5 dead, 20 missing in China factory explosion
BEIJING (AP) — A massive blast ripped through an explosives factory Monday in eastern China, killing five people and leaving another 20…
Asia News
SKorea: NKorea fires 5th projectile into waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired a short-range projectile into its own eastern waters — for the…
Cambodian ceremony honors victims of Khmer Rouge
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — More than 1,000 Cambodians have turned out for the official annual ceremony honoring victims of the 1970s…
Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing…
Macau lawyer says assault was intimidation attempt
HONG KONG (AP) — A Macau lawyer assaulted in broad daylight in the Chinese gambling haven says the attack was an attempt to intimidate him.
Chinese premier: Peace requires India-China trust
NEW DELHI (AP) — China's new premier said Monday he chose India for his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world's two…
Pakistan: Gunmen attack polio team, kill policeman
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say gunmen have killed a policeman who was guarding a polio vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan.
China sentences underground bank operator to death
BEIJING (AP) — A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government…
Oil price falls below $96 a barrel
BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil fell Monday ahead of the release later this week of economic data from the U.S. and China, the world's…
Asian stocks rise on signs of steady US recovery
BANGKOK (AP) — Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday.
