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Quake raises fears of 2nd N. Korea test
Oct 10 2006 11:50PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake in northern Japan on Wednesday may have led the Tokyo government to suspect that North Korea had conducted a second nuclear test.
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Quake raises fears of 2nd N. Korea test
Oct 10 2006 11:36PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A strong earthquake in northern Japan on Wednesday may have led the Tokyo government to suspect North Korea had conducted a second nuclear test, while key powers mulled punitive action against the communist nation for its first atomic blast.
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Experts: Kim shrewdly rules North Korea
Oct 10 2006 9:24PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Kim Jong Il is one of the world's most mysterious public figures, a pudgy recluse with bouffant hair and trademark sunglasses whose image projects for many a B-movie archetype of the crazed mastermind bent on fomenting global chaos.
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2 bombs kill 6, injure 30 in Philippines
Oct 10 2006 4:16PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Two bombs exploded Tuesday in insurgency-torn southern Philippines, killing six people and wounding more than 30, as officials heightened security amid warnings that al-Qaida-linked terrorists were planning further attacks.
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Experts weigh theories for N. Korea test
Oct 10 2006 2:33PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Was North Korea's nuclear device a partial dud? That is one of several theories that Western experts say might explain the apparent low explosive force of the communist nation's first declared nuclear test.
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China said to have detained Tibetan kids
Oct 10 2006 2:25PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - An activist group said Tuesday that Chinese forces detained a group of Tibetan children after border guards fatally shot at least one refugee trying to flee to Nepal across a Himalayan mountain pass.
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Pakistan denies N. Korea nuke test link
Oct 10 2006 2:07PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan denied Tuesday that it had a connection with North Korea's nuclear test, but analysts believe Pyongyang's underground explosion could force the West to take a closer look at past shady nuclear dealings between the two countries.
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Ban on child labor begins in India
Oct 10 2006 12:58PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A ban on child labor took effect Tuesday, but at roadside food stalls across New Delhi, many of the boys and girls who serve glasses of piping hot tea, wash dishes, mop floors and take out trash were not celebrating.
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U.S. troops in Asia keep low profile
Oct 10 2006 12:40PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - As politicians debated a response to North Korea's announced nuclear weapons test, 80,000-plus U.S. troops in the region kept a low profile Tuesday, with military officials avoiding any comments that might provoke the North.
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N. Korean blast smaller than expected
Oct 10 2006 12:15PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A North Korean diplomat said Tuesday the country's nuclear test was smaller in blast force than expected, but he claimed Pyongyang had the ability to detonate a more powerful device, a South Korean newspaper reported.
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China: N. Korea faces 'punitive actions'
Oct 10 2006 10:09AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - North Korea must face "some punitive actions" for testing a nuclear device, China's U.N. ambassador said Monday, suggesting that Beijing may be willing to impose some form of Security Council sanctions against Pyongyang.
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NATO commander asks Pakistan for help
Oct 10 2006 6:57AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - NATO's commander in Afghanistan praised Pakistan's role in the war on terror but pressed the country's president on Tuesday for more cooperation to combat militancy, a Pakistani official said.
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Thai interim PM vows to lift martial law
Oct 10 2006 5:33AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's interim prime minister said Tuesday his government will lift martial law "as soon as we can," noting the importance of repairing the country's image after last month's military coup.
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N.Korea faces another round of sanctions
Oct 10 2006 5:08AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea faces another round of sanctions for staging a nuclear test, but more punitive measures may not go far against an impoverished regime with little left to lose.
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Taiwan president wants clean politics
Oct 10 2006 4:24AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Tens of thousands of protesters, many dressed in red to show their anger, demanded Tuesday that Taiwan's president step down over a series of corruption allegations.
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China opposes military action vs N.Korea
Oct 10 2006 4:14AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China opposes military action against North Korea over its nuclear test, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
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N. Korea nuclear test puts China in bind
Oct 10 2006 4:02AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - North Korea's proclaimed nuclear test has handed China one of its biggest diplomatic crises, giving Beijing an unwanted, decisive role in determining how harshly to punish its communist neighbor and ally.
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Bomb attack in Kabul wounds 11
Oct 10 2006 2:56AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A bomb placed on a bicycle and detonated by remote control exploded next to a police bus in Kabul on Tuesday, wounding 11 people, police said.
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Abe says Japan maintains nuke ban policy
Oct 10 2006 12:25AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's prime minister said Tuesday that Japan will stick to its policy of not having nuclear weapons despite North Korea's alleged nuclear test.
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