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Indian forces kill 17 Islamic rebels
Jul 16 2005 8:26PM (CT)
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Security forces in India's portion of Kashmir killed at least 17 suspected Islamic militants on Saturday, including 13 rebels who had entered the region from Pakistan, the Indian army said.
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Beheadings raise tensions in Thailand
Jul 16 2005 6:18PM (CT)
TALOH KAPO, Thailand (AP) - Customers no longer come to Kaboh Sulong's teashop _ not since two gunmen walked in at noon, coldly shot a Buddhist cloth vendor, cut off his head and left it in a sack outside.
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Negotiators reach deal to end Aceh war
Jul 16 2005 3:54PM (CT)
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - The Indonesian government and separatist Aceh rebels reached a tentative agreement Saturday to end one of the world's longest-running wars, negotiators from both sides said.
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Pakistan probes ties to London bombings
Jul 16 2005 2:02PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Intelligence agents swooped down on a religious school suspected of links to one of the London suicide bombers, questioning students, teachers and administrators about the alleged attacker, school and intelligence officials said Saturday.
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India leader seeks partnership with U.S.
Jul 16 2005 12:47PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian prime minister visiting the White House on Monday is a mild-mannered technocrat who has burst out of political obscurity to carry forward an economic and diplomatic revolution in the world's biggest democracy.
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Arroyo supporters rally in Philippines
Jul 16 2005 11:05AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Supporters of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo held their own "people power" rally Saturday in the capital, outdrawing an opposition gathering of three days ago that demanded she quit over allegations of vote rigging.
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Gunmen kill tribal leader in Afghanistan
Jul 16 2005 9:11AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban gunmen kidnapped and hanged a pro-government tribal leader in southern Afghanistan, an official said Saturday, describing the latest killing of an ally of President Hamid Karzai.
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Beijing downplays general's nuke comment
Jul 16 2005 4:25AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China tried to quell an uproar Saturday over a general's comment that Beijing might use nuclear weapons against the United States in a conflict over Taiwan, saying the statement was his personal opinion.
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