New Maldives president calls for calm after clash
MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Maldives' new president promised to protect his predecessor from retribution after he stepped down amid…
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Chinese police hunt for man who stabbed 2 students
BEIJING (AP) — Local officials in eastern China say police are hunting for a knife-wielding man who broke into a middle school and…
Mom in central China gives birth to 15 pound baby
BEIJING (AP) — A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record…
Crusading China police chief drops out of sight
BEIJING (AP) — A crusading west China police chief has dropped from sight amid unconfirmed reports of a scandal.
Officials: US missiles kill 8 people in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — U.S. drone-fired missiles hit a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border Wednesday,…
China warns parents against Hong Kong birth tours
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in south China's Guangdong province say parents can be fined or punished for having more than one child,…
Oil rises to near $99 after US crude supply drop
SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices rose to near $99 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after an unexpected drop in U.S. crude supplies suggested…
Age, military ties mark Kim Jong Un's inner circle
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Wherever North Korea's young new leader goes, they're there: a group of graying military and political…
Qantas grounds A380 after finding cracks in wings
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's Qantas Airways says it has temporarily grounded one of its A380 superjumbos after discovering dozens of…
Nepal's only int'l airport shut due to grass fire
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A grass fire has closed Nepal's only international airport and forced flights to divert to India.
