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North Korea requests fertilizer aid
Feb 9 2006 9:01PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Impoverished North Korea has requested 150,000 tons of fertilizer from South Korea, months after the communist nation demanded that the U.N. World Food Program halt emergency food shipments, an official said Thursday.
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Activists claim Yahoo again helped China
Feb 9 2006 4:49PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Yahoo Inc. has provided Chinese authorities with information used to jail one of its users for eight years, an activist group said Thursday _ the second time the U.S.-based Internet firm was accused of helping jail a Chinese user.
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Whale meat glut a problem for Japan
Feb 9 2006 3:00PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan has enticed children with whale burger school lunches, sung the praises of the red meat in colorful pamphlets, and declared whale hunting "a national heritage."
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Nepal protesters oppose king's victory
Feb 9 2006 1:07PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Thousands of protesters swept through Katmandu on Thursday as Nepal's political crisis deepened. Early results showed pro-government candidates sweeping local elections, but opponents also claimed victory because so few people voted.
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Suicide blast, clashes in Pakistan kill 22
Feb 9 2006 9:58AM (CT)
USTARZAI, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bombing ripped through a Shiite procession Thursday in northwestern Pakistan, sparking riots during the Muslim sect's most important holiday. At least 22 people were killed and dozens injured, officials said.
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About 2,000 Muslims protest in Bangladesh
Feb 9 2006 9:47AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - About 2,000 hard-line Muslims rallied and burned a Danish flag Thursday in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, police and organizers said.
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Violence in Afghanistan leaves two dead
Feb 9 2006 7:17AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of Shiite Muslims and Sunnis clashed in a western Afghan city Thursday during an important Shiite festival, hurling grenades and burning mosques, officials and witnesses said. At least two people were killed and 40 injured.
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45 Japan cows suspected of having mad cow
Feb 9 2006 3:31AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Forty-five cows at a farm in northern Japan are suspected of having mad cow disease and will be destroyed, officials said Thursday.
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