RadioBDC Logo
Sick Of Myself | Matthew Sweet Listen Live

  • Kerry: China could have helped with Snowden case

    BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. thinks China could have "made a difference" in the case of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden if it had returned him to America to face charges.(   07/01/2013 1:27 PM )

  • Nearly 300 Afghan police killed in month

    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Insurgents killed nearly 300 Afghan local and national police in the span of a month, the Interior Ministry said Monday, illustrating how casualties among local forces are mounting now that NATO-led coalition troops have handed over responsibility for combat operations.(   07/01/2013 12:26 PM )

  • Apple files for 'iWatch' trademark in Japan

    TOKYO (AP) -- Apple Inc. has applied for a trademark in Japan for "iWatch," indicating it may be proceeding with rumored plans to produce a smart wristwatch.(   07/01/2013 11:52 AM )

  • HK protests to demand Beijing-backed leader resign

    HONG KONG (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers took to the streets in protest Monday, demanding their widely disliked Beijing-backed leader resign and pressing for promised democratic reforms so they can choose their own top representative.(   07/01/2013 11:40 AM )

  • Kerry presses North Korea over nuke disarmament

    BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stepped up pressure Monday on North Korea to give up its atomic weapons program, saying key regional powers, including North Korean ally China, are all "absolutely united" in demanding nuclear disarmament.(   07/01/2013 11:06 AM )

  • Cameron promotes business ties with Kazakhstan

    BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron has promoted business ties with energy-rich Kazakhstan during meetings with the Central Asian country's president that were overshadowed by concerns about human rights.(   07/01/2013 10:40 AM )

  • Law requires Chinese to visit their aging parents

    BEIJING (AP) -- Mothers and fathers aren't the only ones urging adult children to visit their parents. China's lawbooks are now issuing the same imperative.(   07/01/2013 10:06 AM )

  • Policeman, rebel killed in Indian Kashmir fighting

    SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- A policeman and a militant were killed in a gunbattle in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, as shops and businesses remained closed in the disputed region to protest the killing of two people by the army.(   07/01/2013 7:49 AM )

  • EU asks China for clarity on Xinjiang violence

    BEIJING (AP) -- China needs to be more candid about the nature and causes of recent incidents of deadly ethnic violence in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, the European Union's ambassador to Beijing said Monday.(   07/01/2013 7:40 AM )

  • Police say SKorean man spurred NJ school lockdown

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean police say a local man is responsible for prank 911 calls that prompted school lockdowns in New Jersey last year.(   07/01/2013 5:01 AM )

  • UN urges Asia to ditch punitive laws to fight AIDS

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- U.N. health officials urged Asian governments Monday to get rid of what they say are punitive laws that hinder the battle against HIV and AIDS by discriminating against high-risk groups and deterring them from seeking treatment.(   07/01/2013 5:01 AM )

  • Humerus reunion: Doc returns Vietnamese vet's arm

    HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- An American doctor arrived in Vietnam carrying an unlikely piece of luggage: the bones of an arm he amputated in 1966.(   07/01/2013 4:40 AM )

  • Calm returns to Myanmar after religious clashes

    YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A tense calm returned to Myanmar's western state of Rakhine on Monday after rioters set four houses ablaze, the latest violence between Buddhists and minority Muslims, officials said.(   07/01/2013 4:07 AM )

  • Policeman, rebel killed in Indian Kashmir fighting

    SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- An official says a policeman and a militant have been killed in a gunbattle in Indian-controlled Kashmir, as shops and businesses remained closed in the disputed region to protest the killing of two people by the army.(   07/01/2013 3:38 AM )

  • Death toll in Pakistan attacks climbs to 52

    ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Police officials say the death toll from several weekend bombings in Pakistan has climbed to 52 after three victims died overnight from their wounds.(   07/01/2013 3:32 AM )

  • Kerry shifts focus from Mideast to Asia

    BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry swapped his Mideast peace portfolio for issues in emerging Southeast Asia and road bumps in U.S. relations with Russia and China when he landed Monday in Brunei for a regional security conference.(   07/01/2013 3:00 AM )

  • Calm returns to Myanmar after religious clashes

    YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar says a tense calm has returned to western Rakhine state after rioters set four houses ablaze, the latest violence between Buddhists and minority Muslims.(   07/01/2013 2:40 AM )

  • Humerus reunion: Doc returns Vietnamese vet's arm

    HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- An American doctor has arrived in Vietnam carrying an unlikely piece of luggage: the bones of an arm he amputated in 1966.(   07/01/2013 12:46 AM )

  • Hong Kong to hold big annual democracy protest

    HONG KONG (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers are expected to take to the streets in a protest demanding their widely disliked Beijing-backed leader resign.(   07/01/2013 12:15 AM )

  • Bomb attacks kill 49 people in Pakistan

    QUETTA, Pakistan -- Bombings killed 49 people in three areas of Pakistan on Sunday, just as Britain's prime minister was in the capital pledging to help to fight extremism. In the deadliest of the attacks, twin blasts near a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Quetta, the capital of southwest Baluchistan province, killed at least 28 people, including nine women and several children, said city police chief Mir Zubair Mahmood. Dozens of others were wounded. Initial reports indicated a hand grenade caused the first blast, forcing people to run in the direction of the mosque, where a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, said another police officer, Fayaz Sumbal said. Security forces prevented the bomber from entering the mosque, or the death toll would have been higher.(   07/01/2013 12:00 AM )

  • SKorean presidential website loses data in hacking

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea says personal information was stolen from its presidential website in a cyberattack last week that coincided with a shutdown of North Korean websites.(   06/30/2013 11:59 PM )

  • Kerry's focus switches to North Korea, Syria

    BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's diplomatic portfolio switched from Mideast diplomacy to North Korea and the Syrian crisis when he landed Monday in Brunei for a Southeast Asia security conference.(   06/30/2013 11:44 PM )

  • Thai government shuffles Cabinet midway into term

    BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's government overhauled its Cabinet halfway through its first term, in an apparent attempt to salvage its popularity waning because of financial losses over a rice subsidy and other projects.(   06/30/2013 8:45 PM )

  • Muslims trapped in ghetto after clashes in Myanmar

    SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) -- From inside the neighborhood that has become their prison, they can look over the walls and fences and into a living city. EDITOR'S NOTE _ This story is part of "Portraits of Change," a yearlong series by The Associated Press examining how the opening of Myanmar after decades of military rule is _ and is not _ changing life in the long-isolated Southeast Asian country.(   06/30/2013 8:19 PM )

  • Bomb attacks kill 49 people in Pakistan

    QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- Bombings killed 49 people in three different areas of Pakistan on Sunday, just as Britain's prime minister was in the capital pledging to help to fight extremism.(   06/30/2013 2:39 PM )

Latest news from the wires: