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05/17/2008 08:56 AM

China's rescue effort clings to hope

Rescuers in China held out hope of finding more survivors Saturday, buoyed by the rescue of two men more than 110 hours after this week's massive earthquake.

05/17/2008 08:54 AM

Pakistan envoy freed after being kidnapped

Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizudin has been freed three months after he was abducted in the Pakistan's tribal region while traveling to the Afghan capital of Kabul, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said.

05/16/2008 07:26 PM

Pakistan protests killer missile strike

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05/17/2008 08:25 AM

French aid ship awaits Myanmar permission

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05/17/2008 04:34 AM

North Korea welcomes U.S. food aid

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05/16/2008 05:27 PM

Bin Laden urges Muslims to liberate Palestine

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden -- in a blunt new message that coincides with Israel's 60th anniversary -- urged his followers to liberate Palestine, a terrorism analyst told CNN on Friday.

05/16/2008 04:22 PM

10 dead in Sri Lankan suicide blast

Ten people were killed and more than 90 wounded Friday when a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle into a police riot squad vehicle in Sri Lanka's capital, police and army sources said.

05/16/2008 07:58 AM

Nine killed in bank robbery in Philippines

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05/16/2008 10:40 AM

Marine pleads guilty in Japan sex crime

A U.S. Marine pleaded guilty Friday to abusive sexual contact with a child under 16, bringing to a close a criminal case that stoked outrage in Japan, a Marine spokesman said.

05/15/2008 09:06 AM

Group claims responsibility for India blasts

A little-known group called Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the near-simultaneous bomb attacks in the northwest Indian city of Jaipur that killed at least 63 people and wounded more than 200 on Tuesday.