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Strong typhoon threatens Philippines
Aug 15 2007 10:21PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A strong typhoon blowing off the mountainous north of the Philippines forced authorities to close schools in the capital for the second straight day Thursday and disaster-response teams braced for possible floods and landslides.
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Strong typhoon threatens Philippines
Aug 15 2007 10:21PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A strong typhoon blowing off the mountainous north of the Philippines forced authorities to close schools in the capital for the second straight day Thursday and disaster-response teams braced for possible floods and landslides.
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Strong typhoon threatens Philippines
Aug 15 2007 10:21PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A strong typhoon blowing off the mountainous north of the Philippines forced authorities to close schools in the capital for the second straight day Thursday and disaster-response teams braced for possible floods and landslides.
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Strong typhoon threatens Philippines
Aug 15 2007 10:21PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A strong typhoon blowing off the mountainous north of the Philippines forced authorities to close schools in the capital for the second straight day Thursday and disaster-response teams braced for possible floods and landslides.
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Strong typhoon threatens Philippines
Aug 15 2007 10:21PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A strong typhoon blowing off the mountainous north of the Philippines forced authorities to close schools in the capital for the second straight day Thursday and disaster-response teams braced for possible floods and landslides.
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Strong typhoon threatens Philippines
Aug 15 2007 10:21PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A strong typhoon blowing off the mountainous north of the Philippines forced authorities to close schools in the capital for the second straight day Thursday and disaster-response teams braced for possible floods and landslides.
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Strong typhoon threatens Philippines
Aug 15 2007 10:21PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A strong typhoon blowing off the mountainous north of the Philippines forced authorities to close schools in the capital for the second straight day Thursday and disaster-response teams braced for possible floods and landslides.
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Strong typhoon threatens Philippines
Aug 15 2007 10:21PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A strong typhoon blowing off the mountainous north of the Philippines forced authorities to close schools in the capital for the second straight day Thursday and disaster-response teams braced for possible floods and landslides.
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Former Pakistani leader urges elections
Aug 15 2007 6:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Exiled Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto urged her country's military leader Wednesday to fulfill election-related promises before the end of the month, when her party will consider whether to enter a political alliance that would restore democracy.
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Former Pakistani leader urges elections
Aug 15 2007 6:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Exiled Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto urged her country's military leader Wednesday to fulfill election-related promises before the end of the month, when her party will consider whether to enter a political alliance that would restore democracy.
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U.S. hunts al-Qaida in Afghanistan
Aug 15 2007 5:12PM (CT)
BAGRAMI, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of U.S.-led troops have launched an offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban militants in an area of eastern Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden once hid, officials said Wednesday.
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U.S. hunts al-Qaida in Afghanistan
Aug 15 2007 5:12PM (CT)
BAGRAMI, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of U.S.-led troops have launched an offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban militants in an area of eastern Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden once hid, officials said Wednesday.
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U.S. hunts al-Qaida in Afghanistan
Aug 15 2007 5:12PM (CT)
BAGRAMI, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of U.S.-led troops have launched an offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban militants in an area of eastern Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden once hid, officials said Wednesday.
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India marks 6 decades of independence
Aug 15 2007 1:42PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India must temper its triumphant mood and work harder to battle poverty, the country's prime minister said Wednesday, urging the nation not to become overconfident on the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
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India marks 6 decades of independence
Aug 15 2007 1:42PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India must temper its triumphant mood and work harder to battle poverty, the country's prime minister said Wednesday, urging the nation not to become overconfident on the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
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India marks 6 decades of independence
Aug 15 2007 1:42PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India must temper its triumphant mood and work harder to battle poverty, the country's prime minister said Wednesday, urging the nation not to become overconfident on the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
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India marks 6 decades of independence
Aug 15 2007 1:42PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India must temper its triumphant mood and work harder to battle poverty, the country's prime minister said Wednesday, urging the nation not to become overconfident on the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
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India marks 6 decades of independence
Aug 15 2007 1:42PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India must temper its triumphant mood and work harder to battle poverty, the country's prime minister said Wednesday, urging the nation not to become overconfident on the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
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India marks 6 decades of independence
Aug 15 2007 1:42PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India must temper its triumphant mood and work harder to battle poverty, the country's prime minister said Wednesday, urging the nation not to become overconfident on the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
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NKorea: Floods destroy tenth of farmland
Aug 15 2007 1:22PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea detailed a picture of massive devastation Wednesday from some of the country's heaviest rains that official media said wiped out more than a tenth of the impoverished country's farmland during peak planting season.
