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Japan train derailment death toll hits 5
Dec 27 2005 8:20PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The death toll in a train derailment in northern Japan rose to five as rescuers searched the snow-covered wreck Wednesday, following reports that more passengers could be trapped inside.
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Indonesian rebels end 30-year insurgency
Dec 27 2005 7:11PM (CT)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Rebels in Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province formally disbanded their armed wing Tuesday, ending a 29-year struggle for independence that killed thousands so the movement could participate in elections next year.
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China helping U.S. search for those MIA
Dec 27 2005 5:08PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese officials have agreed to consider a U.S. request to search military archives that could yield clues to the fate of missing Korean War servicemen possibly held by China, the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday.
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Man says Thai hotels not ready for tsunami
Dec 27 2005 5:07PM (CT)
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - A leading meteorologist who was accused of scare-mongering when he warned nearly eight years ago that a tsunami could strike Thailand said Tuesday that coastal hotels and resorts are still unprepared for another killer wave.
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Homes, livelihoods priorities in Asia
Dec 27 2005 4:56PM (CT)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Jerji Naskaputra and his team work night and day in this Indonesian province turning out houses for survivors of last year's tsunami. And with some 400,000 people still homeless or in tents, they are gearing up for an even busier 2006.
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4 Marines charged with rape in Philippines
Dec 27 2005 1:49PM (CT)
OLONGAPO, Philippines (AP) - Philippine prosecutors charged four U.S. Marines with rape on Tuesday in a case seen as a test of a bilateral accord allowing American troops to train here.
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Canadian beef back in Tokyo supermarkets
Dec 27 2005 1:16PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Canadian beef was back on some supermarket shelves in the Japanese capital on Tuesday, following the lifting of a two year ban on imports, but with consumers still wary about mad cow disease, it wasn't expected to be flying off the shelves just yet.
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Turkey investigates insult against army
Dec 27 2005 12:49PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish prosecutors said Tuesday they had begun an investigation to determine whether a European Parliament lawmaker should be prosecuted for insulting Turkey's armed forces, a decision likely to further strain the country's ties with the European Union.
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Philippine president aims to curb temper
Dec 27 2005 11:34AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has been struggling to deal with her country's rowdy politics but acknowledged that there's one more thing she has failed to improve for years _ her temper.
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Indian villagers uncover mass grave
Dec 27 2005 11:22AM (CT)
AHMADABAD, India (AP) - Villagers uncovered what appeared to be a mass grave for Muslim victims of religious riots in northwestern India, police said Tuesday.
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Japan seeks to put more women in top posts
Dec 27 2005 10:04AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese government endorsed measures on Tuesday that would put more women in top government posts and provide more support for working mothers at a time when the country is facing low birth rates and a looming labor shortage.
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China ex-official gets life in prison
Dec 27 2005 9:13AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A former Cabinet minister was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison on charges of taking more than $500,000 in bribes, in China's highest-level corruption case since a deputy chairman of parliament was executed in 2001.
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Russian parliament approves curb on NGOs
Dec 27 2005 5:32AM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's upper house on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a law imposing strict curbs on non-governmental organizations, a move that critics say will set back the development of civil society.
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Top Taliban commander threatens attacks
Dec 27 2005 3:03AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A top Taliban commander said more than 200 rebel fighters were willing to become suicide attackers against U.S. forces and their allies _ a claim dismissed as propaganda Monday by Afghanistan's government, which said the hard-line militia was weakening.
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