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Pregnant soldier gives birth to baby boy in Afghan combat zonePregnant soldier: A British servicewoman became a mother Tuesday at Afghanistan's Camp Bastion, in the first instance of an active member of the British military giving birth in a combat zone.
New French Muhammad cartoons inflame prophet film tensionsAfter worldwide protests, some of them deadly, over an amateur film mocking the Prophet Muhammad,聽a French magazine now seeks to make Muslims even more angry.
State Department cautions Americans against visiting PakistanIntensifying anti-American protests in Pakistan have prompted the US State Department to upgrade its warnings against citizens considering taking a trip there.聽
Brazil may increase auto trade quota for MexicoAfter booming sales of Mexican cars in Brazil, the Brazilian government is considering raising the auto trade pact quota it agreed to with Mexico.
Aung San Suu Kyi to meet with ObamaMyanmar democracy activist,聽Aung聽San聽Suu聽Kyi, one of the world's most prominent political prisoners of the past two decades, is scheduled to meet聽Wednesday with President Obama, and will be presented with a聽Congressional Gold Medal.
China police chief sought asylum in US, says Chinese mediaWang Lijun, a former police chief now implicated in a scandal involving the poisoning of a British businessman, fled to a nearby US Consulate to request asylum, according to Chinese state media.聽
Beijing protesters damage US ambassador's carA crowd mobbed a car carrying the US ambassador to China at the height of protests against Japan鈥檚 claims over a set of disputed islands in the East China Sea Tuesday.
Pakistani man accused of blasphemy for not protesting Muhammad filmA Pakistani businessman who declined to take part in protests over an anti-Islam film now faces charges of blasphemy, which in Pakistan carries a death sentence.
France steps up embassy security following Muhammed cartoonsA Parisian weekly has published聽caricatures聽of the Prophet Mohammed, prompting French to take extra security measures at some of its embassies.
NATO scales back in Afghanistan: What does it mean for the U.S.?Amidst a rash of deadly assaults, NATO is stepping away from cooperation with Afghan forces. Though President Obama remains committed to his timeline for U.S. withdrawal, the training of Afghan forces may suffer.聽
China moves to quell anti-Japan protestsThe Chinese government is attempting to contain anti-Japanese sentiment prompted by a dispute over a group of contested uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.
Court orders French magazine to turn over Kate Middleton photosThe French celebrity gossip magazine Closer has 24 hours to turn over photos of Kate Middleton sunbathing topless, or face a $13,000 fine a day until it does so.- Responding to 'insider' attacks, NATO cuts back joint operations with Afghan forcesFollowing a string of attacks by members of Afghan security forces against foreign troops, NATO announced that it is temporarily reducing support for Afghan forces.
- China marks 'National Humiliation Day' with anti-Japanese protestsThe 81st anniversary on Tuesday聽of Japan's invasion of Manchuria 聽brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations, intensified by聽dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea.
30 inmates escape from Mexican prison near US borderUS authorities have been alerted that 30 escaped inmates from a northern Mexican prison may be near the border.
Japan digs in, suspends services to ChinaThe territorial dispute between China and Japan over tiny uninhabited islands in the East China Sea continues to escalate. Mass anti-Japan protests in China lead to the Japanese suspending businesses and embassy services in China.聽- Italian magazine runs Kate Middleton pictures, despite royal protestsA magazine owned by聽former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi published a 26-page spread of topless photos of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.聽
US embassy in Lebanon destroying classified materialAs a precaution amid rising anti-American protests, diplomats in the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, have started destroying classified material.
Prisoners released in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi visits WashingtonMyanmar pardoned more than 500 prisoners on Monday, the opposition party is聽hopeful the amnesty included the country's 424 remaining political prisoners, a step that could strengthen the former military state's growing bonds with Washington.- Are insider attacks in Afghanistan a 'last gasp' of the Taliban?US officials say that three recent incidents where Afghan troops are thought to have turned their weapons on their NATO allies represent a serious threat, but will not affect the timeline of US troop withdrawal.
