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Pirates attack U.N. ships near Indonesia
Jul 3 2006 11:57PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Pirates attacked two U.N.-chartered ships carrying construction materials off the Indonesian coast in the Strait of Malacca, a maritime watchdog said Tuesday, raising fears about a resurgence of piracy in one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
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Earthquake shakes northern China
Jul 3 2006 11:47PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A medium-sized earthquake shook northern China on Tuesday, but no injuries were immediately reported, state television said.
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Beijing-to-Tibet train makes maiden voyage
Jul 3 2006 8:48PM (CT)
LHASA, China (AP) - The first train from Beijing to Tibet finished an arduous journey along the world's highest railway Monday, opening direct service to the Himalayan region that China has been trying for decades to tame.
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China defends proposed law to fine media
Jul 3 2006 7:27PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China defended a proposed law that would fine media reporting on riots and disasters without official approval, saying Monday it wants to encourage responsible journalism _ not punish independent reporting.
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N. Korea vows nuke response to U.S. attack
Jul 3 2006 5:00PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea vowed on Monday to respond with an "annihilating" nuclear strike if it is attacked pre-emptively by the United States.
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Japan warns South Korea over islets survey
Jul 3 2006 4:04PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday urged South Korea to cancel a survey around some disputed islets, with officials warning that Tokyo would counter any moves that encroach upon Japan's economic interests in the area.
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Taiwan president promises to pursue reform
Jul 3 2006 3:58PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - President Chen Shui-bian pledged Monday to do a better job in his remaining two years in office, after surviving an opposition-backed move to recall him.
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5,000 villagers flee Philippines violence
Jul 3 2006 3:54PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - At least 5,000 villagers have fled their homes in nearly a week of sporadic clashes between Muslim guerrillas and pro-government militiamen in the southern Philippines, rebels and officials said Monday.
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13 killed as violence surges in Kashmir
Jul 3 2006 3:18PM (CT)
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Clashes between Indian government forces and suspected Islamic separatist militants killed 13 people in India's Jammu-Kashmir state, officials said Monday.
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U.S. giving Afghans $2B worth of weaponry
Jul 3 2006 2:03PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The United States said Monday it was giving $2 billion worth of military weapons and vehicles to modernize Afghanistan's national army as the fledgling force contends with a resurgent Taliban resistance.
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Soldiers hunt Taliban in Afghan's south
Jul 3 2006 12:25PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - The soldiers staggered under the weight of backpacks, mortars, machine guns and rifles as they waited for CH-47 Chinook helicopters to ferry them to a mountaintop ridge.
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30 Afghan men released from U.S. base
Jul 3 2006 10:46AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Thirty Afghan men were released Monday from detention at main U.S. military base in Afghanistan, an official said. The men had been held for differing amounts of time from a year or longer, said Syed Sharif Yousafi, spokesman for the national reconciliation commission.
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Judges sworn in for Khmer Rouge tribunal
Jul 3 2006 10:36AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Judges and prosecutors from Cambodia and foreign countries were sworn in Monday to begin the U.N.-backed judicial process to try former Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide and crimes against humanity.
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6 Pakistani soldiers killed in bus blast
Jul 3 2006 9:38AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A roadside bomb blast struck a military convoy Monday in northwestern Pakistan, killing six soldiers and wounding five, officials said.
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U.S. giving Afghans $2B worth of weaponry
Jul 3 2006 9:35AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The United States is giving $2 billion worth of military weapons and vehicles to modernize Afghanistan's national army, a U.S. general said Monday.
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World's richest men tackle worst epidemics
Jul 3 2006 5:05AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The numbers in India are frightening: In a country of more than 1 billion people, some 5.7 million are infected with HIV/AIDS. That makes India home to more victims of the disease than any other country in the world.
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South Korea to purchase SM-2 missiles
Jul 3 2006 3:53AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea is considering buying U.S. shipborne SM-2 missiles to bolster its missile-defense system, a South Korean government official said Monday.
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Explosion in Afghan university wounds 8
Jul 3 2006 1:27AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A small explosion went off Monday in a classroom at a university in western Afghanistan, wounding eight female college students, police said.
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