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Rice says U.S. ready to defend Japan
Oct 18 2006 11:57PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The United States is willing to use its full military might to defend Japan in light of North Korea's nuclear test, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday as she sought to assure Asian countries there is no need to jump into a nuclear arms race.
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Cambodian royalists aim to remove prince
Oct 18 2006 11:03PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodia's royalist party voted Wednesday to remove Prince Norodom Ranariddh as its leader, saying his long absences from the country left him unable to lead the fractious party.
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Gitmo terror suspect sends kin a message
Oct 18 2006 10:16PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The Red Cross said Thursday it had passed a message from an alleged Southeast Asian terror chief held at Guantanamo Bay to his family in Indonesia.
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Searches of N. Korean ships sticky issue
Oct 18 2006 10:02PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - This would be the scenario: North Korean ships suspected of carrying weapons would be halted at sea by a U.S.-allied naval force, with commandos swooping in from helicopters to search the vessel from bow to stern.
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300 mourn death of Myanmar activist
Oct 18 2006 8:07PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Nearly 300 friends and sympathizers attended the funeral of a 34-year-old pro-democracy activist who had been imprisoned by the military junta and died this week in jail, a colleague said Wednesday.
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NATO strikes kill 9 Afghan civilians
Oct 18 2006 4:41PM (CT)
ASHOGHO, Afghanistan (AP) - Airstrikes by NATO helicopters hunting Taliban fighters ripped through three dried mud homes in southern Afghanistan as villagers slept early Wednesday. At least nine civilians were killed, including women and children, said residents and the provincial governor.
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Suicide attack in Sri Lankan resort town
Oct 18 2006 4:17PM (CT)
GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels posing as fishermen blew up two boats in a suicide ambush on a Sri Lankan naval base, killing at least one sailor in the first such attack on the southern coast popular with tourists, the military said.
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Photographer's kidnapping protested
Oct 18 2006 4:04PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Two journalists' associations on Wednesday denounced the kidnapping of an Italian freelance photographer in Afghanistan, saying reporters are not "bargaining chips."
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Indonesia campaigns against corruption
Oct 18 2006 2:29PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian television broadcast the photo of a fugitive convicted of embezzling millions of dollars in state funds as part of a new campaign against corruption.
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84 Japanese lawmakers visit war shrine
Oct 18 2006 11:55AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Dozens of Japanese lawmakers on Wednesday paid their respects at a war shrine vilified as a symbol of the country's past militarism, amid concerns Tokyo may build up its armed forces against the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear test explosion.
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PM says Japan won't build atomic weapons
Oct 18 2006 11:52AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's prime minister struggled Wednesday to stifle talk of a move to build a nuclear bomb, a concept once considered unthinkable in the only nation ever attacked with atomic weapons. "The debate is finished," Shinzo Abe said.
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Haze closes several Indonesian airports
Oct 18 2006 11:46AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Authorities on Wednesday closed several Indonesian airports shrouded in smoke from land-clearing fires, threatening chaos for millions of travelers preparing to return home to celebrate the end of the Muslim holy month Ramadan.
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Kim makes 1st appearance since nuke test
Oct 18 2006 11:15AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il made his first known public appearance since his nation's nuclear test, official media reported Wednesday, amid concerns that the regime was readying a second detonation.
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Thai PM: Muslim problem will be resolved
Oct 18 2006 5:34AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Thailand's new prime minister said Wednesday that he will try to peacefully resolve the Muslim insurgency in the kingdom's southern provinces _ a reversal of the previous government's iron-fisted strategy.
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Police: rocket hits house in Afghanistan
Oct 18 2006 4:11AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A rocket hit a house during a clash between suspected Taliban insurgents and NATO and Afghan security forces in a southern village, killing some civilians, police said Wednesday.
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Suspected insurgents kill 1 in Thailand
Oct 18 2006 3:12AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Suspected Muslim insurgents attacked an army base early Wednesday, killing one soldier and leaving four others injured in the violence-plagued south of Thailand, police said.
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Last U.S. defector in NKorea feels at home
Oct 18 2006 2:57AM (CT)
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - The last known American defector to North Korea says he now feels "at home" in the North and "wouldn't trade it for nothing," but his eyes well with tears at images of his hometown in Virginia.
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Philippine journalists denounce lawsuits
Oct 18 2006 2:34AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine media groups on Tuesday accused the president's husband of trying to muzzle a critical press by filing a string of libel cases against 43 journalists and publishers.
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Japan calls for nuke policy discussion
Oct 18 2006 12:59AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan should openly discuss whether it wants to possess nuclear weapons in light of North Korea's atomic test, Foreign Minister Taro Aso said Wednesday.
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Suspected rebels hit Sri Lanka naval base
Oct 18 2006 12:56AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Suspected Tamil rebels posing as fishermen blew up two of their boats in a suicide ambush on a naval base, killing at least one navy sailor in the first such attack on Sri Lanka's touristy southern coast, the military said.
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N. Korean leader makes public appearance
Oct 18 2006 12:13AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il made his first known public appearance since his country's recent nuclear test, attending a performance of songs praising him, the North's official media reported Wednesday.
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