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Militant gives detail in Bhutto killing
Feb 13 2008 11:51PM (CT)
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) - An Islamic militant who is accused of helping carry out the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto wanted to avenge the death of a friend in a military attack last year, a senior police officer said Wednesday.
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Timorese president walked into gunfight
Feb 13 2008 11:09PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - The rebels jumped from two cars, firing machine guns as they stormed the compound of President Jose Ramos-Horta. "Traitor! Traitor!" they shouted, hunting for the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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Timorese president walked into gunfight
Feb 13 2008 11:09PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - The rebels jumped from two cars, firing machine guns as they stormed the compound of President Jose Ramos-Horta. "Traitor! Traitor!" they shouted, hunting for the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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Timorese president walked into gunfight
Feb 13 2008 11:09PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - The rebels jumped from two cars, firing machine guns as they stormed the compound of President Jose Ramos-Horta. "Traitor! Traitor!" they shouted, hunting for the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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Timorese president walked into gunfight
Feb 13 2008 11:09PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - The rebels jumped from two cars, firing machine guns as they stormed the compound of President Jose Ramos-Horta. "Traitor! Traitor!" they shouted, hunting for the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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Red Cross appalled by Sri Lanka deaths
Feb 13 2008 6:02PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Civilian casualties have reached "appalling levels" in Sri Lanka's civil war, the Red Cross said Wednesday as the military announced its troops killed 15 ethnic Tamil rebels in clashes across the island nation's restive north.
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Indonesia issues tsunami alert
Feb 13 2008 4:12PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia briefly issued a tsunami alert Thursday after a strong earthquake rocked the east of the country.
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Sharif: Pakistan vote could cause chaos
Feb 13 2008 3:30PM (CT)
KAHUTA, Pakistan (AP) - A leading opposition politician on Wednesday accused President Pervez Musharraf of planning to rig next week's elections, describing it as a move that could trigger uncontrollable unrest and tear Pakistan apart.
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Sharif: Pakistan vote could cause chaos
Feb 13 2008 3:30PM (CT)
KAHUTA, Pakistan (AP) - A leading opposition politician on Wednesday accused President Pervez Musharraf of planning to rig next week's elections, describing it as a move that could trigger uncontrollable unrest and tear Pakistan apart.
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Sharif: Pakistan vote could cause chaos
Feb 13 2008 3:30PM (CT)
KAHUTA, Pakistan (AP) - A leading opposition politician on Wednesday accused President Pervez Musharraf of planning to rig next week's elections, describing it as a move that could trigger uncontrollable unrest and tear Pakistan apart.
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Malaysian PM calls early elections
Feb 13 2008 11:41AM (CT)
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's prime minister on Wednesday announced early general elections that will test his declining popularity amid complaints about inflation, crime and ethnic tensions.
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Hard-line Hindus protest Valentine's Day
Feb 13 2008 11:40AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's Hindu hard-liners are showing no love for Valentine's Day. A few dozen protesters briefly blocked a road in downtown New Delhi on Wednesday, burning Valentine's Day cards and chanting "Down with Valentine." In the nearby city of Lucknow, extremists threatened to beat up couples found celebrating their love.
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China denies poison at dumpling factory
Feb 13 2008 11:35AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's top quality watchdog on Wednesday dismissed reports that factory workers could have deliberately poisoned dumplings blamed for sickening at least 10 people in Japan.
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Cambodia tribunal: up to 8 defendants
Feb 13 2008 11:32AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodia's genocide tribunal expects to try up to eight suspects over the Khmer Rouge's brutal rule, while seeking to nearly double its staffing levels to 530, according to a tribunal planning document.
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Italian soldier killed in Afghanistan
Feb 13 2008 9:27AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An Italian soldier was killed in an ambush Wednesday while he was distributing food and clothes to civilians, Italy's Defense Ministry said in Rome.
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Fuel shortage hits Nepal's capital
Feb 13 2008 2:36AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A shortage of fuel in Nepal prompted by strikes and protests in the south forced the shutdown of much of the capital's public transportation system Wednesday, industry officials said.
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US envoy in Okinawa over rape case
Feb 13 2008 2:11AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. ambassador visited Okinawa on Wednesday to quell rising anger over the arrest of an American Marine on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl _ the type of crime that sparked massive protests against the U.S. military in the 1990s.
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US envoy in Okinawa over rape case
Feb 13 2008 2:11AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. ambassador visited Okinawa on Wednesday to quell rising anger over the arrest of an American Marine on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl _ the type of crime that sparked massive protests against the U.S. military in the 1990s.
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US envoy in Okinawa over rape case
Feb 13 2008 2:11AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. ambassador visited Okinawa on Wednesday to quell rising anger over the arrest of an American Marine on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl _ the type of crime that sparked massive protests against the U.S. military in the 1990s.
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US envoy in Okinawa over rape case
Feb 13 2008 2:11AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. ambassador visited Okinawa on Wednesday to quell rising anger over the arrest of an American Marine on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl _ the type of crime that sparked massive protests against the U.S. military in the 1990s.
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US envoy in Okinawa over rape case
Feb 13 2008 2:11AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. ambassador visited Okinawa on Wednesday to quell rising anger over the arrest of an American Marine on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl _ the type of crime that sparked massive protests against the U.S. military in the 1990s.
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