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Molten aluminum spill kills 14 in China
Aug 19 2007 11:48PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - At least 14 people died and 59 were injured when a container spilled molten aluminum with a temperature of 1,650 degrees Fahrenheit at a factory in eastern China, state media reported Monday.
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German captive freed in Afghanistan
Aug 19 2007 11:37PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan police freed a female German hostage from a Kabul neighborhood and arrested a group of kidnappers early Monday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
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Taiwanese jet catches fire in Japan
Aug 19 2007 11:21PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A China Airlines jet exploded into flames at an airport in Okinawa after arriving on a flight from Taiwan Monday, but all 165 people aboard escaped alive, officials said.
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Death toll hits 15 as storms lash China
Aug 19 2007 8:18PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - At least 15 people were killed as Typhoon Sepat hit the Chinese mainland after more than 900,000 were evacuated as a precaution, state media reported Sunday.
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Thais approve draft constitution
Aug 19 2007 4:15PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Voters in Thailand's first-ever national referendum approved a new constitution Sunday, clearing the way for an election by December that would restore civilian rule after last year's military-led coup, unofficial results showed.
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Thais approve draft constitution
Aug 19 2007 4:15PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Voters in Thailand's first-ever national referendum approved a new constitution Sunday, clearing the way for an election by December that would restore civilian rule after last year's military-led coup, unofficial results showed.
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Thais approve draft constitution
Aug 19 2007 4:15PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Voters in Thailand's first-ever national referendum approved a new constitution Sunday, clearing the way for an election by December that would restore civilian rule after last year's military-led coup, unofficial results showed.
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Kazakh president's party wins all seats
Aug 19 2007 2:03PM (CT)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) - The authoritarian president's party swept Kazakhstan's parliamentary election, winning all the seats in a vote that was rejected Sunday by the opposition and deemed flawed by international observers.
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Kazakh president's party wins all seats
Aug 19 2007 2:03PM (CT)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) - The authoritarian president's party swept Kazakhstan's parliamentary election, winning all the seats in a vote that was rejected Sunday by the opposition and deemed flawed by international observers.
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Kazakh president's party wins all seats
Aug 19 2007 2:03PM (CT)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) - The authoritarian president's party swept Kazakhstan's parliamentary election, winning all the seats in a vote that was rejected Sunday by the opposition and deemed flawed by international observers.
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Kazakh president's party wins all seats
Aug 19 2007 2:03PM (CT)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) - The authoritarian president's party swept Kazakhstan's parliamentary election, winning all the seats in a vote that was rejected Sunday by the opposition and deemed flawed by international observers.
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Missing China miners' relatives furious
Aug 19 2007 1:16PM (CT)
XINTAI, China (AP) - Distressed family members shouted and scuffled with guards after a third day without word on 172 miners trapped in a flooded mine in eastern China, where rescue crews began pumping water Sunday.
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Missing China miners' relatives furious
Aug 19 2007 1:16PM (CT)
XINTAI, China (AP) - Distressed family members shouted and scuffled with guards after a third day without word on 172 miners trapped in a flooded mine in eastern China, where rescue crews began pumping water Sunday.
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Missing China miners' relatives furious
Aug 19 2007 1:16PM (CT)
XINTAI, China (AP) - Distressed family members shouted and scuffled with guards after a third day without word on 172 miners trapped in a flooded mine in eastern China, where rescue crews began pumping water Sunday.
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Maldives backs president in referendum
Aug 19 2007 11:24AM (CT)
MALE, Maldives (AP) - The longtime president of this tiny Indian Ocean nation won an overwhelming victory Sunday in a referendum on the Maldives' future form of government, but the opposition slammed the results as rigged and called for protests.
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Maldives backs president in referendum
Aug 19 2007 11:24AM (CT)
MALE, Maldives (AP) - The longtime president of this tiny Indian Ocean nation won an overwhelming victory Sunday in a referendum on the Maldives' future form of government, but the opposition slammed the results as rigged and called for protests.
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Maldives backs president in referendum
Aug 19 2007 11:24AM (CT)
MALE, Maldives (AP) - The longtime president of this tiny Indian Ocean nation won an overwhelming victory Sunday in a referendum on the Maldives' future form of government, but the opposition slammed the results as rigged and called for protests.
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Maldives backs president in referendum
Aug 19 2007 11:24AM (CT)
MALE, Maldives (AP) - The longtime president of this tiny Indian Ocean nation won an overwhelming victory Sunday in a referendum on the Maldives' future form of government, but the opposition slammed the results as rigged and called for protests.
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Movie spans Vietnam's north-south divide
Aug 19 2007 10:42AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A new breed of characters has replaced the old communist heroes on Vietnam's big screens: hustlers and dancing girls, drug dealers and cross-dressers.
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Movie spans Vietnam's north-south divide
Aug 19 2007 10:42AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A new breed of characters has replaced the old communist heroes on Vietnam's big screens: hustlers and dancing girls, drug dealers and cross-dressers.
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Afghanistan celebrates independence day
Aug 19 2007 5:01AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan celebrated its independence from British rule Sunday with a military parade and colorful display of national dresses on the grounds of a stadium once used by the Taliban for public executions.
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Afghanistan celebrates independence day
Aug 19 2007 5:01AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan celebrated its independence from British rule Sunday with a military parade and colorful display of national dresses on the grounds of a stadium once used by the Taliban for public executions.
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Afghanistan celebrates independence day
Aug 19 2007 5:01AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan celebrated its independence from British rule Sunday with a military parade and colorful display of national dresses on the grounds of a stadium once used by the Taliban for public executions.
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British Army head: troops 'stretched'
Aug 19 2007 4:57AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - British troops in Afghanistan are "stretched" but are winning the tactical battle against the Taliban, the head of the British Army said in an interview broadcast Sunday.
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