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Turk ruling party taps president nominee
Apr 24 2007 10:05PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The ruling party gave its presidential nomination Tuesday to Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a leader with Islamic leanings who will have to balance the interests of Turkey's religiously conservative countryside with its secular business and military elite.
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Turk ruling party taps president nominee
Apr 24 2007 10:05PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The ruling party gave its presidential nomination Tuesday to Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a leader with Islamic leanings who will have to balance the interests of Turkey's religiously conservative countryside with its secular business and military elite.
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Turk ruling party taps president nominee
Apr 24 2007 10:05PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The ruling party gave its presidential nomination Tuesday to Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a leader with Islamic leanings who will have to balance the interests of Turkey's religiously conservative countryside with its secular business and military elite.
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Indonesian court clears U.S. mining firm
Apr 24 2007 9:28PM (CT)
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) - Newmont Mining Corp. and one of its executives were acquitted Tuesday of charges that the world's biggest gold producer dumped dangerous amounts of toxic waste into a bay off Indonesia's Sulawesi Island.
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Indonesian court clears U.S. mining firm
Apr 24 2007 9:28PM (CT)
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) - Newmont Mining Corp. and one of its executives were acquitted Tuesday of charges that the world's biggest gold producer dumped dangerous amounts of toxic waste into a bay off Indonesia's Sulawesi Island.
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Indonesian court clears U.S. mining firm
Apr 24 2007 9:28PM (CT)
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) - Newmont Mining Corp. and one of its executives were acquitted Tuesday of charges that the world's biggest gold producer dumped dangerous amounts of toxic waste into a bay off Indonesia's Sulawesi Island.
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Rich and poor battle over bird flu
Apr 24 2007 7:02PM (CT)
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) - Bird flu has largely flown off the radar of the Western world, but people are still dying from it nearly every week in Indonesia.
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Jihadist media thriving in Pakistan
Apr 24 2007 1:18PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A daily newspaper warns that Jews and Christians are engaged in "genocide" against Muslims. A Web site says children should love guns instead of cricket. A video shows a child beheading a militant accused of betraying his comrades.
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Jihadist media thriving in Pakistan
Apr 24 2007 1:18PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A daily newspaper warns that Jews and Christians are engaged in "genocide" against Muslims. A Web site says children should love guns instead of cricket. A video shows a child beheading a militant accused of betraying his comrades.
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Jihadist media thriving in Pakistan
Apr 24 2007 1:18PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A daily newspaper warns that Jews and Christians are engaged in "genocide" against Muslims. A Web site says children should love guns instead of cricket. A video shows a child beheading a militant accused of betraying his comrades.
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China replaces top censor
Apr 24 2007 11:06AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's chief censor has been been removed from his post, state media reported Tuesday, following an outcry this year over a reported decision to ban eight books.
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Troops kills 13 Taliban in Afghanistan
Apr 24 2007 6:49AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan and international forces clashed with Taliban insurgents in two separate gun battles in the south and west, leaving 13 militants dead and four other people wounded, officials said Tuesday.
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Protesters clash in Pakistan
Apr 24 2007 4:15AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan police separated supporters and opponents of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf as the two sides held rival rallies in the capital Tuesday during a hearing on a top judge's contentious suspension.
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Protesters clash in Pakistan
Apr 24 2007 4:15AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan police separated supporters and opponents of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf as the two sides held rival rallies in the capital Tuesday during a hearing on a top judge's contentious suspension.
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Taiwan says it would win war with China
Apr 24 2007 4:09AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A computer simulation projected that China could land forces on rival Taiwan, but they would be repulsed after two weeks of fierce fighting and harsh losses to both sides, Taiwan's military said Tuesday.
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Concern over India-U.S. nuke deal
Apr 24 2007 4:05AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Talks over a landmark nuclear agreement between India and the U.S. have been slowed by a series of "complex issues," a top Indian diplomat said in comments broadcast Tuesday.
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Tamil rebels launch air attack
Apr 24 2007 3:51AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Tamil rebel planes bombed government positions Tuesday in northern Sri Lanka in their second-ever airstrike. The military said six soldiers were killed but that the aircraft were turned back before reaching a key base.
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11 miners killed in China
Apr 24 2007 2:24AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - An upsurge of gas in a Chinese coal mine killed 11 miners, a state news agency reported Tuesday, as the governor of a major province was quoted as calling for heavier fines for mine accidents to improve safety.
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Report: China will pass U.S. as polluter
Apr 24 2007 12:41AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China will pass the United States as the world's biggest source of greenhouse gasses this year, an official with the International Energy Agency was quoted as saying.
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Chinese officials to release information
Apr 24 2007 12:23AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's secretive communist government said Tuesday it has approved rules boosting official transparency but added that state secrets have to be safeguarded and social stability preserved.
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