Pakistani officials say at least 120 people were killed when three passenger trains collided in southern Sindh province.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she is optimistic the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program may finally be resolved.
Police in Manila say at least 30-thousand people have rallied in the city's business district to call for Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's resignation.
Reports from Burma say the bribery and corruption trial of ousted Prime Minister Khin Nyunt has been postponed.
British police say they believe four British-born suicide bombers were behind the attacks that killed at least 52 people in London last week.
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