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U.N. chief: N. Korea still needs food aid
Sep 23 2005 7:59PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - North Korea's food crisis has eased _ but not enough for the United Nations and other aid groups to end their humanitarian work in the country as Pyongyang has requested, the U.N. humanitarian chief warned on Friday.
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Arroyo impeachment charge revival sought
Sep 23 2005 5:54PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - An opposition lawmaker and lawyers petitioned the Filipino Supreme Court on Friday to revive impeachment charges against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo dismissed by Congress.
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14 suspected Taliban fighters killed
Sep 23 2005 1:06PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. and Afghan forces backed by helicopter gunships killed 14 suspected Taliban fighters in central Afghanistan in the heaviest clashes since landmark parliamentary elections went off without major disruption, officials said Friday.
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Militants may join Thailand insurgency
Sep 23 2005 1:04PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A veteran leader of Thailand's insurgency has issued a warning: militants from Indonesia and Arab nations might join the fight for a separate homeland if the Thai government continues a crackdown that's provoking a new generation of Muslim fighters.
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Pakistan schools to register with gov't
Sep 23 2005 11:59AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Religious schools in Pakistan agreed Friday to register with the government on condition the process is approved by parliament and they don't have to reveal their sources of funding, a representative of the schools said.
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U.S. general defends Afghanistan tactics
Sep 23 2005 4:44AM (CT)
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - Responding to complaints by Afghanistan's president, a top U.S. general said Thursday that airstrikes have been decisive against insurgents and that American troops usually search homes jointly with Afghan soldiers.
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N.Korea demands reactor for disarmament
Sep 23 2005 4:14AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - North Korea's deputy foreign minister urged the United States Thursday to provide it with a nuclear reactor as a "simultaneous" step in its disarmament, and said his country would welcome a visit by the chief U.S. arms negotiator.
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North Korean leader wants meeting with U.S.
Sep 23 2005 3:40AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has ordered his aides to arrange a meeting with a high-ranking U.S. official, possibly with President Bush, a South Korean news agency reported Friday.
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