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Moderate earthquake rattles Indonesia
Jan 19 2007 11:59PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A moderate earthquake rocked parts of eastern Indonesia on Saturday but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued, officials said.
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Cambodia 'Jungle Woman' yields no clues
Jan 19 2007 11:39PM (CT)
OYADAO, Cambodia (AP) - A woman who emerged from the jungles of Cambodia a week ago, burbling, grunting and walking bent over, is still giving up none of her secrets, even to the family that has taken her in as their presumed long-lost daughter.
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U.S. says U.N. agency aided N. Korea
Jan 19 2007 7:32PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States accused a U.N. agency of funneling millions of dollars in cash aid to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and questioned if the funds had been used for other activities including nuclear weapons development, U.S. officials said Friday.
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N.Korea: Deal reached in U.S. nuke talks
Jan 19 2007 2:29PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said it reached an agreement with the U.S. during talks this week on its nuclear program, and the top U.S. nuclear envoy expressed optimism Friday that progress could be made when wider arms negotiations reconvene.
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Three nations join China test protest
Jan 19 2007 10:32AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Britain, Japan and Australia joined the United States on Friday in voicing concern about the rising militarization of space after China successfully carried out a test of an anti-satellite weapon.
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Taiwan legislature dissolves into chaos
Jan 19 2007 9:20AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A ruling party lawmaker threw a shoe at the speaker of Taiwan's legislature on Friday and assorted colleagues pushed and shoved each other, throwing the final day of the winter legislative session into chaos.
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Tribe: U.S., not Pakistan, hit village
Jan 19 2007 9:13AM (CT)
ZAMZOLA, Pakistan (AP) - Tribesmen from a Pakistani mountain village where an airstrike hit a suspected al-Qaida hideout claimed Friday that missiles were fired from an American plane and denied the dead were terrorists.
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90M Chinese grow up as 'only' children
Jan 19 2007 9:06AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's one-child policy has created a generation of "only" children that now numbers 90 million, a senior family planning official said Friday.
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All-female peacekeeper squad to deploy
Jan 19 2007 7:37AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The United Nation's first all-female peacekeeping force _ made up of 105 Indian policewomen _ is set to deploy to the troubled west African country of Liberia, an official said Friday.
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Tamil Tiger rebel-held enclave captured
Jan 19 2007 7:14AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The Sri Lankan military said Friday that soldiers captured a strategic Tamil Tiger rebel enclave in the volatile east as intensified fighting forced thousands of Tamil civilians to flee from the area.
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N. Korea official meets Iran delegation
Jan 19 2007 5:37AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's No. 2 leader met with a high-level Iranian delegation Friday, highlighting the good relations between the two countries, both facing international outcries regarding their nuclear programs.
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Japan gas leak leaves 2 dead
Jan 19 2007 5:36AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A gas leak in northern Japan left at least two people dead Friday, and nearly 200 residents were ordered to evacuate their neighborhood.
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New moon draws Hindus to Ganges River
Jan 19 2007 4:52AM (CT)
ALLAHABAD, India (AP) - Drawn by a new moon, millions of devout Hindus plunged into the revered Ganges River on Friday, considered one of the most auspicious days for cleansing their sins during the faith's 45-day bathing festival.
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Japan expresses concern over China test
Jan 19 2007 4:47AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan is concerned by a Chinese anti-satellite weapons test and has demanded a full explanation from Beijing, Japan's top government spokesman said Friday.
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66 feared drowned in India boat accident
Jan 19 2007 2:55AM (CT)
HYDERABAD, India (AP) - Army divers scoured a river in southern India on Friday looking for as many as 66 pilgrims feared drowned when their boat capsized a day earlier, officials said.
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Suspects in reporter's death said arrested
Jan 19 2007 2:34AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Police arrested three suspects in the beating death of a Chinese journalist at a coal mine, state media reported Friday, in a case that touched off outrage in China and abroad.
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Riot police, villagers clash in China
Jan 19 2007 1:43AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Hundreds of riot police clashed with villagers protesting against an alleged land grab by officials in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, a lawyer and Hong Kong newspapers reported Friday.
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