Bomb kills 25 in northwest Pakistan

Chinese rights lawyer in remote jail denied visits

Insurgents try to storm Afghan government building

Geithner in Beijing faces uphill struggle on Iran

NKorea pardons convicts as generals back Kim

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi confirms run for parliament seat

Japan to release 3 activists who boarded whaler

Malaysian gay activists challenge ban in court

Vietnam police seize tiger carcass from restaurant

Manila alert lifted as parade ends without attack