Hard-line Afghan MPs block law protecting women
Kay Johnson, Associated Press |
posted 59 minutes ago
Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked a law on Saturday that aims to protect women's freedoms, with some arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles or encourage women to have sex outside of marriage.
Chance of survivors declines at Indonesian mine
Jefrey Pattirajawane, Associated Press |
posted May 18th - 5:21am
Rescue officials say falling rocks are hampering their progress in reaching 23 trapped workers at a U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, and chances of finding any more survivors are declining.
SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles
Sam Kim, Associated Press |
posted May 18th - 4:33am
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.
Afghan police chief shot dead outside home
Rahim Faiez, Associated Press |
posted May 18th - 1:50am
Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday.
China arrests man over fake plane bomb threats
Associated Press |
posted May 18th - 12:11am
A man has been arrested for allegedly making fake bomb threats against several domestic flights bound for Shanghai, Chinese officials said Saturday.
Myanmar leader frees prisoners ahead of US visit
Aye Aye Win, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 10:55pm
Myanmar's president has pardoned at least 20 political prisoners just ahead of a historic visit to the United States that will highlight the two sides' improved relations brought about by the former pariah nation's democratic reforms.
Southern China rains kill 55, leave 14 missing
Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 9:28pm
Chinese authorities say rainstorms that battered southern China this week have killed 55 people and left 14 others missing.
World stocks strong into the weekend
Toby Sterling, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 10:40am
World stock markets rose steadily on Friday after two key indicators suggested the U.S. economic expansion will continue.
Bombs at mosques in northwest Pakistan kill 15
Riaz Khan, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 10:35am
Bombs that exploded outside two mosques in a village in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 15 people Friday, underlining the challenge of militant violence facing a new government set to take power under the leadership of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Cultural attitudes impede organ donations in China
Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 8:24am
China is phasing out its reliance on executed prisoners for donated organs, but an architect of the country's transplant system said Friday that ingrained cultural attitudes are impeding the rise of donations among the general population.
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