A suicide bomber struck a procession marking a key Shi'ite Muslim holy day in Pakistani's biggest city, killing 30 people. The attack is being blamed on extremists trying to hamper the country's fight against militancy by sparking a

A bomb ripped through a government official's house in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing him and his five family members in an attack that police said was in retaliation for military operations targeting Taliban in the area.

Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed responsibility for the attempted attack on a US airliner on Christmas Day, saying it was retaliation for a US operation against the group in Yemen. In a statement posted on the internet, the

Reporting from Beirut - Iranian authorities intensified a crackdown against a budding opposition movement, arresting prominent political activists and allegedly confiscating the corpse of an opposition leader's nephew in an effort to stem

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Eight-years-old Deepak ferries mandarin (orange) from Thangna, Dagana to a depot, two hours uphill, from where businessmen take the fruit to Phuentssholing town for export to Bangladesh. On the uphill walk, Deepak must keep up with his group of friends,

Long used to disacrimination, Burundi albinos now want state protection and recognition. This comes even as there are cases in court over albino killings.

An Iranian opposition Web site says two prominent critics of the government have been arrested.

Thailand sent army troops with shields and batons to evict some 4,000 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers Monday and send them back to Laos despite strong objections from the U.S. and rights groups who fear they will face persecution.

The nephew of opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi is among nine people reported slain as protesters in Tehran turn a Shiite holiday into a day of raucous demonstrations.