KABUL (AP) — Afghan officials say a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle in western Afghanistan has killed six people and wounded 36 other. » Full Story

BEIJING (AP) — China's health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes the... » Full Story

BEIJING (AP) — Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visi. » Full Story

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in... » Full Story

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

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's path toward political stability after years of war threatened to veer off course Wednesday when a vice president vetoed part of a key election law, a move likely to delay a... » 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