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Japan PM race between Aso and Fukuda
Sep 14 2007 11:17PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe narrowed to two candidates Saturday as the ruling party said its conservative No. 2 leader and a dovish party stalwart who favors warmer ties with Asia will run.
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Japan PM race between Aso and Fukuda
Sep 14 2007 11:17PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe narrowed to two candidates Saturday as the ruling party said its conservative No. 2 leader and a dovish party stalwart who favors warmer ties with Asia will run.
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Quakes, aftershocks worry Indonesians
Sep 14 2007 10:28PM (CT)
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) - Days of colossal earthquakes and tsunami warnings have forced traumatized Indonesian villagers to seek safety in the last place imaginable: graveyards.
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Quakes, aftershocks worry Indonesians
Sep 14 2007 10:28PM (CT)
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) - Days of colossal earthquakes and tsunami warnings have forced traumatized Indonesian villagers to seek safety in the last place imaginable: graveyards.
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Quakes, aftershocks worry Indonesians
Sep 14 2007 10:28PM (CT)
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) - Days of colossal earthquakes and tsunami warnings have forced traumatized Indonesian villagers to seek safety in the last place imaginable: graveyards.
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Quakes, aftershocks worry Indonesians
Sep 14 2007 10:28PM (CT)
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) - Days of colossal earthquakes and tsunami warnings have forced traumatized Indonesian villagers to seek safety in the last place imaginable: graveyards.
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Quakes, aftershocks worry Indonesians
Sep 14 2007 10:28PM (CT)
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) - Days of colossal earthquakes and tsunami warnings have forced traumatized Indonesian villagers to seek safety in the last place imaginable: graveyards.
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China releases New York Times researcher
Sep 14 2007 9:54PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese researcher for The New York Times who was arrested on charges of revealing state secrets and later convicted of fraud was released Saturday after serving a three-year prison sentence.
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China releases New York Times researcher
Sep 14 2007 9:54PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese researcher for The New York Times who was arrested on charges of revealing state secrets and later convicted of fraud was released Saturday after serving a three-year prison sentence.
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China releases New York Times researcher
Sep 14 2007 9:54PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese researcher for The New York Times who was arrested on charges of revealing state secrets and later convicted of fraud was released Saturday after serving a three-year prison sentence.
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Taiwan criticizes lack of U.S support
Sep 14 2007 7:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Taiwan's president criticized the U.S. on Friday for refusing to support a referendum the island is planning to hold on whether to seek U.N. membership under its own name.
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North Korean nuclear talks to resume
Sep 14 2007 5:34PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The chief U.S. envoy to North Korean nuclear talks said Friday that negotiators from six nations plan to gather next week in Beijing to discuss ways to disable the North's nuclear reactor.
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14 killed by train in northern India
Sep 14 2007 4:24PM (CT)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - A train struck and killed 14 Hindu pilgrims crossing a narrow railway bridge in northern India, sparking angry protests, officials said Friday.
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Iran says Chinese give support on nukes
Sep 14 2007 2:34PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Iran's interior minister said China renewed its support Friday for negotiations over his country's disputed nuclear activities, and he warned that new U.N. sanctions could force Tehran to adopt "other means."
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Iran says Chinese give support on nukes
Sep 14 2007 2:34PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Iran's interior minister said China renewed its support Friday for negotiations over his country's disputed nuclear activities, and he warned that new U.N. sanctions could force Tehran to adopt "other means."
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Bhutto sets Oct. 18 return to Pakistan
Sep 14 2007 2:18PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is coming home next month to press for the restoration of democracy, regardless of the outcome of her talks on sharing power with Pakistan's U.S.-allied military president, her party said Friday.
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Bhutto sets Oct. 18 return to Pakistan
Sep 14 2007 2:18PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is coming home next month to press for the restoration of democracy, regardless of the outcome of her talks on sharing power with Pakistan's U.S.-allied military president, her party said Friday.
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Bhutto sets Oct. 18 return to Pakistan
Sep 14 2007 2:18PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is coming home next month to press for the restoration of democracy, regardless of the outcome of her talks on sharing power with Pakistan's U.S.-allied military president, her party said Friday.
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Bhutto sets Oct. 18 return to Pakistan
Sep 14 2007 2:18PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is coming home next month to press for the restoration of democracy, regardless of the outcome of her talks on sharing power with Pakistan's U.S.-allied military president, her party said Friday.
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China cracks down on one-child violators
Sep 14 2007 8:19AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Urban Chinese who have more than one child will get a black mark on their credit record, the government said, in a scheme that appeared to target newly rich couples undeterred by fines from having extra children.
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Demobilized soldiers riot in China
Sep 14 2007 5:13AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Demobilized soldiers rioted at a retraining center in northeastern China overnight, the latest in a series of apparently coordinated protests against living conditions, a teacher and a human rights monitoring group said Friday.
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Pakistan probes brazen base attack
Sep 14 2007 5:05AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan vowed to step up its fight against terrorism Friday after a suicide attacker penetrated a high-security military base and detonated an explosive-laden vehicle, killing 16 soldiers from an elite counterterrorism task force.
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'Kite Runner' author visits Afghanistan
Sep 14 2007 4:18AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The author of two best-selling novels set in Afghanistan said the country is moving in the right direction but that the international community must remain committed to rebuilding the war-torn nation.
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China: Orders to use death penalty less
Sep 14 2007 3:56AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has ordered judges to use the death penalty more sparingly by showing leniency for murderers who cooperate with authorities and white collar criminals who help recoup their ill-gotten gains, the government said Friday.
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Abe latest victim in stressed-out Japan
Sep 14 2007 2:27AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whisked to a hospital a day after he resigned for exhaustion and psychological anguish, is the latest high-profile figure to seek treatment over work-related duress in a nation known for its stressed-out laborers.
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