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Thai military denies rumors of new coup
Jan 4 2007 8:37PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's leaders dispelled rumors of a new coup in the Southeast Asia country on Thursday, seeking to calm a jittery public amid political tension left over from September's military takeover and heightened by weekend bombings in the capital.
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Disappearance of Indonesian jet baffling
Jan 4 2007 8:26PM (CT)
MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AP) - An hour after Adam Air Flight KI-574 took off on New Year's Day with 102 passengers and crew for what should have been a short hop between islands, the pilot reported heavy winds. Then, the plane disappeared, seemingly into thin air.
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Pakistan lifts ban on kite-flying
Jan 4 2007 4:36PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani provincial authorities on Thursday lifted a ban on kite-flying imposed a year ago after several bystanders were fatally slashed by glass-coated strings used in the competitions.
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India police fired over missing children
Jan 4 2007 3:21PM (CT)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - Authorities fired six policemen for failing to investigate dozens of missing children and women, a government official said Thursday, after 17 of their dismembered bodies turned up at a house in an affluent New Delhi suburb.
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Report: Taliban chief hasn't seen Osama
Jan 4 2007 2:51PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar said he has not seen Osama bin Laden since the hard-line Afghan militia lost power five years ago, a newspaper reported Thursday. Omar also said the Taliban and al-Qaida still share the joint goal of driving U.S. forces out of Afghanistan, a newspaper reported Thursday. The authenticity of the comments, reported by Pakistan's influential Dawn daily, could not be confirmed. Qari Yousef Ahmadi, who often speaks for the Taliban, told Th
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High waves said to sink Indonesian ferry
Jan 4 2007 2:31PM (CT)
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) - A "roll-on, roll-off" ferry that sank with more than 600 people on board likely capsized after high waves crashed over the ship's car deck, a top Indonesian investigator said Thursday.
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Karzai not behind Pakistan border plan
Jan 4 2007 1:42PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Pakistan's proposal to selectively mine and fence parts of the border between the two countries will not stop the terrorism that plagues Afghanistan.
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S. Korean in China; escaped North Korea
Jan 4 2007 9:50AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean abductee has escaped from North Korea after more than 30 years in the communist state and is now in China, an activist said Thursday.
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North Koreans rally for nuclear program
Jan 4 2007 8:37AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Tens of thousands of North Koreans, including high level officials, rallied Thursday in the communist country's capital to defend their government's right to have nuclear weapons, state-run media reported.
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Taiwan high-speed rail system to debut
Jan 4 2007 7:51AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's long-delayed high-speed rail system geared up Thursday to welcome its first paying passengers amid lingering safety concerns and embarrassing ticketing glitches.
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Blast claimed by Taliban kills 5
Jan 4 2007 7:06AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bomb killed five Afghan security forces and wounded four as they patrolled with NATO troops in southern Afghanistan, an army chief said Thursday.
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Security for Thai PM beefed up
Jan 4 2007 6:36AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Security for Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has been stepped up, the military said Thursday, as political bickering escalated over who was to blame for New Year's bombings that killed three people.
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Police stations to be restored in Nepal
Jan 4 2007 4:14AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's communist rebels said they will allow the government to restore hundreds of police stations across the country to help make way for elections later this year.
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Japan PM vows assertive foreign policy
Jan 4 2007 3:34AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan will pursue assertive foreign policies and strengthen its ties with the U.S. and Europe in response to new security threats in the region, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday.
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Bomb kills 2 children in southern China
Jan 4 2007 1:35AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - A roadside bomb in southern China killed two children who found the explosive wrapped in a package and began playing with it, Hong Kong media reported Thursday.
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Bangladesh to hold national elections
Jan 4 2007 1:35AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh is sticking to plans to hold national elections this month, the Election Commission said Thursday, despite a boycott that eliminates many of the candidates and threatens the credibility of the vote.
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