Joe Johnson, Flip Murray lead Hawks to 106-91 win over Heat; Atanta leads series 3-2

ATLANTA — Dwyane Wade banged his head on the court. Al Horford hobbled to the locker room. Jamaal Magloire doled out a shove, and Josh Smith pushed back. On a night of hard fouls, plenty of banging and staredowns galore, the Atlanta Hawks moved closer to reaching the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time in a decade, beating Miami 106-91 Wednesday to take a 3-2 lead in the series.

17 killed in Baghdad bomb attacks

BAGHDAD - At least 17 people were killed in two car bomb attacks in the predominantly Shia Baghdad neighbourhood of Sadr City, the satellite news network al-Arabiya reported Wednesday.

Officials say extremists leaving Afghan border are finding safe havens in East Africa

WASHINGTON — There is growing evidence that battle-hardened extremists are filtering out of safe havens along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and into East Africa, bringing sophisticated terrorist tactics that include suicide attacks.

Taliban halt talks as Pakistani troops kill 20 rebels

ISLAMABAD - The Taliban suspended talks with the government Monday as paramilitary troops pushed deeper into Pakistan’s restive north-western region, killing at least 20 militants, officials said.

Canada auto workers say they’ve reached tentative pact with Chrysler

TORONTO — Canadian Auto Workers negotiators have reached a tentative new labor deal with Chrysler, a union official said Friday.

NKorea formally decides to put detained US journalists on trial

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it formally decided to indict two U.S. journalists arrested on its border with China more than a month ago.

2009 NFL Free Agent Signings List

ARIZONA CARDINALS_Signed Dominque Byrd, TE; Oliver Ross, OT; Anthony Becht, TE; Mike Leach, LS; Rodney Leisle, DT; Keith Lewis, S; Bryant McFadden, CB; and Donovan Raiola, C. Re-signed Ben Graham, P; Clark Haggans, LB; Brian St. Pierre, QB; Kurt Warner, QB; and Dan Kreider, FB. Agreed to terms with Bertrand Berry, DE; Elton Brown, OL; Ralph Brown, CB; and Jason Wright, RB.

Slumdog star Rubina Ali’s dad puts her on sale for £200 pounds

LONDON - ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ child actress Rubina Ali’s instant success has made her dad so greedy that he has decided to put her on sale.

Pakistan and US at odds on Obama’s war policy

ISLAMABAD - President Barack Obama’s policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, with its focus on eliminating militant hideouts in Pakistan’s mountainous tribal border regions, has failed to win over many policymakers in Islamabad.

Seven killed in Iraq bomb blast

BAGHDAD - Seven people were killed and 23 others injured Wednesday in a bomb explosion near a shrine in Iraq’s Shia holy district of Kadhmiyah, an official said.

Suspected US drone attack kills 13 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - A suspected US missile strike on a militant hideout early Saturday killed at least 13 people and injured several more in Pakistan’s tribal region bordering Afghanistan, an intelligence official said.

New US strategy would focus on reconciliation with militants in Pak, Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - The new United States strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan would revolve around reconciliation with militants operating in tribal areas, because the US regards that at least seventy per cent insurgents in the region are reconcilable.

US military role in Pakistan no secret: Pentagon

WASHINGTON - The US Defence Department confirmed that it has a team of military advisers training the Pakistani army in counter-insurgency operations but said the programme has been openly discussed for months, rejecting a newspaper report suggesting it was a ’secret’ project.

Suspected US drone attack kills 30 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - A suspected US drone Saturday fired two missiles on a militant hideout in Pakistan’s northwestern restive tribal region, killing at least 30 people, an intelligence official said.