Obama to meet Myanmar, other ASEAN leaders
AP - 12 minutes ago

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - President Barack Obama will meet leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including Myanmar, next month in a high-level affirmation of Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights record.

Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander
AP - 37 minutes ago

DANANG, Vietnam (AP) - On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.

Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line
AP - 1 hour ago

KABUL (AP) - Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords.

Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban
AP - 2 hours ago

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with her shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.

Pakistan: 11 militants killed in strongholds
AP - 2 hours ago

PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani soldiers killed at least 11 militants during overnight gunbattles in three Taliban strongholds, intelligence officials said Saturday.

Thaksin on a mission to humiliate Thai government
AP - 4 hours ago

BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts — and humiliating the government from a distance.

Dalai Lama visit highlights India-China tensions
AP - 17 hours ago

TAWANG, India (AP) - This remote town in the Himalayan foothills spruced up its monasteries Friday to prepare for the Dalai Lama's arrival, a trip highlighting the growing friction between China and India — two nuclear-armed giants vying for economic and political power in the region.

Bus plunges down gorge in north India, killing 32
AP - 22 hours ago

DHARMSALA, India (AP) - A crowded bus plunged down a steep mountain gorge in northern India on Friday, killing 32 people, a local official said.

Gunman wounds 3 near Tokyo in gang violence
AP - 1 day ago

TOKYO (AP) - A gunman wounded three men near Tokyo on Friday before hiding in a building and apparently killing himself — a rare shooting spree that police said was gang-related.

Remote Indian state readies for Dalai Lama visit
AP - 1 day ago

TAWANG, India (AP) - Buddhist monks and nuns spruced up their monasteries and hung up welcome banners Friday in anticipation of the Dalai Lama's contentious visit to this remote Indian town near the Tibetan frontier.