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China, Vietnam report new bird flu cases
Nov 3 2005 11:07PM (CT)
BEIJING, China (AP) - China and Vietnam each confirmed new bird flu outbreaks which killed thousands of birds, despite increased efforts to fight the disease. The Asian Development Bank warned that a global flu pandemic could kill up to 3 million people in Asia and plunge the world into recession.
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China reports fourth bird flu outbreak
Nov 3 2005 8:14PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China reported its fourth bird flu outbreak in three weeks Thursday, saying the virus killed nearly 9,000 chickens in a northeastern village, prompting authorities to destroy 369,900 other birds.
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Detainee may be wanted al-Qaida suspect
Nov 3 2005 4:32PM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - One al-Qaida suspect was killed in a police raid and a second was arrested, Pakistan announced Thursday, and an official said officials are trying to determine if the detainee is a Syrian with a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head for training terrorists.
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China: N. Korea talks to resume next week
Nov 3 2005 3:18PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China on Thursday called for progress in international efforts to get North Korea to scrap nuclear weapons development in exchange for aid as it announced that the slow-moving talks will resume next week in Beijing.
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U.N. says money running out for quake aid
Nov 3 2005 11:54AM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A U.S. general stressed Thursday that American helicopters and troops will help victims of South Asia's earthquake for months to come, but the World Food Program warned that its own relief flights might have to be scaled back within days.
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Amid flu fears, no kissing that pet bird
Nov 3 2005 11:06AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Thinking about giving your pet parrot a little kiss? It's not advised in Hong Kong. The government warning against kissing pet birds is just one of the more colorful pronouncements by officials in Asian nations as bird flu fears spread faster than the virus itself.
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Marines investigated on rape allegation
Nov 3 2005 7:25AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine police are investigating five U.S. Marines for allegedly raping a woman while in the country for counterterrorism exercises, officials said Thursday.
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Man dresses as horse, runs on race track
Nov 3 2005 6:56AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - A British resident of Hong Kong was convicted of disorderly conduct and causing a public nuisance for dressing as a horse and running on a popular race track last year to urge full democracy in the Chinese territory.
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Martial law imposed in Thailand districts
Nov 3 2005 5:21AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's government imposed martial law on Thursday in two Muslim-dominated districts of its insurgency-wracked south, a day after Islamic separatists staged a new show of strength with bombings that blacked out a provincial capital.
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