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Taiwan leader survives bid to recall him
Jun 26 2006 11:57PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwanese leader Chen Shui-bian on Tuesday survived an opposition-led bid to recall him over allegations some of his relatives engaged in insider trading, an issue that has hijacked his presidency in recent weeks.
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Vietnamese legislators elect new president
Jun 26 2006 10:47PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnamese legislators on Tuesday elected the Communist Party chief for Ho Chi Minh City as the country's new president in a leadership shuffle.
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N. Korea OKs Human rights envoy's visit
Jun 26 2006 10:34PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has approved plans by a U.S. human rights envoy to visit an industrial zone run jointly by the two Koreas, a South Korean official said Tuesday.
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Chinese law could fine disaster reporting
Jun 26 2006 8:36PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese law imposing fines on media that report emergencies such as riots and natural disasters without official approval could go into effect by October, the government said Tuesday, as a rights group urged Beijing to scrap it.
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U.S. to put Patriot interceptors in Japan
Jun 26 2006 5:53PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan and the United States will deploy advanced Patriot interceptor missiles on American bases here for the first time, officials said Monday, just days after reports that North Korea may test a missile that could reach both nations.
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Suicide bomber kills Sri Lankan general
Jun 26 2006 5:52PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into a car carrying Sri Lanka's third-highest ranking military officer and blew himself up, killing the general and three other people Monday.
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Suicide bomb kills 5 Pakistani soldiers
Jun 26 2006 2:03PM (CT)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide attacker rammed his bomb-packed car into a Pakistani army checkpoint Monday, killing at least five soldiers and wounding 10 in an northern extremist hotbed near the Afghan border.
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Cameraman sheds light on al-Qaida tactics
Jun 26 2006 1:14PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - The bitter winter winds were howling through the Afghan mountains when, cameraman Qari Mohammed Yusuf says, a courier brought a summons from al-Qaida's No. 2: "The emir wants to send a message."
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Dozens of sets of remains found in Vietnam
Jun 26 2006 1:01PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A mass grave with more than 100 sets of remains believed to be those of communist soldiers killed during the Vietnam War has been uncovered, and some had nails embedded in their skulls, an official said Monday.
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Better-armored Humvees saving U.S. lives
Jun 26 2006 1:01PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - Spc. Rene Reyes recalls flying through the air, hoping he wouldn't break anything when he landed. Staff Sgt. Dennis Kirk remembers nothing _ the anti-tank mine that exploded under their Humvee knocked him out cold.
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East Timorese rejoice at PM's resignation
Jun 26 2006 12:53PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor's prime minister bowed to mounting pressure and resigned Monday, setting off raucous celebrations and raising hopes for an end to months of political paralysis and violence in Asia's newest nation.
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2 youngsters wounded by Afghan bombing
Jun 26 2006 12:02PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber targeted a military convoy Monday but instead wounded two youngsters riding a bicycle, while the U.S.-led coalition reported the death of a soldier in combat with insurgents.
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Japan in territorial disputes on all sides
Jun 26 2006 11:48AM (CT)
ISHIGAKI, Japan (AP) - The battle-ready Coast Guard cutter Hateruma has just pulled into port after 10 days at sea protecting Japanese territory from Chinese encroachment.
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Japan has ambitious plan to fight warming
Jun 26 2006 10:48AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan hopes to slash greenhouse gas emissions and fight global warming with a plan to pump carbon dioxide into underground storage reservoirs instead of releasing it into the atmosphere, an official said Monday.
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Philippine witness: Accuser offered cash
Jun 26 2006 9:08AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine woman who has accused four U.S. Marines of rape was offered money to drop the charges, her stepsister testified Monday.
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Floods, landslide in Indonesia kill 22
Jun 26 2006 6:48AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Floods triggered by heavy rain killed 22 people in central Indonesia, the second such disaster in the sprawling nation in less than a week, a police officer said Monday.
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9 bodies recovered from ferry sinking site
Jun 26 2006 3:46AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers pulled nine bloated bodies from waters close to where an Indonesian ferry sank last week off Sumatra island, police said Monday.
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New impeachment complaint against Arroyo
Jun 26 2006 3:39AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Government opponents filed a new impeachment complaint against Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Monday, and warned of a popular uprising to oust her if her allies in Congress again dismiss it.
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Police: 5 aid workers freed in Afghanistan
Jun 26 2006 1:38AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Five Afghan aid workers, including three employed by a Swedish agency, were released after four days in captivity, a police official said Monday.
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Car bomber targets Afghan military convoy
Jun 26 2006 12:44AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber targeted a coalition convoy Monday and wounded two Afghan civilian bystanders near a U.S. base north of the Afghan capital, officials said.
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