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India's Fortis to buy stake in Parkway hospitals

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Shares of Indian hospitals company Fortis Healthcare touched an all-time high Friday, after the company said it is…

Suicide bombs kill 43, wound 100 in Pakistani city

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday,…

Thai anti-govt protesters begin to mass for rally

BANGKOK (AP) — Anti-government protesters massed around Thailand on Friday ahead of a march they hope will paralyze the capital and…

Japan arrests whaling activist for boarding ship

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegally boarding a whaling ship…

20 killed in severe flooding in Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Heavy rain and melting snow have caused severe floods across a region of Kazakhstan neighboring China,…

Chinese zoo blamed for death of 11 Siberian tigers

BEIJING (AP) — Eleven rare Siberian tigers, starving and kept in small cages, have died at a cash-strapped zoo in China, heightening…

Marjah push: Ups and downs are lessons for future

EDITOR'S NOTE: Alfred de Montesquiou, an Associated Press correspondent embedded with U.S. Marines in the battle for the Afghan town of…

Indonesian police kill 2 suspected militants

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police killed two suspected Islamist militants in a firefight in remote Aceh province Friday…

Grave likely holds East Timorese freedom fighters

DILI, East Timor (AP) — Nine blindfolded and buried bodies found during construction of a beachfront luxury hotel likely were East…

China fires back at US human rights criticisms

BEIJING (AP) — China accused the United States of destabilizing the world economy and meddling in other countries' affairs Friday…

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