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A missile fired by a suspected US drone has killed at least five people in north-western Pakistan, security officials say. The missile destroyed a house in the Bannu district, they said.

An independent report on the war between Russia and Georgia in August, is calling for an investigation into the conduct of all parties during the hostilities. The London-based human rights organization, Amnesty International, says it is concerned ...

Making the highest level British visit to Damascus in seven years, Mr Miliband said he believed that his host President Bashar al-Assad could play a "constructive role" in the region as the two men sought to build on a delicate rapprochement betwe...

PYONGYANG (Reuters) - It took six decades for the divided Koreas to meet to talk about Japan's colonial past, but it took them just two hours to agree they had common grievances with their Asian neighbor.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister delivered a nationally televised address Tuesday to rally domestic support for a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, calling it a step toward full sovereignty and assuring neighbors it will prevent cross-border attacks.

Taleban militants in Afghanistan have rejected an offer of peace talks from Afghan President Hamid Karzai. They have said that there can be no negotiations until foreign troops leave Afghanistan.

Somali pirates who hijacked the Saudi oil super-tanker Sirius Star have demanded a ransom, a man presented on Al-Jazeera television as one of the authors of the attack said on Wednesday. "Negotiators are located on board the ship and on land. Once...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan naval forces backed by helicopter gunships attacked a group of rebel boats early Tuesday, sinking two and killing six Tamil Tiger sailors, the military said.

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir (CNN) -- Indian police clashed with separatist groups as voters went to the polls in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday.

Rebel fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo have overrun a government army base despite their leader's pledge to respect a ceasefire and engage in UN-backed peace talks.