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S. Korea: Nuke talks may begin in Dec.
Nov 13 2006 11:06PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's nuclear envoy said Tuesday that long-stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program could resume by mid-December.
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Gutierrez urges China piracy crackdown
Nov 13 2006 10:08PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez urged Beijing on Tuesday to toughen a crackdown on pirated goods and other copyright infringements, saying failure to do so could fuel an American backlash against trade with China.
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U.S. Pacific fleet commander tours China
Nov 13 2006 5:18PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet began a visit to China on Monday in a trip aimed at strengthening ties between the two navies and gaining insight into the Asian power's military buildup.
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Indonesian students protest Bush visit
Nov 13 2006 3:45PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Protesters called Monday for the Indonesian government to cancel a visit by President Bush because of the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan which are widely unpopular in this Muslim nation, witnesses and news reports said.
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Pakistan may get anti-vice department
Nov 13 2006 1:27PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Lawmakers from an Islamic coalition ruling Pakistan's deeply conservative northwest on Monday approved a law to set up a Taliban-style department to suppress vice.
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Mumbai train commuters are frisked
Nov 13 2006 12:27PM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Police with dogs searched hundreds of thousands of Mumbai train commuters during the evening rush hour Monday as part of a security drill to monitor the city's ability to deal with terror threats.
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Protesters back on streets in Bangladesh
Nov 13 2006 10:52AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Baton-wielding police in Bangladesh clashed with thousands of demonstrators who threw stones and smashed vehicles Monday during protests demanding electoral reform, witnesses said. One person was struck by a police van and killed and several people were injured in the violence.
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Pakistani airports step up security
Nov 13 2006 9:56AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan has stepped up security at all 36 of its airports after a recent escalation of violence in the region bordering Afghanistan, an official said Monday.
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Afghans, U.S. nab senior al-Qaida member
Nov 13 2006 9:41AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. and Afghan forces have arrested a senior al-Qaida member in southeastern Afghanistan, a provincial police chief said Monday, confirming a report last week by coalition officials.
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Indonesia suspect not linked to al-Qaida
Nov 13 2006 8:58AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A man suspected of bombing an American fast food restaurant was trying to commit suicide and has no link with the al-Qaida-linked militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, police said Monday.
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Vatican encourages NKorea denuclearization
Nov 13 2006 7:14AM (CT)
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican is encouraging negotiations to obtain the "denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula, Pope Benedict XVI said Monday.
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Insurgent activity spikes in Afghanistan
Nov 13 2006 7:05AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Insurgent activity in Afghanistan has risen fourfold this year, and militants now launch more than 600 attacks a month, a rising wave of violence that has resulted in 3,700 deaths in 2006, a bleak new report released Sunday found.
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Bush may get cool reception in Vietnam
Nov 13 2006 4:27AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - When Bill Clinton came to Vietnam six years ago, he drew huge, jubilant crowds at every stop on the first visit by an American president since the end of the war in 1975.
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Coal mine blast kills 24 in north China
Nov 13 2006 1:07AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - At least 24 miners were killed and 10 others trapped Monday by an explosion in a coal mine in northern China, and the death total in another mining accident in the region rose to 35.
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Security tightened at Indian airports
Nov 13 2006 12:47AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Security was tightened at airports across India on Sunday after officials received a threat against planes flying to the U.S. and Europe.
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