Pakistani soldiers have entered an important militant bastion in South Waziristan.
Gunmen on a motorcycle wounded a Pakistani army brigadier and his driver on Friday.
The release of the National League for Democracy (NLD) leader and other political detainees is critical.
Sri Lankan police fired tear gas and a water cannon to stop protesters entering a high security area.
North Korea said on Tuesday it had completed reprocessing spent fuel rods at its Yongbyon nuclear plant.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was returned to power after election officials cancelled a "needless" run-off.
A suspected Taliban suicide bomb killed 35 people in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Monday.
Karzai's election rival, Abdullah, to announce on Sunday whether he will take part in next week's run-off vote.
Afghan election officials defended plans to open more polling centres for next week's presidential run-off.
Pakistani forces found a passport of an Islamist militant linked to two hijackers involved in the Sept. 11 attacks.