OSLO (Reuters) – The United States warned Georgia against trying to retake rebel South Ossetia by force, including on the very eve of the August 7 attack that drew a crushing response from Russia, the U.S. envoy to NATO said on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Suicide blasts and sinking financial markets added pressure on Pakistan’s government to tackle the nation’s mounting problems on Thursday after President Pervez Musharraf quit but a split threatens to tear the coalition apart.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the country’s main defense industry complex on Thursday, killing at least 59 people as workers were leaving at the end of their shift, officials said.