http://www.comcast.net?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_ AP - ap.online.regional.asia News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:52:42 -0500 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:49:13 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/21/AS.China.Mine.Explosion/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Mine.Explosion 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-60af Grieving family members demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:11:37 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/23/AS.China.Incinerator.Protest/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Incinerator.Protest 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4b47 Hundreds of residents protested Monday against the planned construction of a trash incinerator in the southern boomtown city of Guangzhou, a news report said. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:54:44 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/21/AS.Afghanistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghanistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-5c08 Afghan officials say three Afghan National Army soldiers have been killed and two others have been wounded by a roadside bomb in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:38:34 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/23/AS.Australia.Kangaroo.Attack/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Australia.Kangaroo.Attack 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4b53 An Australian man was in stable condition Monday after being slashed across the abdomen and face by a kangaroo that was holding his dog underwater. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:54:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/23/AS.Australia.US.Sailor.Cleared/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Australia.US.Sailor.Cleared 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4ba4 A U.S. Navy serviceman was found not guilty Monday of sexually assaulting a prostitute at a brothel while on shore leave in Australia's biggest city. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:46:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/23/AS.Antarctica.Trek/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Antarctica.Trek 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4baa Eight women set out Monday from their base camp on Antarctica to ski to the South Pole in a trek to mark the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth grouping of 53 former British colonies. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:06:29 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/23/AS.China.Dissident/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Dissident 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4bfd A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a veteran dissident convicted of spying to three years in prison. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:20:15 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/22/AS.Indonesia.Ferry.Sinks/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Indonesia.Ferry.Sinks 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-53f6 Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday to search for 21 passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm. Officials say 254 survivors were pulled from the sea and at least 29 other people drowned. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:55:44 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/23/AS.Australia.Asylum.Seekers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Australia.Asylum.Seekers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4e4e Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum seekers were separated at an island immigration detention center after a riot left 37 injured, an official said Monday. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:10:45 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/22/AS.Pakistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Pakistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-52b1 Pakistani troops killed nearly 40 suspected militants Sunday in a series of operations in northwestern tribal areas near the Afghan border, officials said. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:46:44 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/22/AS.India.Dalai.Lama.Obama/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.India.Dalai.Lama.Obama 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-52e8 The Dalai Lama defended President Barack Obama from criticism that he has been too soft on China, saying Sunday that the U.S. leader just has a different approach to dealing with the Asian giant. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:54:26 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/22/AS.India.Blasts/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.India.Blasts 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-53f5 Suspected militants set off two bombs outside a police station in India's restive northeast on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding more than 50, police said. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:15:48 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/20/AS.India.Terror.Anniversary/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.India.Terror.Anniversary 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6635 The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:01:05 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/21/AS.Afghanistan.Khan_s.Road/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghanistan.Khan_s.Road 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-5bd8 Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:33:38 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/21/AS.Sri.Lanka.War.Refugees/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Sri.Lanka.War.Refugees 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-5e7c Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said Saturday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:21:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/21/AS.Koreas.Buddhist.Ceremony/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Koreas.Buddhist.Ceremony 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-5f23 Buddhist monks from South and North Korea held a joint ceremony at a temple in the communist country Saturday in a continuation of civic exchanges between the nations despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:41:35 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/18/AS.Pakistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Pakistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-6859 Three suspected militants blew themselves up as police gave chase Saturday in the Pakistani part of disputed Kashmir, authorities said. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:32:44 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/20/AS.Afghan.Embattled.Police/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghan.Embattled.Police 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-694c Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:14:10 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/20/AS.China.Obama/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Obama 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6e04 Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:41:48 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/18/AS.Afghanistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghanistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-6ae6 A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:44:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Afghan.Violence/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghan.Violence 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-7d2a Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:43 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/20/World_s.Children/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_World_s.Children 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6e0d Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:09:34 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/20/AS.SKorea.Model.Death/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.SKorea.Model.Death 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6d1e A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:23:58 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/20/World_s.Children.Vignettes/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_World_s.Children.Vignettes 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6da4 EDITOR'S NOTE — The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:20:21 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/20/AS.India.Rebels/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.India.Rebels 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6ddd A passenger train derailed after Maoist rebels blew up a key track in eastern India, killing two people and injuring at least 30 others, a police official said Friday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:16:54 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/20/AS.Saipan.Shooting/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Saipan.Shooting 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6dde A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:27:05 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/20/AS.SKorea.Saipan.Shooting/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.SKorea.Saipan.Shooting 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6e9b A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:10:44 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/20/AS.Afghan.France.Aid/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghan.France.Aid 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6e69 France's foreign minister walked into a remote Afghan village on Friday to talk with small farmers and local tribal leaders about how to bypass corrupt officials and bring aid directly to those who need it. