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U.S. conducts military exercise off Japan
Aug 11 2005 9:35PM (CT)
ABOARD THE USS KITTY HAWK (AP) - A U.S. aircraft carrier battle group, a contingent of Marines and dozens of Air Force fighter jets have conducted one of their biggest inter-service exercises of the year off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.
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AP: Report shows plots against U.S., U.K.
Aug 11 2005 8:10PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Islamic militants linked to al-Qaida have plotted attacks on U.S. and British embassies, hotels, a mall and other targets across the country, according to a confidential Philippines government report reviewed Thursday by The Associated Press.
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Malaysia haze prompts state of emergency
Aug 11 2005 7:10PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's leader declared an emergency in two regions Thursday, closing workplaces and calling on mosques to hold special prayers for rain to rid the country of hazardous haze drifting from forest fires in neighboring Indonesia.
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Airstrike may have killed Afghan civilians
Aug 11 2005 5:55PM (CT)
QALAT, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan villagers said Thursday that U.S. warplanes had bombed houses, killing several civilians and wounding others, including an infant. U.S. forces suffered their sixth fatality in a week amid rising violence.
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Death sought in Australia embassy bombing
Aug 11 2005 5:23PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian prosecutors on Thursday demanded the death sentence for an Islamic militant charged with helping plan the 2004 Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta that killed 11 people.
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Pakistan test-fires cruise missile
Aug 11 2005 2:45PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan successfully test-fired its first cruise missile on the 62nd birthday of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who hailed Thursday's launch as a move toward "military balance" in the region.
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S. Korea: Peaceful nukes in North are OK
Aug 11 2005 9:19AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A senior South Korean official said Thursday that North Korea has the right to a peaceful nuclear program, a view conflicting with Washington in its disagreement with the hard-line Pyongyang regime that has snagged disarmament talks.
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U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan
Aug 11 2005 6:52AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected insurgents ambushed a group of U.S. military engineers on Thursday, killing one U.S. service member and wounding another, the military said.
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Waterborne diseases kill 46 in Bombay
Aug 11 2005 6:11AM (CT)
BOMBAY, India (AP) - Waterborne diseases have killed at least 46 people in Bombay in the past four days following widespread floods in the city last month, officials said Thursday.
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Beijing orders probe into coal mine flood
Aug 11 2005 6:09AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Beijing ordered an investigation Thursday into the cause of a flood at a coal shaft in southern China. Hopes of finding survivors among the 122 miners still trapped underground all but disappeared.
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