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Suspected rebels kill 28, wound 24 in east India
NEW DELHI (AP) ? About 200 suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in an eastern state, killing 28 people and wounding 24 others in one of their most audacious attacks on politicians.
16 children, 1 teacher die in Pakistan bus fire
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) ? Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early Saturday when a short-circuit near a leaking gas tank caused their minibus to burst into flames, police said.
2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) ? Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.
Suspected rebels kill 17, wound 24 in east India
NEW DELHI (AP) ? About 200 suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in eastern India, killing at least 17 people and wounding 24 others, police said.
Suspected rebels kill 16, wound 25 in east India
NEW DELHI (AP) ? Suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire Saturday on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in eastern India, killing at least 16 people and wounding 25 others, police said.
Suicide bomber dies in blast in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? A would-be suicide bomber died when his explosives-rigged vest went off prematurely in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning, police said. The apparent failed attack came a day after a major Taliban assault on an international compound in Kabul left 10 people dead including the six attackers.
Balloons bring smiles in war-weary Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? Artists and activists handed out 10,000 bright pink balloons to residents in Afghanistan's war-weary capital on Saturday, bringing smiles to surprised Kabul residents a day after a major Taliban siege on an international compound in the city.
16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) ? Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early Saturday when a short-circuit near a leaking gas tank caused their minibus to be engulfed in flames, police said.
Mosque blast kills 12 in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? Authorities in eastern Afghanistan say explosives transported by suspected Taliban fighters accidentally detonated while they were stopped at a mosque, killing 12 people.
Gas cylinder blast on Pakistan school bus kills 17
ISLAMABAD (AP) ? At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said.
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