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Clash in eastern India kills 49
Jul 10 2007 11:26PM (CT)
NEW DELHI, India (AP) - Maoist rebels using mortars and machine guns battled police in eastern India in an hours-long fight that left 24 policemen and 25 rebels dead, a police official said Wednesday.
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China executes ex-food and drug chief
Jul 10 2007 11:20PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China executed a former director of its food and drug agency Tuesday for approving fake medicine in exchange for cash, illustrating how serious Beijing is about tackling product safety, while officials announced steps to safeguard food at next summer's Olympic Games.
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China executes ex-food and drug chief
Jul 10 2007 11:20PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China executed a former director of its food and drug agency Tuesday for approving fake medicine in exchange for cash, illustrating how serious Beijing is about tackling product safety, while officials announced steps to safeguard food at next summer's Olympic Games.
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China executes ex-food and drug chief
Jul 10 2007 11:20PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China executed a former director of its food and drug agency Tuesday for approving fake medicine in exchange for cash, illustrating how serious Beijing is about tackling product safety, while officials announced steps to safeguard food at next summer's Olympic Games.
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China executes ex-food and drug chief
Jul 10 2007 11:20PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China executed a former director of its food and drug agency Tuesday for approving fake medicine in exchange for cash, illustrating how serious Beijing is about tackling product safety, while officials announced steps to safeguard food at next summer's Olympic Games.
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Troops storm Red Mosque, killing cleric
Jul 10 2007 10:43PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani commandos battled die-hard Islamic militants holed up in a radical mosque through the night and into the early morning Wednesday, killing an extremist cleric and dozens of his followers in an assault that ignited fiery protests and calls for revenge by Islamic extremists.
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Troops storm Red Mosque, killing cleric
Jul 10 2007 10:43PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani commandos battled die-hard Islamic militants holed up in a radical mosque through the night and into the early morning Wednesday, killing an extremist cleric and dozens of his followers in an assault that ignited fiery protests and calls for revenge by Islamic extremists.
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Troops storm Red Mosque, killing cleric
Jul 10 2007 10:43PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani commandos battled die-hard Islamic militants holed up in a radical mosque through the night and into the early morning Wednesday, killing an extremist cleric and dozens of his followers in an assault that ignited fiery protests and calls for revenge by Islamic extremists.
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Troops storm Red Mosque, killing cleric
Jul 10 2007 10:43PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani commandos battled die-hard Islamic militants holed up in a radical mosque through the night and into the early morning Wednesday, killing an extremist cleric and dozens of his followers in an assault that ignited fiery protests and calls for revenge by Islamic extremists.
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Troops storm Red Mosque, killing cleric
Jul 10 2007 10:43PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani commandos battled die-hard Islamic militants holed up in a radical mosque through the night and into the early morning Wednesday, killing an extremist cleric and dozens of his followers in an assault that ignited fiery protests and calls for revenge by Islamic extremists.
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UN inspectors expected in NKorea soon
Jul 10 2007 10:30PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - U.N. nuclear inspectors will return Saturday to North Korea to monitor the shutdown of its sole operating nuclear reactor, the head of the agency said Wednesday.
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Report: Fake drinking water hits Beijing
Jul 10 2007 1:26PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's food safety monitor promised Tuesday to investigate a report that more than half of the water coolers in Beijing use counterfeit branded water.
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Report: Fake drinking water hits Beijing
Jul 10 2007 1:26PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's food safety monitor promised Tuesday to investigate a report that more than half of the water coolers in Beijing use counterfeit branded water.
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Pakistani cleric pushed agenda too far
Jul 10 2007 1:20PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Once respected by the Pakistani establishment, the smooth-talking pro-Taliban cleric killed in the mosque siege Tuesday pushed authorities too far with a sometimes bizarre drive to enforce strict Islamic law in the capital.
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Pakistani cleric pushed agenda too far
Jul 10 2007 1:20PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Once respected by the Pakistani establishment, the smooth-talking pro-Taliban cleric killed in the mosque siege Tuesday pushed authorities too far with a sometimes bizarre drive to enforce strict Islamic law in the capital.
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At least 17 die in Afghan suicide blast
Jul 10 2007 12:33PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber targeted a NATO patrol in a marketplace filled with children Tuesday, killing 13 elementary school students and at least four other people. The U.N. and NATO quickly condemned the attack for harming so many civilians.
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At least 17 die in Afghan suicide blast
Jul 10 2007 12:33PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber targeted a NATO patrol in a marketplace filled with children Tuesday, killing 13 elementary school students and at least four other people. The U.N. and NATO quickly condemned the attack for harming so many civilians.
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At least 17 die in Afghan suicide blast
Jul 10 2007 12:33PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber targeted a NATO patrol in a marketplace filled with children Tuesday, killing 13 elementary school students and at least four other people. The U.N. and NATO quickly condemned the attack for harming so many civilians.
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At least 17 die in Afghan suicide blast
Jul 10 2007 12:33PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber targeted a NATO patrol in a marketplace filled with children Tuesday, killing 13 elementary school students and at least four other people. The U.N. and NATO quickly condemned the attack for harming so many civilians.
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6 killed in Philippine clash
Jul 10 2007 11:40AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine marines searching for a kidnapped Italian priest fought Muslim insurgents on a southern island Tuesday, and officials said four soldiers and two suspected Abu Sayyaf guerrillas died.
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Taiwan seeks U.S. attack helicopters
Jul 10 2007 10:06AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's army wants to buy 30 Boeing Apache attack helicopters from the United States, an official said Tuesday, in a deal that would almost certainly roil rival China.
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China pledges safe food for 2008 Games
Jul 10 2007 8:38AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Awash in food safety problems, China says athletes, coaches, officials, and others at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games can be assured of secure meals.
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Group says China deporting missionaries
Jul 10 2007 7:30AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has kicked out more than 100 suspected foreign missionaries in a campaign to prevent proselytizing ahead of next year's Beijing Summer Olympics, a U.S. monitoring group said Tuesday.
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China animal lovers protest eating cats
Jul 10 2007 5:49AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Chinese cat lovers mobilized online to save a truck load of cats from the cooking pot, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
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UK terror suspect worked in aviation
Jul 10 2007 5:45AM (CT)
BANGALORE, India (AP) - Officials confirmed Tuesday that an Indian suspect in the failed car bombings in Britain had worked as an aeronautical engineer at a company contracted by the biggest names in aviation.
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Thai court to hear Thaksin graft case
Jul 10 2007 2:50AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a corruption case against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife in a multimillion-dollar land deal, and ordered the couple to appear before the panel next month.
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Japan, U.S. hold missile defense drill
Jul 10 2007 2:19AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan and the United States held a joint missile defense exercise off the Japanese coast last week, a Defense Ministry official said Tuesday.
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Indonesia volcano forces mass evacuation
Jul 10 2007 1:38AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Thousands of people were evacuated from the slopes of a volcano in eastern Indonesia after it spewed hot clouds of smoke, ash and rocks for a second day, officials said Tuesday.
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China Communist Party adds 2.6M members
Jul 10 2007 12:32AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The Communist Party of China added 2.6 million members last year, further enhancing its status as the world's biggest political party, state media reported Tuesday.
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