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Salvage crews were struggling to keep a grounded oil tanker from completely breaking up off Pakistan's southern coast and blocking part of a major shipping channel near the country's biggest city, Karachi, officials said.

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say four civilians were killed in crossfire between army forces and suspected Islamic militants in the Kashmiri village of Gadol in the Anantnag district.

Philippine soldiers say they have killed three members of the Islamic militant group Jemaah Islamiyah who had been helping to protect an escaped bomber.

The man accused of being the mastermind behind last year's Bali nightclub bombings may have been plotting to stage an attack on the upcoming Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, scheduled to be held in Thailand in October.

Six-party talks aimed at ending the standoff over North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons program have begun in China.

The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela in western India, the scene of a deadly stampede Wednesday, attracts millions of worshippers every three years.

A top executive at South Korea's Hyundai Group, who is being probed in connection with a scandal over secretive payments to North Korea, has been found dead after jumping to his death.

A health scare over pesticide contamination in Pepsi and Coca-Cola soft drinks sold in India is threatening to fizz over.

India is beefing up security in major cities amid fears of a violent backlash to Monday's deadly bombings in Mumbai which killed at least 44 people.

The Indian government says soft drinks sold by Coca Cola and Pepsi are safe to drink.

A pair of conjoined twins has found a new home thanks to a charitable organization in Amritsar in India's Punjab state.

India has raised pressure on Pakistan to hand over terrorism suspects after Monday's twin blasts in Mumbai, which left at least 52 people dead.

Hopes for a lasting peace between India and Pakistan have been given a boost by a message from Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee calling on the two countries to end decades of bloodshed.

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was bracing for a no-confidence vote Tuesday, unlikely to affect the fate of the government but crucial to political alignments ahead of next year's national election.

Indonesian police say they have arrested nine possible suspects in connection with the bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Jakarta.

Searching through rubble, forensic experts have found clues that could link Tuesday's bomb blast at a Jakarta, Indonesia, hotel to attacks last year in Bali, CNN has learned.

A powerful car bomb exploded Tuesday at the JW Marriott Hotel in central Jakarta, Indonesia, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 100, police said.

Indonesian police say a suspect whose remains were found after Tuesday's deadly Marriott hotel attack in Jakarta worked for terror group Jemaah Islamiyah.

A Japanese defense report has named North Korea as the number one military threat to the country and called for an improved missile defense system to counter the danger.

The first defendant to stand trial in connection with last October's Bali nightclub bombings is awaiting the verdict in a Denpasar courtroom, and faces a possible death sentence.

The first defendant to stand trial in connection with last October's Bali nightclub bombings is awaiting the verdict in a Denpasar courtroom, and faces a possible death sentence.

The head of the biggest Muslim separatist group in the Philippines has died.

Until he made a surprise appearance when he greeted visiting South Korean President Kim Dae-jung at Pyongyang airport in June 2000, the personality and character of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il had been dominated by propaganda and rumor.

At least 15 Nepalese soldiers died and 25 are missing after a massive landslide hit a village north of the capital Kathmandu, according to a Royal Nepal Army spokesman.

Indonesian police have publicly identified nine suspects arrested in connection with this month's bomb attack on the JW Marriott Hotel in central Jakarta.

Representatives from six nations have gathered in Beijing, China, for talks aimed at ending the standoff over North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons program.

Survivors and relatives of victims of the Bali bombing spoke of their relief that the first of the bombers was found guilty, but there was a mixed reaction to the death penalty.

NATO has taken command of peacekeeping in the Afghan capital, the alliance's first operation outside Europe since it was formed 54 years ago.

The government of Nepal says that at least 17 Maoist rebels and a Nepalese policeman were killed in separate clashes just as leaders of the two sides were talking peace.

A 2.3-meter- (8-foot- ) long Komodo dragon lizard in Singapore's zoo has been receiving traditional Chinese acupuncture treatment for a nerve disorder.

After a 20-day sea chase, an international contingent of vessels has converged on an alleged illegal fishing vessel deep in the icy waters of the south Atlantic ocean.

A 24-year-old woman from China tipped over 303,621 dominos, breaking a long-standing record for the world's longest solo domino topple.

North Korea has pulled out of the world university games in South Korea, citing safety concerns after anti-North protests in Seoul last week.

North Korea is no longer interested in pursuing talks on its nuclear program, a member from Pyongyang's delegation said one day after six-nation discussions wrapped up in Beijing.

The U.S. is not discounting the chance for one-on-one talks with North Korea, in spite of a go-ahead by both sides for a six-nation discussion panel, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has said.

North Korea warned the United States on Saturday not to discuss its suspected nuclear weapons program at the United Nations, saying such a move would be a grave criminal act that was little short of a prelude to war.

North Korea has put forward a package of solutions at the conclusion of six-party talks in Beijing aimed at curbing its nuclear ambitions, but warned that future negotiations may be in jeopardy because of what it regards as U.S. intransigence.

Authorities in Pakistan say a leaking Greek oil tanker grounded off the port in the southern city of Karachi could soon break up and sink, causing a major environmental disaster.

Pakistan condemned the blasts in Mumbai that killed at least 46 people.

A mob of youths threw bricks at a KFC restaurant and smashed windows at a U.S.-owned gas station Sunday during protests following a funeral for a Shiite Muslim doctor gunned down in this southern Pakistani city, apparently by Sunni militants.

Explosives stored in a road builder's home have detonated killing at least 49 people and injuring another 132 in a remote Pakistani village, local police said.

A panel of officials from three nations agreed Wednesday to take steps to improve coordination in Afghanistan in the wake of U.S. troops accidentally killing two Pakistani soldiers this week, U.S. Central Command said.

The Philippines' defense chief has resigned from his post amid continuing restiveness in the military and allegations of corruption.

Police say the man who planned a deadly attack on the Indian parliament has been killed in Kashmir along with several members of his terrorist group.

Indonesian police have released a sketch of their main suspect in Tuesday's Jakarta bomb blast which killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 100 others.

The powerful bomb which ripped through Jakarta's Marriott Hotel struck in the middle of the day when diners were sitting down for lunch at the hotel's lobby restaurant.

In a possible breakthrough on the Korean peninsula, Seoul says Pyongyang has agreed to take part in six-nation talks on the nuclear standoff.

In a logistical feat worthy of any Hollywood blockbuster, a record 42 million smuggled and pirated DVDs and video and audio CDs have been destroyed across China.

A top official with the Hyundai group has committed suicide by jumping off a building that is part of the company's headquarters, South Korean media has reported.

The arrest by Thai authorities of Riduan Isamuddin, a key al Qaeda figure in Asia who is also known as Hambali, has been announced by U.S. officials.