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Local government says 21 dead in west China clash sparked by 'terrorism'

A violent clash between authorities and assailants described as a terrorist gang left 21 people dead in China's restive northwestern region of Xinjiang, the local government said Wednesday.

 

12 killed in twin bomb blasts in southern India

Hyderabad Bombing

A pair of bombs exploded Thursday evening in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said.

 

India hangs gunman from 2008 Mumbai attack

India executed the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 terror attack on Mumbai early Wednesday, India's home ministry said.Click to Continue »

 

Clinton Presses Pakistan to Do More to Stamp Out Terrorism

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Pakistan on Tuesday to do more to stamp out homegrown terrorism, in comments likely to please the Indian government but annoy Pakistani leaders.

 

4 in Philippines Accused of Hacking U.S. Phones to Aid Terrorists

Four people in the Philippines hacked into the accounts of AT&T business customers in the United States and diverted money to a group that financed terrorist attacks across Asia, according to police officials in the Philippines.

 

Exclusive: Taliban, Pakistan in peace talks

Exclusive: Taliban, Pakistan in peace talks

Pakistan's Taliban movement, a major security threat to the country, is holding exploratory peace talks with the U.S.-backed government, a senior Taliban commander and mediators told Reuters on Monday.

 

2 Pakistan Airlines flights get bomb threats

Two flights operated by Pakistan's state-owned airline received bombs threats on Wednesday, and both landed safely, one in Turkey, the other in Malaysia, officials said....

 

Pakistan Points to Cooperation With U.S. in Terror Arrests

Pakistan Points to Cooperation With U.S. in Terror Arrests

Military officials in Pakistan announced the arrest of three men on Monday they said were senior Al Qaeda operatives who had been planning attacks on Western targets.

 

Dozens killed in attack at Pakistani mosque

Thirty-four people were killed and 100 wounded in a blast during Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan's Khyber Agency, a government official said. The mosque had about 300 people when the blast went off, officials said.

 

Xinjiang attack 'was terrorism'

Chinese officials blame ethnic Uighur Muslim separatists for Monday's fatal attack on a police station in Xinjiang province.

 

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