| US troops, politician killed in Afghan attacks Seven US soldiers and a candidate for Afghanistan's September polls have been killed in a wave of weekend attacks, officials said Sunday as police found the bodies of five campaign workers. abc.net.au |
US places Pakistani Taliban on terrorism blacklist The United States has added the Pakistani Taliban to a blacklist of foreign terrorist organisations, triggering sanctions and an asset freeze. abc.net.au |
Crowds raid office of Kyrgyz nationalist party A crowd of two dozen people have raided the offices of the nationalist Kyrgyz party Ata-Zhurt in Bishkek, days ahead of tense parliamentary elections, officials say. abc.net.au |
Prison chief pleads for Bali Nine's lives An Indonesian prison chief has testified that two Australian drug smugglers on death row had made a great contribution to teaching fellow inmates and should not be executed. abc.net.au |
Mums fear natural chldbirth MANY well-off mothers-to-be think natural childbirth is undignified and want a caesarean for comfort and safety, a study shows. heraldsun.com.au |