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Afghanistan is prepared to begin taking over security from international forces in some parts of the war-torn nation by the end of the year, President Hamid Karzai says.

A male passenger and his wife were detained for questioning Sunday after a Dubai-bound flight from Mumbai, India was called back before take-off because of a security scare, the airline said.

On the streets of Manila, flight attendant Lesly succinctly sums up her view on life: “Being positive and optimistic — it’s the only way. If you think too deeply about all the problems here, it’ll only get you down and stop you from doing anything — or make you want to leave.”

Authorities say the death toll from Friday’s twin blasts in Karachi has now risen to 33. The second blast happened at a hospital, pictured above, where doctors treated people caught in the first attack.

A blast targeting a bus filled with Shiite religious observers in Karachi killed at least 12 people and another explosion in front of a hospital where attack victims were being treated killed six more, the government said.

Two of the world’s most famous pandas received a celebrity’s welcome in China Friday after being shipped from the U.S. aboard the aptly named FedEx Panda Express.

There were new clashes between anti-India protesters and Indian security forces here Friday after another schoolboy was killed, allegedly by security forces.

The last member of an ancient tribe that has inhabited an Indian island chain for around 65,000 years has died, a group that campaigns for the protection of indigenous peoples has said.

A blast targeting a bus filled with Shiite religious observers in Karachi killed at least 12 people and another explosion in front of a hospital where attack victims were being treated killed six more Friday, a government official said.

Toyota Motor chief executive Akio Toyoda apologized Friday for the problems that led to the company’s recall of more than 8 million cars. But he did not announce any solution for brake problems of its popular Prius hybrid.