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November 20, 2009Asia Index From The Associated Press
A.P. INDEXES: TOP STORIES | NEWS | SPORTS | BUSINESS | TECHNOLOGY | ENTERTAINMENT
| TOP ASIA ARTICLE AT 9:47 PM ET
Mumbai Still Vulnerable 1 Year After Attack
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.
| Indian Boy Mirrors Plight of Millions of Kids 6:18 p.m. ET
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police.
Afghan Police Are Weak Link in Security Force 5:15 p.m. ET
KABUL (AP) -- Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.
US Envoy Criticizes Coverage of Obama China Visit 4:23 p.m. ET
BEIJING (AP) -- Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.
8 Militants Killed in Reported U.S. Strike in Northwestern Pakistan 1:21 p.m. ET
The area of the attack is believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region.
Russian Ship Frees Itself From Ice in Antarctic 12:51 p.m. ET
MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.
Afghan Bomber on Motorcycle Kills 16 8:42 a.m. ET
Two children and a police officer were among the victims of the blast, which also wounded at least 23 others.
Police Say Afghan Lawmaker Survives Bombing 7:44 a.m. ET
KABUL (AP) -- Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.
20 Years After UN Pact, Many Children Still Suffer 6:24 a.m. ET
EDITOR'S NOTE -- The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories.
Gunman Kills 4 at Pacific Resort 5:16 a.m. ET
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) -- A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.
Rebels Blow Up Train Track in India, Killing 1 5:06 a.m. ET
PATNA, India (AP) -- A passenger train derailed after Maoist rebels blew up a key track in eastern India, killing one person and injuring at least 30 others, a police official said Friday.
Gunman Kills 4 at Tourist Site on Saipan 3:27 a.m. ET
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) -- A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.
French Foreign Minister Visits Afghan Village 3:10 a.m. ET
GANDAH KASARAY, Afghanistan (AP) -- France's foreign minister walked into a remote Afghan village on Friday to talk with small farmers and local tribal leaders about how to bypass corrupt officials and bring aid directly to those who need it.
Nepal Mass Animal Sacrifice Festival to Go Ahead 12:46 a.m. ET
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.
AP NewsBreak: China Holds, Mistreats US Geologist 11:49 p.m. ET
BEIJING (AP) -- Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm.
2 Officers Killed in Pakistan After Court Bombing 5:23 p.m. ET
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A blast early Friday killed two police offers a day after a suicide bomber killed 19 people outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attacks in an onslaught by Islamist militants retaliating against an army offensive near the Afghan border.
Russian Ship Freeing Itself From Ice in Antarctic 5:03 p.m. ET
MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian icebreaker carrying more than 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on an Antarctic cruise was approaching open water Thursday after being halted by unexpectedly thick ice, its owners and a travel agency said.
Karzai Makes Big Promises in Afghan Inaugural 4:17 p.m. ET
KABUL (AP) -- For his critics, President Hamid Karzai's inaugural speech Thursday struck all the right notes -- sober pledges to get tough on corruption and strengthen his own security forces so foreign troops can start going home. The question now is whether he has the will and ability to deliver.
AIDS, Malaria Eclipse the Biggest Child-Killers 3:37 p.m. ET
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Diarrhea doesn't make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention.
US Woos Skeptical Pakistanis on Afghan Strategy 2:10 p.m. ET
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Faced with an escalating insurgency, Pakistan increasingly views U.S. efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan as critical to its own security -- but is worried enough about the chances of American failure that it continues to hedge its bets.
Clinton: US Will Hold Karzai to Promises of Reform 2:04 p.m. ET
KABUL (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton lauded the newly sworn-in Afghan president for outlining a plan to crack down on corruption in his inaugural speech Thursday, but warned that Washington and the international community would hold him to his promises.
Tokyo Crowned New Gourmet Capital by Michelin 12:21 p.m. ET
TOKYO (AP) -- The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France.
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