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Saturday Mar. 13, 2010 11:34 AM ET
Suicide attack kills 13 in northwest Pakistan
A renewed wave of violence struck Saturday in small-town Pakistan when a suicide bomber on a motorized rickshaw killed 13 people at a security checkpoint, raising fears the nation is sliding back into a period of relentless bloodletting. Full Story
At least 30 dead after Kandahar city suicide attacks
Ahmed Wali Karzai, the Afghan president's half-brother, said Saturday at least 30 people have died and dozens more hurt in four suicide attacks in the southern city of Kandahar.
Iraq vote results show PM leading in key Baghdad tally
A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital of Baghdad, according to a partial tally of election results released Saturday.
Anti-government protesters converge on Thai capital
Thousands of red-shirted anti-government protesters converged on the Thai capital Saturday, giving the government an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament or face mass marches on key spots in the city.
Israeli troops, Palestinians clash at checkpoint
Several dozen Palestinian women scuffled with Israeli troops on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Saturday amid rising religious and political tensions in the disputed city.
Henry Kissinger hospitalized with stomach pains
A hospital official says former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is recovering after being hospitalized in the South Korean capital with stomach pains.
Afghan president allows foreigners on election panel
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed to reverse an earlier decision and allow two foreigners on a commission monitoring upcoming parliamentary elections, his spokesperson said Saturday.
Vatican: pope showed courage on sex cases
The Vatican on Saturday denounced what it called aggressive attempts to drag Pope Benedict XVI into the spreading scandals of pedophile priests in his German homeland, and contended he has long confronted abuse cases with courage.
U.S. woman held in Ireland in alleged terror plot
Jamie Paulin-Ramirez of Coloradohas been detained in Ireland in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist whose sketch offended many Muslims, a U.S. official said Saturday.
UN chief to make second post-quake visit to Haiti
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is heading to Haiti on Sunday for his second visit since the devastating earthquake to prepare for the upcoming donors conference to raise money for reconstruction.
Somali official to residents: Flee battle zones
Frightened Somalis stacked household goods on carts pulled by donkeys and fled the heaviest fighting the capital has seen in almost a year Friday, after hundreds of heavily armed insurgents moved into an area this week previously controlled by government soldiers.
Japan arrests whaling activist for boarding ship
Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegally boarding a whaling ship last month in the latest incident in the ongoing battle over Japanese whaling.
25 Filipino police charged with murder of father, daughter
Prosecutors have filed murder charges against 25 policemen who allegedly pumped 80 bullets into a van carrying a man and his 7-year-old daughter while chasing suspected robbers two years ago, officials said Friday.
Top Democrat's wife injured in highway crash
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife was hospitalized with a broken back and neck Thursday after a tractor-trailer truck slammed into the back of the minivan in which she and their daughter were riding on an interstate highway in suburban Virginia, officials said.
