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U.N. close to sanctions for North Korea
Oct 12 2006 11:16PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Key U.N. Security Council members moved closer to agreement late Thursday on a U.S.-proposed resolution that would impose sanctions but no military measures against North Korea because of its claimed nuclear test.
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North Korea arms trade seen as threat
Oct 12 2006 10:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - North Korea's claimed test of a nuclear weapon is only the tip of what frightens the rest of the world. It's all the more worrisome because the country has shown itself to be a virtual bazaar for spreading missiles, conventional weapons and nuclear technology around the globe.
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South Korea prepares for visit by Rice
Oct 12 2006 8:10PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea is preparing for a possible visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice next week in the wake of North Korea's claimed nuclear test, a South Korean official told The Associated Press.
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Ex-Gitmo detainees arrive in Afghanistan
Oct 12 2006 6:31PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Sixteen Afghans and one Iranian released from years in captivity at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday, an Afghan official said.
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Japan takes lead in sanctioning N. Korea
Oct 12 2006 6:27PM (CT)
SAKAIMINATO, Japan (AP) - The Yong Gwang 1, one of 24 North Korean merchant ships docked in Japanese ports, bobs beside a pier loaded to the gills with its prized cargo _ rusty old bicycles that can fetch a good price on the black market in the impoverished North.
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Pregnancy may help woman avoid execution
Oct 12 2006 3:29PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Police in northern Vietnam are investigating how a woman on death row for drug trafficking got pregnant, a condition that could spare her from facing the firing squad, police and lawyers said Thursday.
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Afghanistan clashes leave up to 20 dead
Oct 12 2006 2:34PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO-led forces and Afghan troops clashed with suspected Taliban militants Thursday in southern Afghanistan, leaving as many as 20 suspected insurgents dead.
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Up to 20 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
Oct 12 2006 12:42PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO-led forces and Afghan troops clashed with suspected Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan Thursday, leaving as many as 20 suspected insurgents dead, an alliance spokesman said.
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Mourners in Indonesia recall 2002 attack
Oct 12 2006 12:37PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Relatives of those killed in the 2002 nightclub bombings on the island of Bali wept and prayed Thursday at a simple ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attack.
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Guantanamo detainees go to Afghanistan
Oct 12 2006 10:25AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Sixteen Afghans and one Iranian released from years in captivity at Guantanamo Bay prison arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday, an Afghan official said, maintaining that "most" of the detainees had been falsely accused.
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N.Korean defectors seek end to regime
Oct 12 2006 4:51AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean defectors with painful memories of starvation and torture say they hope the North's claimed nuclear test will prompt international sanctions that could help advance their long-held dream of the communist regime's collapse.
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Travel ban added to N. Korea resolution
Oct 12 2006 3:12AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A new American draft resolution to punish North Korea in the U.N. Security Council for its claimed nuclear test seeks to ban travel by people involved in the regime's weapons program, but softens some other measures to win Russian and Chinese support.
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S.Korea finds no abnormal radioactivity
Oct 12 2006 12:02AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea said Thursday it had detected no abnormal radioactivity levels within its borders after a declared North Korea nuclear test blast this week.
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