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Myanmar protesters march despite arrests
Aug 22 2007 10:46PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Hundreds marched Wednesday to protest steep increases in fuel prices, taking their challenge to Myanmar's military junta to the streets for a second time this week despite the arrest of at least 13 democracy activists who organized the rally.
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Myanmar protesters march despite arrests
Aug 22 2007 10:46PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Hundreds marched Wednesday to protest steep increases in fuel prices, taking their challenge to Myanmar's military junta to the streets for a second time this week despite the arrest of at least 13 democracy activists who organized the rally.
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Myanmar protesters march despite arrests
Aug 22 2007 10:46PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Hundreds marched Wednesday to protest steep increases in fuel prices, taking their challenge to Myanmar's military junta to the streets for a second time this week despite the arrest of at least 13 democracy activists who organized the rally.
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Myanmar protesters march despite arrests
Aug 22 2007 10:46PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Hundreds marched Wednesday to protest steep increases in fuel prices, taking their challenge to Myanmar's military junta to the streets for a second time this week despite the arrest of at least 13 democracy activists who organized the rally.
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Bangladesh demos spread; curfew imposed
Aug 22 2007 10:36PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The military-backed government imposed an indefinite curfew in six major cities Wednesday, clearing the streets and temporarily shutting down cell phones in a bid to quell three days of unrest by students demanding an end to emergency rule.
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Bangladesh demos spread; curfew imposed
Aug 22 2007 10:36PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The military-backed government imposed an indefinite curfew in six major cities Wednesday, clearing the streets and temporarily shutting down cell phones in a bid to quell three days of unrest by students demanding an end to emergency rule.
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Bangladesh demos spread; curfew imposed
Aug 22 2007 10:36PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The military-backed government imposed an indefinite curfew in six major cities Wednesday, clearing the streets and temporarily shutting down cell phones in a bid to quell three days of unrest by students demanding an end to emergency rule.
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Bangladesh demos spread; curfew imposed
Aug 22 2007 10:36PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The military-backed government imposed an indefinite curfew in six major cities Wednesday, clearing the streets and temporarily shutting down cell phones in a bid to quell three days of unrest by students demanding an end to emergency rule.
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Bangladesh demos spread; curfew imposed
Aug 22 2007 10:36PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The military-backed government imposed an indefinite curfew in six major cities Wednesday, clearing the streets and temporarily shutting down cell phones in a bid to quell three days of unrest by students demanding an end to emergency rule.
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Bangladesh demos spread; curfew imposed
Aug 22 2007 10:36PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The military-backed government imposed an indefinite curfew in six major cities Wednesday, clearing the streets and temporarily shutting down cell phones in a bid to quell three days of unrest by students demanding an end to emergency rule.
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SKorea asks China about diplomat's death
Aug 22 2007 10:30PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A senior South Korean diplomat in Beijing became ill after eating a tuna sandwich last month and died hours after seeking treatment _ a death that has left the envoy's family and his government asking China for an explanation.
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Japan executes 3 inmates
Aug 22 2007 10:22PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan has executed three inmates convicted of murder, an official said Thursday.
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2 Canadians killed in Afghanistan
Aug 22 2007 10:13PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A powerful explosion ripped into a Canadian armored vehicle in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two soldiers and wounding a journalist for Radio-Canada, officials said.
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Bomb kills 2 Canadians in Afghanistan
Aug 22 2007 9:58PM (CT)
OTTAWA, Canada (AP) - A powerful explosion ripped into a Canadian armored vehicle in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two soldiers and wounding a journalist for Radio-Canada, officials said.
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India, Japan set $20B trade target
Aug 22 2007 9:37PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Japan moved to boost its economic engagement with India Wednesday as the two nations set a target to more than double trade over the next three years and agreed to work toward an early conclusion of a free trade agreement.
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U.S. urges ethics review in U.N. case
Aug 22 2007 9:26PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States urged the U.N. ethics chief to rule on a whistleblower complaint by a former U.N. staffer who raised concerns about his agency's operations in North Korea, according to a letter obtained Wednesday.
