TANGERANG, FEB 8 (AP/UNB) - An Indonesian court has sentenced three Islamic militants to up to nine years in prison for their involvement in last year's suicide bombing at a mosque.The younger brother of the bomber rec...

LUCKNOW, India, FEB 8 (AP/UNB) - At least 23 members of a wedding party have been killed after their bus collided with a truck in northern India.Police spokesman Surendra Srivastava says 36 other passengers were injur...

MALE, Maldives, FEB 8 (AP/UNB) - Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed said Wednesday he was forced from office in a coup and he demanded that his successor immediately resign.Nasheed was greeted by roaring applaus...

MOSCOW, FEB 8 (AP/UNB) - Russia's foreign minister says that Syrian President Bashar Assad wants his vice president to hold talks with the opposition forces.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that A...

BHUBANESWAR, India, FEB 8 (AP/UNB) - Officials say at least 22 people have died and more are sick after drinking toxic bootleg liquor made from cough medicine in eastern India.A hospital administrator in Orissa state s...

NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (AP/UNB) - Hundreds of Tibetan activists have marched through the streets of New Delhi, calling for freedom for their homeland and decrying Chinese rule.Some protesters held photos of the Dalai Lama, ...

TEHRAN, Iran, FEB 8 (AP/UNB) - Iran's state media say kidnappers have released 11 Iranian pilgrims who were recently abducted in Syria.It was the latest in a string of reported kidnappings of Iranians amid Syria's turm...

ISLAMABAD, FEB 8 (AP/UNB) - The Pakistani army says it is holding a meeting with NATO and Afghan forces to improve coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.The meeting Wednesday seems to be a sign of thawing ...

OLSO, Norway, FEB 8 (AP/UNB) - Telenor says it incurred a fourth-quarter loss of 1.9 billion kroner ($330 million) due to a writedown in its rapidly growing India operations.CEO Jan Baksaas says the Norwegian telecom c...

WASHINGTON, FEB 8 (AP/UNB) - The United States appears to be out of answers on what to do with Syria.The Obama administration says it is not considering invading Syria or arming its rebels to remove President Bashar As...