Nabanga, Sudan-Dr Congo Border, Aug 1, 2006 - Swapping his usual jungle fatigues for white regalia, elusive Ugandan rebel chief and internationally wanted criminal Joseph Kony on Tuesday gave his first-ever press conference and flatly denied having committed any atrocities.
Nabanga, Sudan, Aug 1, 2006 - Joseph Kony, the leader of Uganda's notoriously brutal rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and one of the world's most wanted men, on Tuesday made a rare public appearance and flatly denied he had committed any atrocities.
Los Angeles, Aug 1, 2006 - US authorities have arrested a Japanese national on charges of trafficking in protected butterflies in violation of US laws and an international treaty that protects endangered species.
Moscow (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - An earthquake off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula Sunday triggered a tidal wave that battered the coast but caused no casualties, the emergency situations ministry said.
Seoul (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - KTF, South Korea's second-largest mobile carrier, posted a 46 percent drop in net profit in the second quarter to June due to increased marketing costs, the company said Monday.
United Nations (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - The United Nations Security Council is expected to pass a resolution Monday that could take the international community one step closer to a confrontation with Iran over its nuclear programme.
New Delhi (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - India on Monday predicted that bountiful monsoon rains would yield bumper crops, even as downpours tormented thousands and flooded large swathes of the country's two wealthiest states.
New Delhi (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Indian officials on Monday predicted that bountiful monsoon rains would yield bumper crops, even as downpours tormented thousands and flooded large swathes of the country's two wealthiest states.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - China risks moving backwards on trade liberalization as growing complacency could slow down reform in key sectors, a top US commerce official warned Monday.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Up to 500 Chinese police clashed with around 3,000 Christians protesting at the demolition of their underground church, a rights group and an official said Monday.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Police beat and briefly detained Chinese dissident lawyer Gao Zhisheng after the rights activist complained that surveillance teams monitoring him were making too much noise, his wife said Monday.
Tokyo (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - All Nippon Airways, Japan's second-largest airline, said Monday its net profit more than tripled in the quarter to June helped by rising demand for flights to China and for business travel.
Manila (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - The United States will move to tighten the screws on North Korea's acquisition of funds and technology for manufacturing nuclear weapons and missiles, a senior official said Monday.
Tokyo (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Japanese electronics maker Hitachi said Monday its net loss shrank by 8.5 percent in the quarter to June while operating profits jumped 13-fold thanks to improved overseas sales.
Tehran (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - The crisis over Iran's nuclear programme looked set to escalate this week, with Tehran vowing to defy and retaliate against a tough resolution expected to be adopted by the UN Security Council.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Low-cost carrier AirAsia said Monday it had received the greenlight from Malaysia's transport ministry to ply two destinations in China, and expected to start flights in two to three months.