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NKorea: Floods destroy tenth of farmland
Aug 15 2007 1:22PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea detailed a picture of massive devastation Wednesday from some of the country's heaviest rains that official media said wiped out more than a tenth of the impoverished country's farmland during peak planting season.
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NKorea: Floods destroy tenth of farmland
Aug 15 2007 1:22PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea detailed a picture of massive devastation Wednesday from some of the country's heaviest rains that official media said wiped out more than a tenth of the impoverished country's farmland during peak planting season.
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Angkor study a wake-up call for Cambodia
Aug 15 2007 11:19AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A new study of the demise of the ancient city of Angkor is a wake-up call for Cambodia to be more vigilant in its efforts to conserve the site, an official said Wednesday.
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Angkor study a wake-up call for Cambodia
Aug 15 2007 11:19AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A new study of the demise of the ancient city of Angkor is a wake-up call for Cambodia to be more vigilant in its efforts to conserve the site, an official said Wednesday.
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Angkor study a wake-up call for Cambodia
Aug 15 2007 11:19AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A new study of the demise of the ancient city of Angkor is a wake-up call for Cambodia to be more vigilant in its efforts to conserve the site, an official said Wednesday.
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Senior U.S. envoy meets Pakistani leader
Aug 15 2007 10:34AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher told Pakistan's president on Wednesday that Washington values his support in the fight against terrorism and reaffirmed his nation's desire to develop long-term relations with Islamabad, according to Pakistani officials.
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China launches new crackdown on media
Aug 15 2007 10:26AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China announced Wednesday that it would carry out a wide-ranging crackdown on "false news" and illegal publications ahead of the ruling Communist Party's most important meeting in five years.
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China bridge collapse toll rises to 36
Aug 15 2007 9:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese rescuers blasted apart chunks of rubble Wednesday in the search for nearly two dozen people still missing in a bridge collapse that killed at least 36.
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China bridge collapse toll rises to 36
Aug 15 2007 9:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese rescuers blasted apart chunks of rubble Wednesday in the search for nearly two dozen people still missing in a bridge collapse that killed at least 36.
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China bridge collapse toll rises to 36
Aug 15 2007 9:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese rescuers blasted apart chunks of rubble Wednesday in the search for nearly two dozen people still missing in a bridge collapse that killed at least 36.
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China bridge collapse toll rises to 36
Aug 15 2007 9:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese rescuers blasted apart chunks of rubble Wednesday in the search for nearly two dozen people still missing in a bridge collapse that killed at least 36.
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Fiji to hold elections in March 2009
Aug 15 2007 5:26AM (CT)
SUVA, Fiji (AP) - Fiji's military ruler said Wednesday that elections will take place in March 2009 _ as demanded by EU officials who have warned the South Pacific nation would lose crucial aid if it does not return to democracy.
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Japan marks anniversary of war's end
Aug 15 2007 5:07AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed sympathy for victims of Japan's wartime aggression as the country on Wednesday commemorated the 62nd anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
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Japan marks anniversary of war's end
Aug 15 2007 5:07AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed sympathy for victims of Japan's wartime aggression as the country on Wednesday commemorated the 62nd anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
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Japan marks anniversary of war's end
Aug 15 2007 5:07AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed sympathy for victims of Japan's wartime aggression as the country on Wednesday commemorated the 62nd anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
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Japan marks anniversary of war's end
Aug 15 2007 5:07AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed sympathy for victims of Japan's wartime aggression as the country on Wednesday commemorated the 62nd anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
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Japan marks anniversary of war's end
Aug 15 2007 5:07AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed sympathy for victims of Japan's wartime aggression as the country on Wednesday commemorated the 62nd anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
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Japan marks anniversary of war's end
Aug 15 2007 5:07AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed sympathy for victims of Japan's wartime aggression as the country on Wednesday commemorated the 62nd anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
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Police: Kabul explosion kills 3 Germans
Aug 15 2007 3:08AM (CT)
BAGRAMI, Afghanistan (AP) - An explosion against a two-vehicle convoy killed three German nationals Wednesday on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, police officials said.
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