Washington, Aug 9, 2006 - A sailor on a US fast attack submarine has been charged with spying for an unidentified foreign government in a year-long effort that was played out in three countries, the US Navy said Wednesday.
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, Aug 9, 2006 - Rescue workers have recovered at least 25 bodies in their search for hundreds of people missing from weekend flash floods that devastated an Ethiopian town, officials said Wednesday.
London, Aug 9, 2006 - A British soldier has been killed in a road traffic accident in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday.
Ottawa, Aug 9, 2006 - UN special envoy for AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis, on Wednesday called for rich nations to cancel the debts of the world's poorest countries to help them fight against AIDS and HIV infections.
Khartoum, Aug 9, 2006 - ) - UN envoy Jan Pronk called on the Sudanese government to accept a compromise plan for the disarmament of its proxy militia in Darfur Wednesday taking into account the views of the world body.
Wellington, Aug 8, 2006 - A New Zealand court has torpedoed efforts by French secret agents to stop a television channel screening their guilty pleas in the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior.
Hong Kong, China, Aug 8, 2006 - Hong Kong authorities have prevented three Chinese activists from entering the city to join a protest over a disputed island chain, a media report said Tuesday.
Seoul, Aug 8, 2006 - North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il has disappeared from public view since the communist country test-fired missiles a month ago in defiance of international opposition.
Sydney, Aug 8, 2006 - An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude struck off the coast of the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, prompting local authorities to warn outlying islands of possible tsunamis.
Tokyo, Aug 8, 2006 - A moderate typhoon was set to slam into the Pacific coast of central Japan Tuesday, threatening to bring heavy rainfall, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Singapore, Aug 8, 2006 - Singapore will mount a major display of its military arsenal when it celebrates the 41st anniversary of its independence on Wednesday, but defence officials say not all its lethal firepower is visible.
Legaspi, Philippines, Aug 8, 2006 - Troops fanned out across the slopes of the rumbling Mayon volcano in the central Philippines Tuesday to try to enforce the evacuation of villagers before a deadly eruption.
Hong Kong, Aug 8, 2006 - Environmentalists hope to shroud Hong Kong in darkness late Tuesday in a lights-out protest over rising pollution in the southern Chinese territory.
Matanag, Philippines, Aug 8, 2006 - With two water buffalo dragging wooden sleds laden with sacks of dried coconut meat, farmer Bienvenido Belga descended the slope of the simmering Mayon volcano as an evacuation of tens of thosuands of residents moved into full swing.
Singapore, Aug 8, 2006 - Singapore budget carrier Tiger Airways said Monday it has launched a Chinese language website to meet an overwhelming demand from customers in China.
Beijing, Aug 8, 2006 - China announced Tuesday its first confirmed human case of bird flu -- a 24-year-old man who later died -- was in November 2003, two years earlier than previously reported, state media said.
