Musharraf spends 5th day in hospital, avoiding trial
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Lawyers for the former Pakistani president say he is ill, but critics suspect that he is hiding from the law.
China signals willingness to protect African elephants
State destroys 6 tons of confiscated ivory, joining a global effort to halt illegal killings of endangered species.
S. Korea proposes reunions for war-divided families
President Park Geun-hye proposes a new round of reunions as a way to boost trust with the North.
He fought Burma’s army. Now he is fighting for peace.
Once a rebel, Ngun Cung Lian now works with Burma’s government in its bid to attract foreign investors.
Pakistani official complicates NATO’s Afghan war plans
Imran Khan, an Oxford-educated millionaire, leads an effort to shut down supply routes to Afghanistan.
After Super Typhoon Haiyan, Tacloban rebuilds
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