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.
Pakistani helicopter gunships attacked Taliban bases near the Afghan border on Wednesday.
Pakistani forces attacking Talibans, have captured a town on the approach to one of the insurgents' main bases.