplies
• Clinton urges feuding Asian neighbors to cool it
• Bomb explosion near Indonesian capital injures 6
• Sri Lanka's ruling party wins provincial election
• Captive US soldier safe, says Haqqani commander
• Suicide bomb kills 6 near NATO gate in Afghanistan
• Captive US soldier safe: Haqqani commander

Pakistan ends weeks of fighting; over 100 dead Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:40 AM PDT Pakistani security forces pushed Taliban militants who came from Afghanistan back across the border after more than two weeks of fighting in a mountainous tribal region, spokesmen for both sides said Sunday. The government says over 100 people were killed in the offensive.

Survivors of China twin quakes await supplies Posted: 09 Sep 2012 07:54 AM PDT Survivors of a series of earthquakes that killed 81 people and injured more than 800 in a mountainous area of southwestern China were desperately waiting for more aid to arrive Sunday as jolting aftershocks kept fears high and hindered rescue efforts.

Sleepy Taiwan isles face dicey $2 billion makeover Posted: 09 Sep 2012 06:42 AM PDT Cheng Yu-lan surveys the terraced courtyard outside her deserted Matsu tea shop and considers the $2 billion bonanza about to wash over the offshore Taiwanese archipelago — a bonanza that seems set to change the lives of its 7,000 people beyond all recognition.

Bombs kill 1, wound 16 in western Afghanistan Posted: 09 Sep 2012 05:20 AM PDT Afghan authorities say two bomb blasts near the governor's compound in a western province have killed a 12-year-old boy and wounded 16 other civilians.

Putin's cranes vs anti-Putin protesters Posted: 09 Sep 2012 03:11 AM PDT President Vladimir Putin struck back Sunday at the Russians who ridiculed his effort to lead young Siberian cranes in flight.

Survivors of Chinese earthquakes await supplies Posted: 09 Sep 2012 02:06 AM PDT Survivors of a series of earthquakes that killed 81 people and injured more than 800 in a mountainous area of southwestern China were desperately waiting for more aid to arrive Sunday as jolting aftershocks kept fears high and hindered rescue efforts.

Clinton urges feuding Asian neighbors to cool it Posted: 09 Sep 2012 01:44 AM PDT U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Asian countries embroiled in simmering territorial disputes to work together to ease rather than raise tensions.

Bomb explosion near Indonesian capital injures 6 Posted: 09 Sep 2012 02:43 AM PDT A suspected militant was critically injured when a bomb apparently being prepared for a terrorist attack exploded in a house near Indonesia's capital, police said Sunday. At least three other people living nearby were injured along with two suspects who fled.

Sri Lanka's ruling party wins provincial election Posted: 09 Sep 2012 02:24 AM PDT Sri Lanka's ruling party has defeated the country's main ethnic Tamil party in a provincial election seen as a test of whether Tamils still want self-rule or are satisfied with government-led development programs in a region devastated by decades of civil war.

Captive US soldier safe, says Haqqani commander Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:24 PM PDT A U.S. soldier held by Afghan militants will not be harmed despite the Obama administration's decision to declare his alleged captors a terrorist group, a senior member of the Pakistan-based Haqqani network told The Associated Press on Saturday. However, the United States and NATO can expect stepped up attacks, he said.

Suicide bomb kills 6 near NATO gate in Afghanistan Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:20 PM PDT A suicide bomber struck at the heart of NATO's operation in Kabul on Saturday, killing at least six Afghan civilians in an attack that officials blamed on the Haqqani network — a militant group the U.S. has designated a terrorist organization.

Captive US soldier safe: Haqqani commander Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:17 PM PDT A U.S. soldier held by Afghan militants will not be harmed despite the Obama administration's decision to declare his alleged captors a terrorist group, a senior member of the Pakistan-based Haqqani network told The Associated Press on Saturday. However, the United States and NATO can expect stepped up attacks, he said.

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