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41 Killed in Blast Near Pakistan's Swat Valley 45 wounded; attack comes as Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for Saturday assault on country's heavily guarded army headquarters in Rawalpindi Clinton Says US Committed to Success in Afghanistan US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, on a European tour told British radio America's goal is clear Indonesian Tsunami Survivors Arrive to Help Earthquake Victims Victims of the recent earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra are getting help from their neighbors to the north, survivors of the 2004 tsunami North Korea Test-Fires 5 Short-Range Missiles Official says N. Korea warned vessels to avoid east coast October 10-20, an indication it was planning missile launches India Tests Nuclear-Capable Missiles Prithvi-II missiles were fired Monday, has a range of about 220 kilometers and can carry a 500-kilogram warhead Chinese Court Condemns 6 Ethnic Uighurs to Death for Xinjiang Riots Regional government spokesman says sentences are impartial, everything will be handled according to the law Clinton Lauds Irish Peace Process, Urges More Progress US secretary of state says peace process serves as example for other conflict areas that bitter enemies can resolve differences peacefully Australia Grants Asylum to Afghans Who Survived Explosion at Sea Immigration officials grant refugee status to surviving passengers of a boat, in which five people died after an explosion at the sea Two Americans Capture Top Nobel Economics Prize Elinor Ostrom, Oliver Williamson win Nobel Economics Prize for their analysis of how authority is exercised in economic systems and in companies US Celebrates Columbus Day Federal holiday marks anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival to Americas