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:45:58 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/20/AS.Nepal.Animal.Sacrifice/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Nepal.Animal.Sacrifice 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6fd0 A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:48:54 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.China.Detained.American/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Detained.American 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-7da5 Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:01:26 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.World_s.Children.Forgotten.Killers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.World_s.Children.Forgotten.Killers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-784e Diarrhea doesn't make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:36:54 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Pakistan.US/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Pakistan.US 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-7917 Faced with an escalating insurgency, Pakistan increasingly views U.S. efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan as critical to its own security — but is worried enough about the chances of American failure that it continues to hedge its bets. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:33:24 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/18/AS.Afghanistan.Clinton/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghanistan.Clinton 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-6b1a U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton lauded the newly sworn-in Afghan president for outlining a plan to crack down on corruption in his inaugural speech Thursday, but warned that Washington and the international community would hold him to his promises. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:20:02 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Japan.France.Michelin.Guide/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Japan.France.Michelin.Guide 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-7cc9 The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:01:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Pakistan.Attacks.Glance/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Pakistan.Attacks.Glance 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5d36 A look at major attacks in Pakistan since the beginning of October: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:45:21 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Japan.US.Soldier/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Japan.US.Soldier 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5cdf Japanese police said Thursday that an American soldier is the prime suspect in a fatal-hit-and-run accident on the southern island of Okinawa and asked the U.S. Army to bring him in for further questioning. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:36:25 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.China.Tiananmen/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Tiananmen 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5c3a An exiled former leader of the 1989 student pro-democracy movement went on trial on financial fraud charges Thursday in southwestern China, a case highlighted by his controversial handover to the mainland from Hong Kong. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:09:14 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Afghan.US.Deaths/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghan.US.Deaths 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5b8c NATO says two U.S. service members have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:46:16 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Afghanistan.Glance/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghanistan.Glance 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5b9d Some basic facts and figures about Afghanistan, where President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated Thursday to a second five-year term: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:12:44 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Philippines.Gay.Rights/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Philippines.Gay.Rights 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5c5e A Philippine gay rights group is waging a legal battle to be allowed to run in next year's polls after the Elections Commission ruled it cannot register as a political party on grounds that it advocates immorality. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:20:47 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Obama.Troops/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Obama.Troops 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5d35 President Barack Obama told U.S. troops stationed in South Korea that their service has ensured peace in Asia and around the world. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:30:38 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Bangladesh.Coup.Verdict/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Bangladesh.Coup.Verdict 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5dd7 The Supreme Court rejected final appeals Thursday by five former soldiers sentenced to death in the 1975 killing of Bangladesh's independence leader in a military coup, a government attorney said. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:26:12 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Obama.Iran/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Obama.Iran 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5e46 President Barack Obama says the U.S. and its allies are working on ways to send a "clear message" to Iran on its nuclear program. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:22:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Obama.Trade/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Obama.Trade 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5e93 President Barack Obama says he is committed to resolving issues that have stalled a free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:11:37 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Obama.North.Korea.Talks/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Obama.North.Korea.Talks 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5e92 President Barack Obama says his envoy on North Korea will travel to the country early next month for the first bilateral talks with the communist regime since he took office. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:47:43 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/19/AS.Lee.North.Korea/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Lee.North.Korea 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5eda South Korea's president says he and President Barack Obama have agreed to offer North Korea a "grand bargain" aimed at ending the North's nuclear program. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:26:04 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/18/AS.Indonesia.Asylum.Seekers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Indonesia.Asylum.Seekers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-61f5 Dozens of Sri Lankan asylum seekers on Wednesday left an Australian customs vessel anchored off Indonesia after they were promised they would be resettled, ending a monthlong standoff. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:04:55 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/18/AS.Obama.Cool.Reception/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Obama.Cool.Reception 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-66c7 State media heralded President Barack Obama's maiden trip to China as a triumph, but ordinary Chinese were largely shielded by their government from his most critical remarks and activists were disappointed by the measured tone of those they did hear. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:24 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/15/AS.Pakistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Pakistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:982c171:124eefe5c6a:-685f Local residents say dozens of people staged a sit-in on a highway in northwestern Pakistan after the army accidentally hit a house with an artillery shell, killing six people. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:24:45 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2009/11/18/AS.Obama.Brother/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Obama.Brother 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-6be8 President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he met briefly with a half brother who lives in China and who recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about the abusive Kenyan father they share.