Pentagon asks FBI to probe leak | The US defence department has asked the FBI to help investigate the leak of more than 90,000 classified military documents, Robert Gates, the defence secretary, said. | Speaking at a news ... (photo: AP / Kevin Wolf) Al Jazeera
Karzai doubts allies plan to fight terror | Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai questioned Thursday the willingness of his Western allies to strike insurgent bases in Pakistan given the strong evidence of alleged support in Pakista... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq) Gulf News
Sri Lanka ex-army chief faces new trial Colombo: Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka was brought before the Colombo High Court on Thursday to answer charges of provoking violence. | Fonseka, who ... (photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena)Zeenews CourtFonsekaLankaPhotosTrial
Yemen rebels free 200 captured soldiers SANAA ' Yemeni Shiite rebels freed on Wednesday 200 soldiers they had captured two days earlier and promised to release other prisoners, both civilian and military, a mediator said. | 'The Huthi rebel... (photo: AP / Mohammed al-Qadhi)Khaleej Times MilitaryPhotosRebelsYemen
Kashmir inquiry to investigate civilian deaths The government of Indian-administered Kashmir has set up a commission of inquiry into the killings of civilians during recent anti-India protests. | A government spokesma... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)BBC News DeathIndiaKashmirPhotos
2,000 yr-old monster rodent Sydney: The remains of a giant rodent, believed to be the biggest among the species ever to have scurried on the earth nearly 2,000 years ago, have been found in East Tim... (photo: Creative Commons / Tomeq183)Zeenews PhotosPrehistoricRodentTimorWikipedia: Rodent