Severe devastation avoided but wind flattens fishing villages' huts and hits Rohingya camps causing tens of thousands to fleeCyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh on Thursday, lashing remote fishing villages with heavy rain and fierce winds that flattened mud and straw huts.More than a million people had been evacuated as the cyclone approached but fears of massive devastation ...

Pakistan vote count shows big Sharif win Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 3:24 am, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Figures released by the country's election commission, based on 254 of the 269 races where the counting has been completed, show Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party will likely ...

Many feared drowned as boat carrying Rohingya Muslims hits rocks during evacuation ahead of cyclone MahasenA boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims has capsized off western Burma with many feared drowned at the start of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead of cyclone Mahasen, a UN official said on Tuesday.The boat struck rocks off Pauktaw township in Rakhine state ...

Verdict in trial of Egypt activist on June 3 Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 1:18 pm, Monday, May 13, 2013 Lawyer Sameh Ashour, who heads the lawyers' union in Egypt, told the judges Douma's comments fell within his right to freely express his opinion and should ...

Pakistan's Sharif sends mixed message to US Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:51 pm, Monday, May 13, 2013 RAIWIND, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's presumptive prime minister said Monday that he wants good relations with the United States but criticized American drone strikes on militants as a ...