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Indian actor Sanjay Dutt freed on bail
Aug 22 2007 9:24PM (CT)
PUNE, India (AP) - Indian movie star Sanjay Dutt walked out of jail early Thursday, released on bail after 22 days in prison, a jail official said.
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Court frees convicted Indian minister
Aug 22 2007 8:45PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The New Delhi High Court on Wednesday overturned the conviction and life sentence of a former Indian Cabinet minister and four others in a murder case, saying the evidence used to convict them was flawed, lawyers said.
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Militants kill 4 soldiers in Pakistan
Aug 22 2007 8:19PM (CT)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - Suspected militants fired rockets and assault rifles at a security post and a military base in separate attacks in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing four soldiers, officials said.
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Israel told to ease Palestinian movement
Aug 22 2007 5:10PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel must provide more freedom of movement in the West Bank and open crossings into Gaza to avoid driving even more Palestinians into poverty after Hamas seized the coastal strip two months ago, the United Nations Mideast envoy said Wednesday.
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Israel told to ease Palestinian movement
Aug 22 2007 5:10PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel must provide more freedom of movement in the West Bank and open crossings into Gaza to avoid driving even more Palestinians into poverty after Hamas seized the coastal strip two months ago, the United Nations Mideast envoy said Wednesday.
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China claims U.S. soybeans tainted
Aug 22 2007 4:52PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China, on the defensive over the safety of its products, lashed out Wednesday at the U.S. by claiming its soybean exports contained pesticides, poisonous weeds and dirt and blaming American manufacturer Mattel Inc. in part for lead tainting that prompted the recall of millions of toys.
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China claims U.S. soybeans tainted
Aug 22 2007 4:52PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China, on the defensive over the safety of its products, lashed out Wednesday at the U.S. by claiming its soybean exports contained pesticides, poisonous weeds and dirt and blaming American manufacturer Mattel Inc. in part for lead tainting that prompted the recall of millions of toys.
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Taiwanese jet makes emergency landing
Aug 22 2007 12:47PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A China Airlines plane made an emergency landing Wednesday in western Japan after the airport at its scheduled destination was temporarily closed, an official said.
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Bhutto details Musharraf deal
Aug 22 2007 11:00AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Former premier Benazir Bhutto has detailed for the first time a plan to keep Pakistan's U.S.-allied president in office under a power-sharing deal she said would strengthen the fight against terrorism.
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AIDS fight in Asia hurt by instability
Aug 22 2007 8:45AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Growing political instability, stigmatization of those infected and conservative social attitudes are hampering the fight against the spread of HIV in Asia, a top regional AIDS official said Monday.
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China says mine was natural disaster
Aug 22 2007 8:24AM (CT)
XINTAI, China (AP) - A Cabinet minister sought Wednesday to portray a mining accident that left 181 miners trapped and presumed dead as a natural disaster, deflecting criticism that more could have been done to save the workers.
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Chinese blankets recalled over chemical
Aug 22 2007 6:36AM (CT)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Chinese-made blankets containing high levels of formaldehyde have been recalled across Australia and New Zealand, the distributor said Wednesday, amid rising global concern over the safety of products from China.
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Violent protest at Indonesia airport
Aug 22 2007 5:06AM (CT)
TERNATE, Indonesia (AP) - At least four people were wounded by gunshots as police repelled thousands of protesters, some throwing rocks and glass shards, at an airport in eastern Indonesia, officials said.
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China: Bloggers should use real names
Aug 22 2007 3:29AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Blog service providers in China are "encouraged" to register users with their real names and contact information, according to a new government document that tones down an earlier proposal banning anonymous online blogging.
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Death toll rises to 36 in China typhoon
Aug 22 2007 2:15AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - At least 36 people were killed by Typhoon Sepat in four provinces in eastern and central China in widespread destruction that also forced the evacuation of 1.37 million people, state media reported Wednesday.
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