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Typhoon batters, floods Philippines
Sep 27 2006 10:40PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A powerful typhoon battered the northern and central Philippines with rains and winds Thursday, killing at least three people and cutting off roads. Authorities canceled flights and ferry service and shut down schools.
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S. Korea 'frustrated' over nuclear talks
Sep 27 2006 9:51PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon said Wednesday he was very "frustrated and disappointed" over North Korea's refusal to resume talks over the reclusive communist country's suspect nuclear program.
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U.S. troops see rise in Afghan attacks
Sep 27 2006 8:21PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - American troops on Afghanistan's eastern frontier have seen a tripling of attacks since a truce between the Pakistani army and pro-Taliban tribesmen that was supposed to stop cross-border raids by militants, a U.S. military officer said Wednesday.
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Now open: Thailand's sleek new airport
Sep 27 2006 7:51PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thousands of departing and arriving passengers christened Bangkok's new international airport as it officially opened Thursday with all commercial airlines transferring operations to the sleek new hub.
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Thailand reassures U.N. on democracy
Sep 27 2006 7:47PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Thailand reassured the world Wednesday that last week's military coup was just a bump on the Southeast Asian nation's road to democracy and was needed to carry out crucial reforms.
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Thai coup leaders seeking acceptance
Sep 27 2006 7:17PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's military rulers are struggling to convince the international community that staging a coup was the only way to maintain democracy here. But it's been a tough sell.
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Musharraf: 9/11 planner in on Pearl plot
Sep 27 2006 7:13PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The top al-Qaida operative accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks either killed or took part in the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, Pakistan's president has alleged for the first time.
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Pakistan wants Afghanistan to help intel
Sep 27 2006 6:12PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf wants Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to stop the finger-pointing and agree to "a verbal cease-fire" and stepped-up intelligence cooperation to fight terrorism, Pakistan's foreign minister said Wednesday.
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Memorial clash worries No Gun Ri victims
Sep 27 2006 4:50PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Survivors of a 1950 mass civilian killing by American soldiers in South Korea expressed concern Wednesday that the U.S. budget for a memorial project is likely to expire this week amid a prolonged dispute with a victims' group.
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Tiger-skin market in Tibet flourishing
Sep 27 2006 4:15PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Environmentalists accused India and China in a stinging indictment Wednesday of doing almost nothing to stem the rapid decline of tigers in the wild, saying the big cats will likely vanish completely within a few years without government intervention.
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New Japanese PM, Bush vow to keep ties
Sep 27 2006 3:23PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Bush agreed during a telephone call Wednesday to maintain close ties and to meet in November, officials said.
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Myanmar detains 3 prominent activists
Sep 27 2006 11:29AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military junta detained three prominent supporters of detained Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and kept a close watch Wednesday on other activists marking the 18th anniversary of her democracy movement.
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Gunmen kill 2 militants in Pakistan
Sep 27 2006 9:13AM (CT)
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Drive-by gunmen killed two militants and wounded three in another car Wednesday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.
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AP: Race for U.N. Chief said still open
Sep 27 2006 6:07AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Indian candidate for U.N. secretary-general said that the race to succeed Kofi Annan "could well be all over" if the current front-runner again does well in the next informal poll of the U.N. Security Council.
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N. Korea: U.S. torpedoing nuclear talks
Sep 27 2006 5:49AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - North Korea accused the United States of torpedoing six-party talks on its nuclear program and then took aim at Japan's new government, saying conservatives were attempting to turn Japanese society to the right and rearm the country.
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Families on Java island to be relocated
Sep 27 2006 4:51AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia will resettle more than 3,000 families whose houses have been swamped by mud surging from a gas exploration site and will dump the sludge into the sea to avoid more destruction, the government said Wednesday.
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Bomber targets NATO convoy in Afghanistan
Sep 27 2006 1:27AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber targeted a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, wounding one civilian, a police official said.
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