Police took control of a stranded high-speed train after it was stormed by a tribal group linked to Maoist rebels.
Afghanistan's top election official said on Monday he will not stand down ahead of the presidential run-off.
Pres. Karzai's rival in the run-off presidential vote demanded that Afghanistan's chief election official be sacked.
South Korea will make a small grant of humanitarian aid to North Korea, ending its suspension of handouts.
Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants.
The health of King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a sensitive topic in financial markets.
A suspected Taliban suicide bomber killed six people outside Pakistan's main airforce maintainance facility.
Japanese PM Hatoyama said there was no need to rush a decision on implementing a deal to reorganise U.S. troops.
Suspected Taliban militants shot and killed a Pakistani army brigadier and his driver in the capital on Thursday.
S. Korea's consulate in a Chinese city has been flooded with N. Korean refugees and two were captured by the Chinese.