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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan

In this Dec. 22, 2006 file photo, Rashid Rauf is escorted by Pakistani police officers, unseen, to appear in court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
By Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed five militants in a Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold in...

Tibetan exiles agree to continue ’middle path’

An exile Tibetan spins prayer wheels near the Tsangpa Monastery in Dharmsala, India, Saturday.
By Associated Press
DHARMSALA, India - Hundreds of Tibetan leaders agreed Saturday to continue to follow the Dalai Lama’s "middle...

Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world

Chinese dailies feature U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on their front pages at a newsstand in Beijing , China, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008.
By Associated Press
BEIJING - As a dangerous confrontation flared between China and Taiwan in 1996, Bill Clinton deployed the Seventh Fleet...
Thursday, November 20, 2008

US ambassador summoned over Pakistan strikes

Pakistani protesters burn a U.S. flag before a banner reads ’Down with America rally’ to condemn a suspected American missile strike at Taliban and militants’ hideouts, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.
By Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador today to protest a suspected American missile strike deep...

China to overhaul battered dairy industry

By Associated Press
BEIJING - China announced a complete overhaul of its dairy industry Thursday to improve safety at every step — from cow breeding to milk sales —...

Cambodian monk charged with raping British woman

By Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A 17-year-old Cambodian monk was charged with raping a British woman while taking her on a tour of...
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Thai protester’s death stirs up political waters

Thai anti-government protesters react after the bomb exploded at their protesting ground of government house Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.
By Associated Press
BANGKOK, Thailand - A pre-dawn grenade attack on protesters occupying the offices of Thailand’s prime minister...

Japan shaken by stabbings linked to pension system

Security personnel man at the entrance gate of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008.
By Associated Press
TOKYO - Stabbing attacks this week targeting former Health Ministry officials and...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Scientists find new penguin, extinct for 500 years

In this 2006 photo released Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 by the New Zealand Science Media Centre shown are a pair of yellow-eyed penguins.
By Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously...

Rights group: Nepal police beat children

By Associated Press
KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepalese police allegedly tortured children in their custody, an international rights group said, calling the practice widespread and asking...

Suspected US missiles strike deep inside Pakistan

Local children stand beside the rubble of a house hit by suspected U. S. missiles strike in Indi Khel village near Bannu, Pakistan on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008.
By Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suspected American missile bombarded a village deep inside Pakistani territory today, officials...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

China rejects sending troops to Afghanistan

By Associated Press
BEIJING - China said today it would not send any troops to Afghanistan — rejecting recent speculation that Beijing...
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Mountain a symbol of detente, tension of Koreas

South Korean tourists watch Diamond Mountain in North Korea from the Unification Observation post in Goseong, east of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008.
By Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea - Majestic and dramatic, with cliffs and waterfalls overlooking the sea, North Korea’s Diamond...
Monday, November 17, 2008

US supply trucks resume travel in Pakistan pass

By Associated Press
KHYBER PASS, Pakistan - Pakistani security forces escorted container trucks and oil tankers through the Khyber Pass today after Pakistan reopened the supply...

Crusading Filipino broadcaster shot dead

By Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines - A gunman on a motorcycle killed a hard-hitting Filipino radio commentator Monday in the seventh deadly attack on reporters in the Philippines...

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