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Japan's Princess Kiko gives birth to boy
Sep 5 2006 11:52PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth to a boy early Wednesday, providing the centuries-old Chrysanthemum Throne with its first male heir in more than 40 years and defusing a looming succession crisis.
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Rape law rankles some Pakistan lawmakers
Sep 5 2006 4:25PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Lawmakers from a coalition of six Islamic groups threatened on Tuesday to vacate their parliamentary seats if Pakistan's government changes a rape law criticized by human rights activists.
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Calcutta nuns mark Mother Teresa's death
Sep 5 2006 3:50PM (CT)
CALCUTTA, India (AP) - Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity marked the ninth anniversary of the death of their order's founder, Mother Teresa, on Tuesday with a special feast day.
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U.S. envoy frustrated with North Korea
Sep 5 2006 2:01PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The chief American negotiator on North Korea's nuclear program expressed frustration Tuesday with Pyongyang's refusal to return to six-nation talks amid concerns the regime might be preparing a nuclear test.
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Dozens of Taliban killed in Afghanistan
Sep 5 2006 2:00PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. artillery and airstrikes killed between 50 and 60 suspected Taliban militants Tuesday, the fourth day of a NATO-led offensive in southern Afghanistan, an alliance spokesman said.
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Philippines' Arroyo a political survivor
Sep 5 2006 1:19PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - They call her tough, clever, opportunistic or just plain lucky, but her opponents know better than to underestimate Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is carving out a reputation as a true political survivor.
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Shanghai pension scandal could spread
Sep 5 2006 12:07PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Shanghai's skyscrapers and expressways attest to its status as China's commercial capital, but some may prove to be liabilities as the city faces its biggest scandal in years.
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Pakistan, militants sign peace deal
Sep 5 2006 9:42AM (CT)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's government and pro-Taliban militants signed an agreement Tuesday to ensure "permanent peace" in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan, seeking to end five years of violent unrest in the area.
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Chinese NYT employee appeals conviction
Sep 5 2006 9:29AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A New York Times researcher sentenced by a Chinese court to three years in prison on a fraud charge appealed his conviction Tuesday, his lawyer said.
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Report: Japan to pick new PM Sept. 26
Sep 5 2006 6:40AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's parliament will convene on Sept. 26 to pick a new prime minister, a news report said Tuesday. The parliament gathering is to follow the Sept. 20 leadership election of the ruling LDP party. Whoever wins that race is expected to become prime minister because the party holds the majority of seats in parliament's powerful lower house.
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8-year prison term for Bali bomb suspect
Sep 5 2006 1:56AM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - An Islamic militant was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for harboring the alleged mastermind of last year's suicide bombings on Indonesia's resort island of Bali.
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Pakistani president to travel to Kabul
Sep 5 2006 1:52AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will visit Kabul on Wednesday for anti-terror talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
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Report: U.S., 2 Korean delegates meet
Sep 5 2006 12:38AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Delegates from the United States and the two Koreas were meeting Tuesday in Beijing, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday, possibly indicating a breakthrough in stalled talks on the North's nuclear weapons program.
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