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Seoul downplays expectations of US-NKorea talks
A rare direct meeting between North Korean and American officials next week is unlikely to produce a major breakthrough in the standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program, media reports cited a senior Seoul official as suggesting Sunday. (Associated Press Writer, 2:51 a.m.)
Pressures on Pakistan's president mount
Pakistan's unpopular president is coming under increasing pressure from the powerful army and political opponents to resign or relinquish most of his powers, fueling political turmoil just as the West wants the country to focus on the threat posed by al-Qaida and the Taliban. (Associated Press Writer, 2:31 a.m.)
US man wanted for ecoterror sentenced in China
An American man wanted for ecoterrorism attacks in the western United States has been sentenced to three years in a Chinese prison for making illegal drugs. (AP, 12:11 a.m.)
America wages new war in Vietnam - on AIDS
When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus. (Associated Press Writer, 12:31 a.m.)
Afghan detainees held in isolation in secret prison
KABUL, Afghanistan - A US military detention camp in Afghanistan is still holding inmates for sometimes weeks at a time and without access to the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to human rights researchers and former detainees held at the site on the Bagram Air Base. (New York Times, 12:18 a.m.)
US troops encounter different sort of battle in Afghanistan
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHANK, Afghanistan - Veterans of Iraq recall rolling to war along asphalt highways, sweltering in flat scrublands, and chatting with city-wise university graduates connected to the wider world. (Associated Press, 12:21 a.m.)
Ferry capsizes; at least 37 dead
Bangladesh DHAKA - A triple-deck ferry packed with hundreds of travelers heading home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked in southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 37 dead and scores missing, authorities said yesterday. M.V. Coco, traveling from the capital, Dhaka, went down late Friday as it arrived at Nazirhat, 64 miles to the south. Some survivors said the ... (Associated Press, 12:24 a.m.)
Under pressure, Pakistani president hands over nuclear command
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s president has relinquished command of its nuclear arsenal to the prime minister, a political ally, and signaled that he was ready to shed more power as he faces growing pressure to resign. (Associated Press, 12:31 a.m.)
America wages new war in Vietnam -- on AIDS
When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus. (Associated Press Writer, 11/28/09)
US soldiers: Afghan war more challenging than Iraq
Veterans of Iraq recall rolling to war along asphalted highways, sweltering in flat scrublands and chatting with city-wise university graduates connected to the wider world. (Associated Press Writer, 11/28/09)
US man wanted for ecoterror sentenced in China
An American man wanted for ecoterrorism attacks in the western United States has been sentenced to three years in a Chinese prison for making illegal drugs. (AP, 11/28/09)
Pakistani president turns over nuclear authority
Pakistan's president relinquished command of its nuclear arsenal to the prime minister, a political ally, and signaled he was ready to shed more power as he faces growing pressure to resign. (Associated Press Writer, 11/28/09)