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27 die from poison alcohol in Pakistan
Sep 20 2007 11:50PM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - At least 27 people have died after consuming poisonous alcohol in southern Pakistan, police said Friday.
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Beijing appoints new bishop
Sep 20 2007 10:25PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's state-controlled Catholic Church installed a cleric well-regarded by the Vatican as bishop of Beijing on Friday in a move that officials say should help ease their tense relations.
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OLY torch won't enter Taiwan
Sep 20 2007 10:21PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The Intern ational Olympic Committee said Friday that negotiations between Taiwan and China on the torch relay route for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games are at a dead end, and the torch will not be coming to Taiwan.
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Public joins monks in Myanmar protest
Sep 20 2007 8:45PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Nearly 1,000 Buddhist monks, joined by thousands of their countrymen, marched in Myanmar's largest city Thursday in the biggest challenge in at least a decade to the iron-fisted junta, a show of strength rare under military rule.
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Public joins monks in Myanmar protest
Sep 20 2007 8:45PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Nearly 1,000 Buddhist monks, joined by thousands of their countrymen, marched in Myanmar's largest city Thursday in the biggest challenge in at least a decade to the iron-fisted junta, a show of strength rare under military rule.
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Public joins monks in Myanmar protest
Sep 20 2007 8:45PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Nearly 1,000 Buddhist monks, joined by thousands of their countrymen, marched in Myanmar's largest city Thursday in the biggest challenge in at least a decade to the iron-fisted junta, a show of strength rare under military rule.
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Afghan general cautious on peace talks
Sep 20 2007 4:26PM (CT)
BAZARAK, Afghanistan (AP) - An anti-Taliban general who fought alongside U.S. forces during the 2001 invasion predicted Thursday that a proposal for peace talks will be snubbed by the Islamic militia's hard-liners and foreign fighters but may entice some insurgent factions.
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Afghan general cautious on peace talks
Sep 20 2007 4:26PM (CT)
BAZARAK, Afghanistan (AP) - An anti-Taliban general who fought alongside U.S. forces during the 2001 invasion predicted Thursday that a proposal for peace talks will be snubbed by the Islamic militia's hard-liners and foreign fighters but may entice some insurgent factions.
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Khmer Rouge leader gets top care in jail
Sep 20 2007 1:07PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The top Khmer Rouge suspect awaiting trial before a U.N.-backed genocide tribunal will get cable TV and regular visits from doctors while in detention _ amenities out of reach for most impoverished Cambodians.
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Khmer Rouge leader gets top care in jail
Sep 20 2007 1:07PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The top Khmer Rouge suspect awaiting trial before a U.N.-backed genocide tribunal will get cable TV and regular visits from doctors while in detention _ amenities out of reach for most impoverished Cambodians.
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Pakistan presidential election Oct. 6
Sep 20 2007 12:23PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan on Thursday set Oct. 6 as the date for a presidential election expected to extend the eight-year rule of U.S.-allied Gen. Pervez Musharraf, despite the objections of opponents who have vowed to boycott the vote by legislators.
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Afghan general: peace talks 'complex'
Sep 20 2007 8:14AM (CT)
BAZARAK, Afghanistan (AP) - One of Afghanistan's most renowned anti-Taliban commanders predicted Thursday that proposed peace talks would be a "long and complex process" but likely would be snubbed by hard-liners and foreign fighters in the Islamic militia.
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China lays Olympic torch path to Everest
Sep 20 2007 7:37AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese mountaineers will carry the Olympic torch to the top of Mount Everest, making the final assault on the world's tallest peak from a staging camp some 500 yards from the summit, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.
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Monsoon Flooding Kills 63 in India
Sep 20 2007 7:15AM (CT)
HYDERABAD, India (AP) - Torrential rains and thunderstorms have killed at least 63 people in southern India, and flooded dozens of villages, officials said Thursday.
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China defends its record on religion
Sep 20 2007 7:14AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China defended its record on religious freedom Thursday, saying all Chinese can worship as they choose with no restrictions, and it blasted a U.S. government report that said Beijing persecutes some believers.
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Strong quake rocks Indonesia's Sumatra
Sep 20 2007 5:43AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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Taiwan's bid for U.N. seat rejected
Sep 20 2007 1:24AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A key General Assembly committee rejected Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations on Wednesday, the 15th straight year the island has been thwarted in its attempt to become a member of the world body.
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Typhoon Wipha death toll at 9
Sep 20 2007 1:02AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Typhoon Wipha weakened as it slammed China with strong winds and torrential rains, officials said Thursday. At least nine people were reported killed as the storm destroyed thousands of homes and triggered landslides.
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Typhoon Wipha death toll at 9
Sep 20 2007 1:02AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Typhoon Wipha weakened as it slammed China with strong winds and torrential rains, officials said Thursday. At least nine people were reported killed as the storm destroyed thousands of homes and triggered landslides.
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Typhoon Wipha death toll at 9
Sep 20 2007 1:02AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Typhoon Wipha weakened as it slammed China with strong winds and torrential rains, officials said Thursday. At least nine people were reported killed as the storm destroyed thousands of homes and triggered landslides.
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