Islamabad (Agencies): Last week's attacks on Christian targets in Pakistan may signal a new offensive strategy by Muslim fundamentalists angered by Pakistan's alliance with the United States, military and intelligence sources said on Sunday.

Seoul (Reuters): North and South Korea begin three days of ministerial talks on Monday, and Washington in particular will be scrutinizing the meeting to gauge what is motivating Pyongyang's latest burst of diplomatic activity.

New Delhi (Agence France-Presse): Upcoming elections in India's violence-torn states of Gujarat and Kashmir appeared on Sunday to be on rapidly thinning ice, with a boycott and war of words threatening to disrupt the polls.

Jalalabad, Afghanistan (Agencies): Police raided two buildings in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, seizing explosives, heavy weapons and ammunition two days after a deadly explosion killed at least 14 people and injured about 90.

New York (Agence France Presse): Wall Street powered higher in the week to Friday but speculation the months-long rout may be over was tempered by a looming U.S. decision on interest rates arid a deadline for company chiefs to certify their accounts.

Singapore (Agence France-Presse): Singapore's hopes of scaling a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States this year have received a huge boost after President George W. Bush gained new powers to negotiate such pacts.

Manhattan Beach, California (Reuters): Defending champion Lindsay Davenport cruised past unseeded Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the Los Angeles Open on Saturday.

Jyvaskyla, Finland (Reuters): Marcus Gronholm claimed his third successive victory in the Rally of Finland on Sunday, coasting home one minute 27.3 seconds ahead of Peugeot teammate Richard Burns of Britain.

Cincinnati, Ohio (Reuters): World number one Lleyton Hewitt fought his way out of trouble in the Cincinnati Masters semifinals to end the giant-killing run of Fernando Gonzalez.