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China's capital punishment data sought
Sep 2 2005 8:15PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The U.N.'s top human rights official on Friday called on China to release details about its use of capital punishment, warning that those executed might be victims of discrimination.
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Pakistan-Israel talks anger hard-liners
Sep 2 2005 4:19PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's initiation of high-level talks with Israel prompted fury from Islamic hard-liners who stormed out of Parliament on Friday and called protests in major cities across the country.
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Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan
Sep 2 2005 3:05PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. and Afghan forces killed a regional Taliban commander in a clash that also left an American soldier and an Afghan interpreter dead, the military said Friday as violence spiraled ahead of this month's landmark elections.
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Thousands celebrate Vietnam National Day
Sep 2 2005 1:27PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Veterans with medal-covered uniforms were among about 13,000 people who celebrated Vietnam's National Day on Friday by parading through Ba Dinh Square, where beloved late President Ho Chi Minh declared independence 60 years ago.
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North Korea envoy, U.S. lawmakers meet
Sep 2 2005 12:15PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's chief envoy for talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons ambitions met visiting U.S. lawmakers Friday as the communist country criticized joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea.
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5 dead, 43 hurt in S. Korea bathhouse fire
Sep 2 2005 9:23AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - An apparent gas explosion sparked a fire Friday at a public bathhouse building in South Korea, killing at least five people and injuring 43 others, police said.
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Typhoon Talim kills at least 10 in China
Sep 2 2005 9:03AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Torrential rains and flooding from Typhoon Talim killed at least 10 people and left 15 missing in eastern China, the government said Friday.
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U.S. creates endowment for Cambodia group
Sep 2 2005 7:02AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The United States has established a $2 million endowment to assist a Cambodian group researching crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge government in the late 1970s, the U.S. Embassy said Friday.
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Vietnam marks 60 years of independence
Sep 2 2005 6:49AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - With streets draped in red and the communist hammer and sickle flying high, thousands turned out on Friday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the day their beloved late president, Ho Chi Minh, declared independence.
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US, India agree on scientific cooperation
Sep 2 2005 5:37AM (CT)
BANGALORE, India (AP) - India and the United States have resolved a dispute over intellectual property, enabling them to sign an agreement on scientific collaboration next month, India's science minister said Friday.
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China President to visit U.S. next week
Sep 2 2005 2:06AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Hu Jintao has set daunting goals for his first trip to Washington as China's president: improving Beijing's image amid strains over its growing military power, rivalry for oil and a soaring U.S. trade deficit.
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Troubles plague planned 3-nation gas line
Sep 2 2005 1:48AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - If it's ever built, the pipeline would carry natural gas from Iran for nearly 1,800 miles, cutting through Pakistan and into India, where it would feed one of the world's fastest-growing economies. The network could provide Pakistan with hundreds of millions of dollars in fees and tie together two of the world's most bitter rivals.
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