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Myanmar imposes curfew, bans assembly
Sep 25 2007 11:50PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military leaders imposed a nighttime curfew and banned gatherings of more than five people Tuesday after 35,000 Buddhist monks and their supporters defied the junta's warnings and staged another day of anti-government protests.
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Myanmar imposes curfew, bans assembly
Sep 25 2007 11:50PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military leaders imposed a nighttime curfew and banned gatherings of more than five people Tuesday after 35,000 Buddhist monks and their supporters defied the junta's warnings and staged another day of anti-government protests.
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Myanmar imposes curfew, bans assembly
Sep 25 2007 11:50PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military leaders imposed a nighttime curfew and banned gatherings of more than five people Tuesday after 35,000 Buddhist monks and their supporters defied the junta's warnings and staged another day of anti-government protests.
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Myanmar imposes curfew, bans assembly
Sep 25 2007 11:50PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military leaders imposed a nighttime curfew and banned gatherings of more than five people Tuesday after 35,000 Buddhist monks and their supporters defied the junta's warnings and staged another day of anti-government protests.
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Myanmar imposes curfew, bans assembly
Sep 25 2007 11:50PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military leaders imposed a nighttime curfew and banned gatherings of more than five people Tuesday after 35,000 Buddhist monks and their supporters defied the junta's warnings and staged another day of anti-government protests.
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Fukuda elected Japan's prime minister
Sep 25 2007 11:12PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Yasuo Fukuda took office as Japan's prime minister Wednesday, promising to use his skills as a negotiator to win approval for extending Tokyo's contentious mission in support of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
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Fukuda elected Japan's prime minister
Sep 25 2007 11:12PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Yasuo Fukuda took office as Japan's prime minister Wednesday, promising to use his skills as a negotiator to win approval for extending Tokyo's contentious mission in support of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
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Fukuda elected Japan's prime minister
Sep 25 2007 11:12PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Yasuo Fukuda took office as Japan's prime minister Wednesday, promising to use his skills as a negotiator to win approval for extending Tokyo's contentious mission in support of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
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China nudges Myanmar on protests
Sep 25 2007 11:03PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has gently urged Myanmar's military rulers to ease the strife that has seen tens of thousands take to the streets in protest, diplomats said Tuesday, even as Beijing said publicly it would stick to a hands-off approach toward its neighbor.
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Afghan leader seeks help with troops
Sep 25 2007 9:16PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on world leaders Tuesday to provide more help in strengthening his country's military and police forces to battle resurgent Taliban militants.
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Thai high court suspends ex-PM's trial
Sep 25 2007 4:26PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's Supreme Court suspended the corruption trial of fugitive deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday until authorities can bring him to court, officials said.
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Military: 60 Taliban killed in clash
Sep 25 2007 3:07PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A daylong battle in southern Afghanistan's poppy-growing belt Tuesday killed more than 60 Taliban fighters and one soldier from the U.S.-led coalition, military officials said.
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Beijing theater holds trial performance
Sep 25 2007 2:20PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Beijing's futuristic new national theater, criticized by some for being too ostentatious for its surroundings, opened its doors Tuesday for a trial performance.
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Beijing theater holds trial performance
Sep 25 2007 2:20PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Beijing's futuristic new national theater, criticized by some for being too ostentatious for its surroundings, opened its doors Tuesday for a trial performance.
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Musharraf to lead army if not re-elected
Sep 25 2007 1:35PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will stay on as army chief if he is not re-elected, a government lawyer said Tuesday, fueling opposition claims that he could be setting the stage to declare a state of emergency.
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Musharraf to lead army if not re-elected
Sep 25 2007 1:35PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will stay on as army chief if he is not re-elected, a government lawyer said Tuesday, fueling opposition claims that he could be setting the stage to declare a state of emergency.
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Orangutan injures French tourist
Sep 25 2007 7:40AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - An orangutan in a Malaysian wildlife sanctuary snatched a French tourist's backpack and bit her while pulling off her shoes, socks and pants, the tourist said Tuesday.
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Outspoken Chinese lawyer arrested
Sep 25 2007 7:36AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese lawyer convicted of subversion has again been detained after writing to U.S. lawmakers asking them to help expose what he called an "ongoing human rights disaster in China," an activist friend said Tuesday.
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Myanmar monks defy junta, resume rallies
Sep 25 2007 3:35AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Tens of thousands of Buddhist monks defied orders from the military junta to stay out of politics, relaunching mass protests Tuesday in the country's two biggest cities.
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Myanmar monks defy junta, resume rallies
Sep 25 2007 3:35AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Tens of thousands of Buddhist monks defied orders from the military junta to stay out of politics, relaunching mass protests Tuesday in the country's two biggest cities.
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Myanmar monks defy junta, resume rallies
Sep 25 2007 3:35AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Tens of thousands of Buddhist monks defied orders from the military junta to stay out of politics, relaunching mass protests Tuesday in the country's two biggest cities.
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Report: Russia, China still fight change
Sep 25 2007 2:19AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Russia and China, regional powers trying to restore Cold War-size importance to their roles in the world, are having a difficult time leaving the path of authoritarian government, a Freedom House analysis says.
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