ISLAMABAD (AP) Pakistan's army has condemned the killing of an outspoken critic of the country's political and military leaders, saying state security forces were not responsible for his death.

PATNA, India (AP) More than 100 children have died in an encephalitis outbreak in India's eastern state of Bihar, authorities said Tuesday.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) An overloaded boat carrying people home to celebrate the end of Ramadan with their families capsized off Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least 17 and leaving four others missing, police said Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD (AP) The Latest on a climbing expedition's rescue in Pakistan after being hit by an avalanche (all times local):

ISLAMABAD (AP) Pakistani official says army helicopter has rescued 4 Italian and 2 Pakistani climbers stranded after avalanche.

MOSCOW (AP) Kazakhstan's interior minister has updated the tally of arrests during protests before and after the presidential election earlier this month to nearly 4,000 people.

SINGAPORE (AP) Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as caution set in ahead of interest rate decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) Two Indian soldiers were killed after a car bombing targeted an armored vehicle in disputed Kashmir overnight, officials said Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Filipino kidnap-for-ransom gangs raided two fishing boats and abducted 10 crew members Tuesday in waters off Borneo island, a Malaysian official and a maritime watchdog said.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) An independent review of United Nations operations in the years before hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled a violent crackdown by Myanmar's military concluded that the organization's many bodies failed to act together, resulting in "systemic and structural failures."

ISLAMABAD (AP) A Pakistani climber was killed and Italian and Pakistani members of the same expedition were injured after being caught in an avalanche on a mountain in remote northern Pakistan, a mountaineering group said Tuesday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) A Christchurch businessman who shared a video of worshippers being slaughtered at a New Zealand mosque was sentenced on Tuesday to 21 months in prison.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) It was a mistake that had some people in Pakistan scratching their whiskers.

SYDNEY (AP) American teenager LaMelo Ball has signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the upcoming National Basketball League season, the second top U.S. prospect to join the Australian league under its Next Stars Program.

PARIS (AP) A draw is all it would take for Brazil to advance in the Women's World Cup.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) The world's population is getting older and growing at a slower pace but is still expected to increase from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050, the United Nations said Monday.

TAUNTON, England (AP) Shakib Al Hasan argued for a promotion and kept getting turned down.

Australia's path to the Women's World Cup was turbulent even before its upset loss in the opening round.

TAUNTON, England (AP) Bangladesh achieved the second-highest run chase in Cricket World Cup history and pushed the West Indies close to elimination in a surprisingly comfortable seven-wicket victory on Monday.

PERTH, Australia (AP) Perth has beaten out bids from Melbourne and Brisbane to host the Fed Cup tennis final between Australia and France in November.