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Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta, right, iwith Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, second left, as they sign agreements on trade and combat against terrorism, as the Afghan President Hamid Karzai, second right, talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in the background, at the Presidential palace in Kabul Afghanistan, Tuesday. AP

Pakistan calls for foreign support, not troops

AFGHANISTAN: Pakistan’s president is calling for foreign allies to provide more support - not more troops - to help win the battle against extremist militias along its volatile border with Afghanistan.

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Deadly Israeli raids on schools take Gaza toll to 660

GAZA: Israeli forces blazed into towns across Gaza on Tuesday striking Hamas targets and also hitting three UN-run schools in attacks that killed at least 48 people and sparked urgent new ceasefire calls.

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China warns economic woes could trigger major unrest

CHINA: China's state media has issued an unusually candid warning of the risk of mass riots this year, in what observers said Wednesday reflected increasing jitters about the global economic crisis.

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