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Unemployed to sterilize monkeys in India
Jan 4 2008 4:55PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A northern Indian state said Thursday it planned to use unemployed youths to sterilize monkeys to try to combat aggressive primates who have been raiding farms. The idea drew immediate condemnation from conservationists, who said the plan was unscientific and would likely worsen the problem.
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Unemployed to sterilize monkeys in India
Jan 4 2008 4:55PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A northern Indian state said Thursday it planned to use unemployed youths to sterilize monkeys to try to combat aggressive primates who have been raiding farms. The idea drew immediate condemnation from conservationists, who said the plan was unscientific and would likely worsen the problem.
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Unemployed to sterilize monkeys in India
Jan 4 2008 4:55PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A northern Indian state said Thursday it planned to use unemployed youths to sterilize monkeys to try to combat aggressive primates who have been raiding farms. The idea drew immediate condemnation from conservationists, who said the plan was unscientific and would likely worsen the problem.
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China to study sources of its pollution
Jan 4 2008 2:50PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China will conduct its first national survey of pollution sources in February to help control environmental deterioration in a country with some of the world's most tainted cities, state media said Friday.
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Bhutto's killing stokes reconciliation
Jan 4 2008 2:20PM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - As the House of Bhutto copes with its latest violent death, hope is growing that Benazir Bhutto's killing could help mend old strains in Pakistan's virtual royal family as it seeks to extend its political dynasty and lead the country away from military rule.
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Bhutto's killing stokes reconciliation
Jan 4 2008 2:20PM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - As the House of Bhutto copes with its latest violent death, hope is growing that Benazir Bhutto's killing could help mend old strains in Pakistan's virtual royal family as it seeks to extend its political dynasty and lead the country away from military rule.
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Scotland Yard joins Bhutto probe
Jan 4 2008 1:30PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - British anti-terror police joined the inquiry into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on Friday, invited by Pakistan's president in an effort to dispel accusations of government involvement.
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Scotland Yard joins Bhutto probe
Jan 4 2008 1:30PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - British anti-terror police joined the inquiry into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on Friday, invited by Pakistan's president in an effort to dispel accusations of government involvement.
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Scotland Yard joins Bhutto probe
Jan 4 2008 1:30PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - British anti-terror police joined the inquiry into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on Friday, invited by Pakistan's president in an effort to dispel accusations of government involvement.
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Scotland Yard joins Bhutto probe
Jan 4 2008 1:30PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - British anti-terror police joined the inquiry into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on Friday, invited by Pakistan's president in an effort to dispel accusations of government involvement.
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Indonesia's Suharto in hospital
Jan 4 2008 12:04PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto was hospitalized with anemia and intestinal swelling Friday after being treated at home for several days, doctors said.
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NKorea says it gave US nuclear list
Jan 4 2008 11:10AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Friday it gave a list of its nuclear programs to the United States in November, claiming it tried to meet commitments under an international disarmament agreement and accusing the U.S. of not doing its part to deliver aid.
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NKorea says it gave US nuclear list
Jan 4 2008 11:10AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Friday it gave a list of its nuclear programs to the United States in November, claiming it tried to meet commitments under an international disarmament agreement and accusing the U.S. of not doing its part to deliver aid.
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NKorea says it gave US nuclear list
Jan 4 2008 11:10AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Friday it gave a list of its nuclear programs to the United States in November, claiming it tried to meet commitments under an international disarmament agreement and accusing the U.S. of not doing its part to deliver aid.
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NKorea says it gave US nuclear list
Jan 4 2008 11:10AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Friday it gave a list of its nuclear programs to the United States in November, claiming it tried to meet commitments under an international disarmament agreement and accusing the U.S. of not doing its part to deliver aid.
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NKorea says it gave US nuclear list
Jan 4 2008 11:10AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Friday it gave a list of its nuclear programs to the United States in November, claiming it tried to meet commitments under an international disarmament agreement and accusing the U.S. of not doing its part to deliver aid.
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NKorea says it gave US nuclear list
Jan 4 2008 11:10AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Friday it gave a list of its nuclear programs to the United States in November, claiming it tried to meet commitments under an international disarmament agreement and accusing the U.S. of not doing its part to deliver aid.
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NKorea says it gave US nuclear list
Jan 4 2008 11:10AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Friday it gave a list of its nuclear programs to the United States in November, claiming it tried to meet commitments under an international disarmament agreement and accusing the U.S. of not doing its part to deliver aid.
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14 arrested in India for harassing women
Jan 4 2008 10:21AM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Police arrested 14 men Friday for allegedly harassing two women outside a five-star hotel in Mumbai during New Year's celebrations, a case that drew widespread criticism after police initially refused to pursue it.
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6.3-magnitude quake hits Sumatra coast
Jan 4 2008 10:06AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled western Sumatra on Friday, the local Meteorological and Geophysics Agency said, causing frightened residents to flee their homes.
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Suu Kyi plea raised on Myanmar holiday
Jan 4 2008 4:49AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's Independence Day was marked Friday by opposition calls for the freeing of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners as the military rulers urged national discipline.
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Malaysian state to subsidize funerals
Jan 4 2008 3:14AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian state will subsidize the funeral expenses of some residents to recognize their contributions to the state's economic growth.
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Sri Lanka pulls out of cease-fire deal
Jan 4 2008 2:57AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's government officially notified peace-broker Norway on Thursday that it is pulling out of a 2002 cease-fire agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels that has failed to quell the violence.
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Sri Lanka pulls out of cease-fire deal
Jan 4 2008 2:57AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's government officially notified peace-broker Norway on Thursday that it is pulling out of a 2002 cease-fire agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels that has failed to quell the violence.
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Sri Lanka pulls out of cease-fire deal
Jan 4 2008 2:57AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's government officially notified peace-broker Norway on Thursday that it is pulling out of a 2002 cease-fire agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels that has failed to quell the violence.
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Philippines arrests Abu Sayyaf militants
Jan 4 2008 2:19AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Two al-Qaida-linked Muslim militants, including one wanted for the 2001 kidnapping of three Americans and 17 other people from a resort island, were captured in separate raids in the southern Philippines, officials said Friday.
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Malawi officials shun Taiwan official
Jan 4 2008 1:40AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's ties with its ally Malawi were shaky Friday after the African country snubbed the island's top diplomat in an aborted visit to the African nation aimed at persuading it to resist diplomatic wooing by China.
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Malaysia maintains limited 'Allah' ban
Jan 4 2008 1:30AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The Malaysian government has reiterated that non-Muslims cannot use the word "Allah," sparking concern Friday among Christians who use it to refer to God in their Malay-language Bible and other publications.
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