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China-Taiwan flights begin in sign of warmer ties
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- More than 100 Chinese tourists arrived in Taiwan on Friday on the first regularly scheduled direct flight from the mainland in nearly six decades. (Updated 6:07 p.m. PT)
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 468
As of Thursday, July 3, 2008, at least 468 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Saturday at 10 a.m. EDT. (Updated 5:20 p.m. PT)
G-8 meets amid calls to take on new members
TOKYO -- The Group of Eight nations, holding their annual summit in Japan starting Monday, have always been a club for the world's biggest and brightest economies. Now a growing chorus is saying it's time the clubhouse doors swing open to some newcomers. (Updated 12:16 p.m. PT)
Mongolian capital calm after post-election riots
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia -- Military vehicles withdrew from streets as life in Mongolia's capital largely returned to normal Thursday just days after rioting sparked by an electoral dispute left five people dead. (Updated 11:13 a.m. PT)
China: Dalai Lama must disavow Tibet independence
BEIJING -- China insists the Dalai Lama prove he doesn't support Tibetan independence or disruption of the Beijing Olympics, telling two envoys for the spiritual leader that such "positive actions" are needed before further talks, a state news agency said Thursday. (Updated 10:32 a.m. PT)
South Korean leader calls for end to beef dispute
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's president called Thursday for an end to a long-running dispute over American beef imports, saying it was time for the nation to concentrate instead on overcoming its economic difficulties. (Updated 8:31 a.m. PT)
China students take quake-delayed exams
BEIJING -- More than 120,000 high school students whose university entrance exams were delayed by the massive Chinese earthquake in May finally sat down Thursday to take the tests that will dictate their future. (Updated 8:27 a.m. PT)
India seeks party pact on US nuclear bid
NEW DELHI -- The Indian government's bid to secure political support for a civilian nuclear deal with the United States stalled Thursday when a key regional party asked for more time to make a decision. (Updated 8:23 a.m. PT)
Detention of Pakistani nuclear scientist contested
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The wife of disgraced Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan said Thursday she is challenging his detention in court, a move that could lend new momentum to efforts to free him. (Updated 8:23 a.m. PT)
US businessman freed from Chinese jail
BEIJING -- A Chinese-born U.S. citizen sentenced to 16 years in prison on what his supporters called false tax evasion and fraud charges was released on parole after serving more than half the term, a human rights group said Thursday. (Updated 3:59 a.m. PT)
Additional headlines:
- Philippine blast kills 3, injures 11
- Police foil terror attack on Indonesian capital
- 5 Afghan soldiers killed in blast
- UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits homeland
- Myanmar cyclone victims saved from traffickers
- Pakistan's Sharif rebuffs US official's comment
- Former Khmer Rouge appeals detention
- Military: Sri Lanka fighting kills 26
 | WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008 |
- Curfew is imposed in Indian Kashmir city
- 1 year later, Pakistan mosque's spirit lives on
- SKorean auto workers strike over US beef imports
- 11 rebels, 1 soldier killed in clashes in Kashmir
- Pakistani forces arrest 10 suspected militants
- Malaysia's Anwar vows to seize power soon
- UN head to meet China president, premier
- China: New quake schools should be safe
- US Navy: Iran won't be allowed to close Hormuz
- Myanmar politics roiled, but junta grip firm
| TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2008 |
- 18 dead in northwest China mine collapse
- US lawmakers: Bush should skip Olympics
- Man with knife kills 5 police in Shanghai
- China police to reopen probe into teenager's death
- Pakistan says militants' compound is destroyed
- Coalition: 33 militants killed in Afghanistan
- Philippine journalist shot dead
- Thailand suspends support for temple bid
- Chinese reporter gets 4-year sentence
- Police stop Tibetan protesters near Chinese border
- Blast hits pro-junta office in Myanmar
| MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008 |
- Australian police charge suspect in ax killings
- Taiwan to keep Chinese tourists from Falung Gong
- US, NATO deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll
- Blast hits pro-junta office in Myanmar
- Thousands stuck after China landslide
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