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Man's in-laws slash his nose and ears
Jan 3 2007 11:36PM (CT)
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) - Outraged in-laws slashed the nose and ears of a Pakistani college student who married a woman without the consent of her higher-caste family, and then fractured his legs with blows from an ax, police and the victim said.
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Indonesian ferry survivors rescued
Jan 3 2007 11:17PM (CT)
SEMARANG, Indonesia (AP) - Suyatno spent four days at sea, clinging to his 6-year-old son and praying rescuers would reach them after an Indonesian ferry packed with hundreds of passengers capsized in a violent storm.
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Search resumes for Indonesian jetliner
Jan 3 2007 10:27PM (CT)
POLEWALI, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian air force planes took to the skies and navy ships scoured the sea Thursday, searching for a missing jetliner and its passengers, including an Oregon man and his two daughters.
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Rebels warn of repercussions after raid
Jan 3 2007 5:17PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The Tamil Tigers warned the government Wednesday that it could face "serious repercussions" after the rebels said an air force raid killed 16 people, including eight children.
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Myanmar releases nearly 3,000 prisoners
Jan 3 2007 4:34PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military government on Wednesday freed nearly 3,000 prison inmates, including about 20 political prisoners, according to media reports and a human rights group.
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North Korea foreign minister dies at 78
Jan 3 2007 4:32PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Paek Nam Sun, North Korea's foreign minister and the country's top diplomat for nearly 10 years, has died at the age of 78, official media reported Wednesday.
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Report: Japan to drop woman monarch plan
Jan 3 2007 1:13PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan will drop plans to allow women to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne following the birth last year of a long-awaited male heir, a news report said Wednesday.
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Official: NATO killed too many civilians
Jan 3 2007 12:36PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO said Wednesday that it killed too many Afghan civilians during fighting last year against resurgent Taliban militants, but that the Western alliance was working to change that in 2007.
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India probes handling of rape, killings
Jan 3 2007 8:01AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian government on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into how local authorities responded to the disappearances of 17 women and children from impoverished backgrounds who were found dismembered in an affluent New Delhi suburb last week.
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Politicians eyed in Thailand bombings
Jan 3 2007 7:35AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's powerful military council on Wednesday declared that New Year's Eve bomb attacks in the capital were staged by politicians and renegade army officers loyal to exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who want to topple the government.
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Bangladesh parties to boycott elections
Jan 3 2007 7:33AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A key political alliance announced Wednesday it would boycott this month's general elections in Bangladesh, deepening a political crisis that has crippled the South Asian country for months.
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Hindu festival begins in India
Jan 3 2007 5:13AM (CT)
ALLAHABAD, India (AP) - Ash-smeared and naked Hindu saints led millions of devotees Wednesday in a pre-dawn holy dip at the meeting of three major rivers in northern India, starting a weeks-long pilgrimage to wash away their sins.
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China defends new adoption rules
Jan 3 2007 4:44AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has defended new adoption regulations for foreigners that favor middle-aged married couples without physical handicaps, saying the rules were designed to help children and expedite adoptions.
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