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N.Korea rejects U.N.'s limited sanctions
Jul 15 2006 11:51PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to impose limited sanctions on North Korea for its recent missile tests, and demanded that the reclusive communist nation suspend its ballistic missile program. North Korea immediately rejected the resolution and vowed to launch more missiles.
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Heavy rains in South Korea kill 10
Jul 15 2006 9:51PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Heavy rains caused landslides in eastern South Korea that have killed at least 10 people and left 17 missing, the government said.
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Pakistanis torch Pizza Hut after funeral
Jul 15 2006 9:48PM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Hundreds of youths set fire to a Pizza Hut, two gas stations and a dozen vehicles in Pakistan's biggest city Saturday after a funeral for an Islamic Shiite cleric killed in a suicide attack.
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42 killed as tropical storm rocks China
Jul 15 2006 9:14PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Tropical storm Bilis killed at least 42 people and injured hundreds as it churned across China's southeast, the government's main news agency reported Sunday.
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Clashes in Afghanistan kill 40 militants
Jul 15 2006 3:10PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - More than 40 insurgents were killed Saturday as hundreds of coalition troops, many dropped by helicopter, wrested a desert town from the Taliban and U.S. forces battled militants across southern Afghanistan, officials said.
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India demands strong G-8 response to bombs
Jul 15 2006 12:02PM (CT)
BOMBAY, India (AP) - India warned Saturday that attacks like the deadly Bombay train bombings are jeopardizing its peace process with nuclear rival Pakistan, and demanded an "unambiguous" response from the Group of Eight summit.
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Landslide in Nepal village kills 17
Jul 15 2006 7:13AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A landslide triggered by monsoon rains swept through a village in northwest Nepal before dawn Saturday, killing at least 17 people as they slept, officials said.
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Dozens of militants killed in Afghanistan
Jul 15 2006 6:25AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Coalition and Afghan forces killed more than 40 militants in clashes across southern Afghanistan on Saturday, according to the U.S. military.
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307 detained over Bombay train bombings
Jul 15 2006 5:53AM (CT)
BOMBAY, India (AP) - Police investigating Bombay's deadly train bombings swept through several neighborhoods Saturday, rounding up more than 300 people for questioning.
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U.S., Japan push for vote on N.Korea tests
Jul 15 2006 4:52AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The divided U.N. Security Council came closer Saturday to reaching a resolution condemning North Korea's missile tests, with a last-minute proposal dropping the threat of military action.
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Mayon volcano erupts in Philippines
Jul 15 2006 3:32AM (CT)
LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) - Lava flowed down the slopes of Mayon volcano, prompting authorities to stockpile food and prepared shelters. Officials said they saw no need to evacuate people just yet but warned the 8,118-foot volcano could blow in the weeks to come.
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