The fighting is a new test of the government's determination to tackle an increasingly brazen insurgency.
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has urged China to scrap the huge number of missiles aimed at the self-ruled island.
Pakistani forces launched a ground offensive against Taliban militants in South Waziristan on the Afghan border.
India softened climate demands, helping bridge a rich-poor divide, but said a global deal may miss a December deadline.
Pakistani forces attacked the Taliban in their South Waziristan stronghold with aircraft and artillery.
Militants launched a string of attacks in the Pakistani heartland and the northwest on Thursday, killing 31 people.
Militants launched a string of attacks on Pakistan police after a week in which more than 100 people died.
Afghan leader Hamid Karzai might face a second round run-off in the country's disputed presidential election.
North Korea's neighbours and the U.S. are coordinating to draw the isolated state back to nuclear disarmament talks.
A suicide bomber on foot leapt at a military vehicle in Shangla district, near the Swat valley.