A border clash between Indian and Pakistani troops sparked heavy fighting Monday in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir, an Indian military spokesman reported.
Anti-terror squads have carried out raids in the search for leads into the deadly synchronized bombings that killed at least 49 people in western India over the weekend, according to reports.
Typhoon Fung-Wong was expected to make landfall in southeastern China later Tuesday after lashing Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rains. Chinese authorities have evacuated about 275,000 people in Fujian Province.
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All metropolitan areas in India are on high alert one day after the western Indian city of Ahmedabad was hit by 17 synchronized bomb blasts. The death toll from the attack on Saturday night has now risen to at least 37, with another 114 people wounded, city police have told CNN.
Australian authorities have asked the country's national airline to check every oxygen bottle in its fleet of Boeing 747s after investigators said an exploding cylinder might have ripped a hole in one of the jumbo jets while it was mid-flight.
Soldiers from NATO's International Security Assistance Force fired on a vehicle after it failed to stop at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, killing four civilians, according to an ISAF statement.
Police in Malaysia have arrested opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for questioning about sodomy allegations, says his lawyer. Anwar has denied the claims and says they are politically motivated.
