Shahbaz Bhatti assassinated in Islamabad
Pakistan’s federal minorities minister was gunned down in Islamabad.
Making demands across the Middle East
Demonstrations inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia quickly spread.
Several killed in Koran burning protests
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President Obama burned in effigy; U.S. Embassy on lockdown as outrage spreads.
Afghans protest Koran-burning at Bagram
Holy books mistakenly included in load of material bound for incinerator; U.S. military apologizes.
The man who retrieves Taliban’s dead
An Afghan facilitator plays a crucial role in returning insurgents’ bodies to their families.
U.S. senators, Afghan leaders discuss deal
The senators took a hard line with President Hamid Karzai on issues precluding long-term partnership between the two nations.
A show of unity at Islamabad summit
The leaders of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan exhibited spirit of comity Friday at trilateral forum.
Afghan soldiers’ Pakistan ties eyed
The order that soldiers must either move their families to Afghanistan or leave the army could inflame ethnic tensions and aggravate relations with Pakistan.
Taliban detainees again transferred to Afghan custody
Transfers resumed after inspections found human-rights abuses are no longer occurring in 12 prisons.
Life and war in Afghanistan: February 2012
Our continuing photo coverage depicts Afghan life as coalition forces fight in the country.
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Asia / Pacific
- Nepalese man, 72, travels outside mountain village, seeking title as world's shortest man
- Pakistan fires 17 health workers for allegedly helping doctor with fake CIA vaccination scheme
- Devotees celebrate Buddhism and hope at Myanmar shrine where festival was banned 20 years
- Afghan president calls for calm after 7 killed in protests over Quran burning
Africa
- Ethiopian, Somali troops capture key Somali town from al-Qaida-linked militants, residents say
- As South Africa trial continues for attack on exiled Rwandan, witness speaks of another plot
- US troops stationed in 4 Central African countries in fight against LRA rebel fighters
- Witness: New attack hits north Nigeria city a month after feared sect's deadliest attack
Middle East
- Iraqi prime minister says insurgents using area south of Baghdad as staging ground for attacks
- McCain urges Libyan militias to join national army, raises issue of rights abuses
- Egyptian judge sets June 2 as date for verdict and sentence in trial of ex-President Mubarak
- Award-winning photojournalist Remi Ochlik, 28, killed at work in violence-wracked Syria
Europe
- British court rejects Occupy London bid to stop eviction from St. Paul's Cathedral campsite
- Lithuanian archive releases names of KGB collaborators in transparency drive
- Tony Blair's wife Cherie sues Murdoch's UK newspaper company over phone hacking
- Lawyer: Tony Blair's wife Cherie is suing Murdoch's UK newspaper company over phone hacking
The Americas
- Argentine train slams into busy station during morning commute, killing 49 and injuring 100s
- US citizen convicted of child molestation captured in Canada after decade on the run
- Federal police spokesman confirms 49 dead in Argentine train accident
- Likely cancer recurrence for Venezuela's Hugo Chavez raises new doubts on his re-election bid
