ISLAMABAD (AP) — TV reports say a bomb has exploded outside a courthouse in the northwestern city of Pakistan and casualties are feared. » Full Story

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States has begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons... » Full Story

KABUL (AP) — Under intense pressure to fix his corrupt government, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to strike a balance in his second inaugural speech Thursday: answer international demands... » Full Story

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Guards aboard the Maersk Alabama used guns and a sound blaster Wednesday to repel the second pirate attack in seven months on the U.S. » Full Story

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia must abolish policies that discriminate against Aborigines in its quest to lift its indigenous population out of Third World poverty, the head of an internationa... » Full Story

BEIJING (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. relationship with China is deepening beyond trade and economics to cover climate, security and other matters of international concern. » Full Story

BEIJING (AP) — President Barack Obama, with China's leader at his side, lifted his sights Tuesday for a broad interim accord at next month's climate conference that he said will lead to immediate... » Full Story

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel moved Tuesday to approve a plan to build 900 more housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in the part of Jerusalem claimed by Palestinians, drawing harsh criticism from the... » Full Story

BEIJING (AP) — A state media report says a massive landslide in northern China partially has buried a village and killed at least 23 people, and that rescuers are seeking survivors. » Full Story

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Intensified international action to tackle ship seizures off the Somali coast is forcing pirates into the Indian Ocean and more recently closer to the Seychelles,... » Full Story