Karachi, Aug 7, 2006 - Pakistani police Monday arrested 14 Chinese who arrived in the port city of Karachi on fake South Korean passports on their way to Europe and two Koreans suspected of human trafficking, officials said.
Jerusalem, Aug 7, 2006 - Three Israeli soldiers were killed Monday in clashes with Hezbollah around the flashpoint southern Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil, the army said.
Baalbek, Lebanon, Aug 7, 2006 - Five people were killed and 30 wounded in a series of Israeli air strikes in the east of Lebanon around the city of Baalbek, security and civil defence sources told AFP.
Baalbek, Lebanon, Aug 7, 2006 - Eleven people were killed and 30 wounded in a series of Israeli air strikes in the east of Lebanon around the city of Baalbek, security and civil defence sources told AFP.
Paris, Aug 7, 2006 - Demonstrators lit candles in cities across the world from Paris to Hong Kong on Monday at peaceful vigils to call for a ceasefire in the Middle East, as Israeli warplanes battered Lebanon and Hezbollah fighters fired missiles into Israel.
Beirut, Aug 7, 2006 - The Lebanese government, including Hezbollah cabinet members, unanimously approved the decision to be ready to deploy 15,000 troops in the south up to the border with Israel, Defense Minister Elias Murr said Monday.
Beirut, Aug 7, 2006 - The Lebanese government said on Monday it is ready to deploy 15,000 troops in the south up to the border with Israel once the Jewish state pulls out all soldiers from the area.
San Francisco, Aug 7, 2006 - Apple Computer showed off its Leopard operating system, due out next spring, to the cheers of software developers gathered for a major conference here on Monday.
Washington, Aug 7, 2006 - US force levels in Korea will be reduced under proposed command arrangements that would move the US military from the lead to a supporting role in the defense of South Korea in time of war, a senior US defense official said Monday.
Paris, Aug 7, 2006 - Demonstrators lit candles in cities across the world from Paris to Hong Kong on Monday at peaceful vigils to call for a ceasefire in the Middle East, as Israeli warplanes battered Lebanon and Hezbollah fighters fired missiles into Israel.
Washington, Aug 7, 2006 - US force levels in Korea will be reduced under proposed command arrangements that would move the US military from the lead to a supporting role in the defense of South Korea in time of war, a senior US defense official said Monday.
New York, Aug 7, 2006 - Former US president Bill Clinton, who is a UN special envoy on tsunami recovery efforts in the Indian Ocean, expressed shock Monday at the killing of 16 aid workers in Sri Lanka.
San Francisco, Aug 7, 2006 - Apple Computer showcased its Leopard operating system, due out next year, to the cheers of software developers gathered for a major conference here on Monday.
London (AFP) Aug 07, 2006 - British energy major BP was shutting down the biggest oilfield in the United States on Monday to tackle a pipeline leak, driving up oil prices on prospects that US output might fall by eight percent. BP said late on Sunday it had begun shutting down the Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska after discovering severe corrosion on a pipeline and a small spill.
Beijing, Aug 6, 2006 - Typhoon Prapiroon killed at least 55 and left 17 others missing after crashing ashore in southern China, state media reported Saturday, as flash floods and torrential rains continue to plague the region.
Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 6, 2006 - The Japanese city of Hiroshima marked the 61st anniversary of the world's first atomic attack on Sunday as its mayor renewed calls for a nuclear-free world and further support for aging survivors.
