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Landslide kills two at mine in Indonesia
Mar 22 2006 11:46PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A landslide smashed into a cafeteria at a U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia on Thursday, killing at least two Indonesian workers, a mine spokesman said.
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Protesters want Thai leader to resign
Mar 22 2006 11:33PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Anti-government protesters said they would escalate their campaign against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra unless he resigned by Thursday night, and the Thai leader consulted the army chief in advance of a major demonstration.
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Afghan foreign minister to be replaced
Mar 22 2006 9:24PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The man who has held Afghanistan's foreign minister post since the fall of the Taliban regime four years ago will be replaced in a Cabinet reshuffle, officials said Wednesday.
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Indonesian now leads Jemaah Islamiyah
Mar 22 2006 4:23PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A young Indonesian militant with close links to al-Qaida is now in charge of the Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, which remains dangerous despite more than 270 arrests since 2000, a top counterterrorism official said Wednesday.
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Afghan convert may be unfit for trial
Mar 22 2006 3:16PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan man facing a possible death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity may be mentally unfit to stand trial, a state prosecutor said Wednesday amid growing international condemnation of the case.
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Afghans investigate killings by troops
Mar 22 2006 2:25PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Authorities launched an investigation Wednesday into the killings by Afghan security forces of at least 15 people who an Afghan army commander alleged were Taliban rebels but locals said were tribesmen wanting to attend a religious festival.
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Five convicted for 2004 Pakistan bombing
Mar 22 2006 12:45PM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani court convicted five Islamic militants Wednesday in connection with a bombing that killed 45 people at a Shiite shrine last year, a judge said. Two of the defendants were sentenced to death.
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Ex-Philippines leader says he was framed
Mar 22 2006 11:35AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former President Joseph Estrada sharply denied Wednesday that he took huge kickbacks in office, defending himself against corruption charges and defiantly telling an anti-graft court that he was framed.
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No radiation from Japan nuclear waste fire
Mar 22 2006 11:15AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A fire broke out at a nuclear power plant's waste incinerator in western Japan on Wednesday, but officials said no radiation leaked into the atmosphere. Two workers were injured.
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Police probing attack on Thailand shrine
Mar 22 2006 6:38AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The man who was beaten to death by an enraged mob after he destroyed a Hindu shrine had a history of mental illness, and authorities were investigating whether he had ties to Muslim extremists, police said Wednesday.
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Fire forces evacuations at Tokyo theater
Mar 22 2006 6:31AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Hundreds of people were evacuated after a fire broke out Wednesday at a Tokyo theater, authorities said. Four people were injured.
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Border battles strain Pakistan-Afghan ties
Mar 22 2006 5:34AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Raging violence along the rugged Pakistan-Afghan border has sent relations between the two countries to new lows and underscored U.S. difficulties in containing a troubled region crucial to winning the war on terror.
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Six die when truck hits train in Thailand
Mar 22 2006 12:09AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A truck crashed through a railroad crossing barrier and slammed into a passenger train Wednesday, causing a derailment and killing at least six people, officials said.
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