Somali pirates hijack Thai fishing boat, 16 crew
By SAM DOLNICK
Associated Press Writer
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Separate bands of pirates hijacked two ships and captured their crews, while yet another opened fire on an Indian navy ship before being driven off -- clear signs that the brigands roamin ...
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Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan
By MUNIR AHMAD
Associated Press Writer
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A suspected U.S. missile strike hit a village deep inside Pakistani territory Wednesday, officials said, killing six alleged militants and indicating American willingness to purs ...
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Small Iraqi party says it will not support US pact
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A small Shiite party said Wednesday that a U.S.-Iraqi security pact allowing American troops to stay in Iraq for three more years infringes on Iraqi sovereignty, and vowed to vote ...
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Hungry in Zimbabwe: 'If you rest, you starve'
By ANGUS SHAW
Associated Press Writer
MHANGURA, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Katy Phiri, who is in her 70s, picks up single corn kernels spilled from trucks that ferry the harvest to market. She says she hasn't eaten for three days.
Rebecca Chipika, a child ...
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Mexico investigates Interpol liaison
By MARK STEVENSON
Associated Press Writer
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A top police official who worked as Mexico's main liaison with Interpol was placed under house arrest as part of an investigation into leaks of information to drug cartels, prosecutors said Tues ...
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Australia honors sailors lost in WWII sea battle
By TANALEE SMITH
Associated Press Writer
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Tearful relatives of sailors lost in a World War II sea battle threw flowers into the sea on Wednesday as Australia marked the 67th anniversary of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney ...
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Chinese president builds economic ties with Cuba
By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press Writer
HAVANA (AP) -- China's president signed trade deals with communist ally Cuba and agreed to help it modernize its ports and hospitals on Tuesday, part of a Latin America trip on which Chinese businessmen ...
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Taliban siege of Pakistan elders leaves 7 dead
By HABIB KHAN
Associated Press Writer
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Taliban militants attacked Pakistani tribal leaders near the Afghan border, triggering a gunbattle and an explosion that killed seven people, an official said Tuesday.
The clash happe ...
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Somali pirates hijack Saudi tanker loaded with oil
By BARBARA SURK
and TAREK EL-TABLAWY
Associated Press Writers
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- In a dramatic escalation of high seas crime, Somali pirates hijacked a Saudi supertanker loaded with crude hundreds of miles off the coast of ...
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US-Iraq pact poses test for Iraq's security forces
By HAMZA HENDAWI
Associated Press Writers
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S.-Iraqi security pact now before parliament calls for U.S. forces to leave Iraq's cities by June 30 in recognition of an improved security climate, but the deadline poses a key ...
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China stance on Tibet clouds exile talks in India
By GILLIAN WONG
Associated Press Writer
BEIJING (AP) -- With Tibetan exiles now considering whether to push for independence, China on Tuesday reaffirmed its hard-line stance on the future of the Himalayan region, saying that any move to separ ...
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NATO fires artiller at insurgents in Pakistan
By FISNIK ABRASHI
Associated Press Writer
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan fired 20 artillery rounds at insurgents inside Pakistan after coordinating with Islamabad, officials said Tuesday.
Meanwhile, five Afghan tro ...
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