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S.Korea to propose disarmament roadmap
Nov 9 2005 11:58PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - South Korea's lead envoy called for faster progress in getting North Korea to stop developing nuclear weapons as he prepared to offer a proposed roadmap for disarmament at six-nation talks on the dispute in Beijing.
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Malaysian terrorist apparently kills self
Nov 9 2005 9:49PM (CT)
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) - One of Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorists apparently blew himself up Wednesday to escape capture when an elite security unit attacked his hideout, Indonesia's president said. Two other suspected militants were thought killed in the blast.
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Diarrhea hits Pakistan quake survivors
Nov 9 2005 4:12PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Health workers rushed Wednesday to contain an outbreak of acute diarrhea afflicting hundreds of earthquake survivors at a crowded, unsanitary camp on a soccer field here in the capital of Pakistan's part of Kashmir.
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Boeing jet attempts record nonstop flight
Nov 9 2005 3:30PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - A Boeing Co. jet took off Wednesday from Hong Kong to try breaking the record for the longest nonstop flight by a commercial jet _ a trip that involves flying over the Pacific Ocean and North America before landing in London.
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Malaysian terror leader believed killed
Nov 9 2005 12:26PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - One of southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorist suspects, accused of plotting a series of deadly bombings in Bali, was believed to have been killed Wednesday when an elite Indonesian anti-terrorism unit stormed a suspected militant hideout, police said.
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Former Indian President Narayanan dies
Nov 9 2005 10:35AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Former President K.R. Narayanan, the first "untouchable" from India's pernicious caste system to occupy the office in a validation of the nation's democratic roots, died Wednesday. He was 85.
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Diarrhea outbreak hits quake survivors
Nov 9 2005 8:21AM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Several hundred survivors of South Asia's Oct. 8 earthquake have come down with acute diarrhea at a makeshift tent camp in Pakistan's portion of Kashmir, a World Health Organization official said Wednesday.
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Indonesia: Terror leader believed killed
Nov 9 2005 7:22AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Malaysian terror leader Azahari bin Husin was believed to have been killed Wednesday in a shootout with police, a top Indonesian investigator said. Local TV stations reported that Azahari, one of Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorists, had blown himself up in an apparent bid to avoid being captured alive.
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U.S.: North Korea must build confidence
Nov 9 2005 7:17AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The United States is ready to establish relations with North Korea, but the regime in Pyongyang must do its part to build confidence, Washington's new ambassador to Seoul said Wednesday.
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Results of Afghan elections postponed
Nov 9 2005 6:42AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The release of final results from landmark legislative elections held last September has again been postponed because investigators have not concluded inquiries into allegations of widespread cheating in southern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.
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U.S. Embassy in China get terror warning
Nov 9 2005 6:10AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The U.S. Embassy in Beijing said Wednesday that Chinese police have warned that Islamic extremists might be planning to attack luxury hotels in China over the next week.
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Japanese dealing with succession crisis
Nov 9 2005 4:30AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - With Emperor Akihito's youngest child ready to get married and move out of the Imperial Palace next week, Japan's royal family can be forgiven for having a touch of the empty nest syndrome. Problem is, it's becoming more of an empty nest crisis.
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Terrorist training camp found in Indonesia
Nov 9 2005 1:39AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Anti-terror police discovered a recently abandoned jungle training camp where militants taught bomb-making skills to scores of extremists, security officials said Wednesday, weeks after suicide attackers launched fresh strikes on the tourist island of Bali.
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