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SKorea confirms some 5,000 wartime executions
South Korean soldiers and police executed nearly 5,000 citizens during the early months of the 1950-53 Korean War, fearing they could collaborate with invading North Korean troops, a government commission said Thursday. (AP, 7:31 a.m.)
Contractor helicopter missing in Afghanistan
A helicopter belonging to an international military contractor has disappeared in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday. (Associated Press Writer, 5:41 a.m.)
China's Internet buzzing over woman in black
While President Barack Obama talked about Internet rights during his visit to China, the Internet here talked about a mystery woman in black. (Associated Press Writer, 4:31 a.m.)
Indonesian police stop Greenpeace forest protest
Police broke up a protest by the environmental group Greenpeace against deforestation on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, arresting 12 foreign and six Indonesian demonstrators, an official and an activist said. (AP, 8:11 a.m.)
Patrols and turkey in Afghan war zone
Thanksgiving Day for soldiers in this valley ringed by towering snowy peaks began with a 6-mile (10-kilometer) slog to aid village schools without desks and windows, and ended with five, once scrawny local turkeys soldiers have been fattening up for the past month. (Associated Press Writer, 8:01 a.m.)
2 jailed for beating crocodile in Bangladesh
A court in southwestern Bangladesh has jailed two men for severely beating a pregnant crocodile at an Islamic shrine, a news report said Thursday. (AP, 2:51 a.m.)
China announces plan to boost energy efficiency
China announced plans Thursday to cut its carbon emissions by up to 45 percent as measured against its economic output -- a target aimed at keeping its surging growth while still reining in pollution. (Associated Press Writer, 6:01 a.m.)
China house church leaders sentenced
A court in northern China has sentenced five leaders of an unauthorized Protestant church to prison terms of up to seven years on charges including illegal assembly, rights groups reported Thursday. (Associated Press Writer, 4:01 a.m.)
Khmer Rouge prison chief could get 40 years
Lawyers for the Khmer Rouge prison chief blamed for thousands of killings in Cambodia accused prosecutors Thursday of making him a scapegoat for all the horrors committed by the regime. (Associated Press Writers, 3:41 a.m.)
Prime suspect in Philippine massacre surrenders
A scion of a powerful pro-government clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines turned himself in Thursday amid mounting pressure on the president to crack down on lawlessness and warlords. (Associated Press Writers, 7:31 a.m.)
Mumbai commemorates anniversary of attacks
Black-clad commandos rappelled down a building and Mumbai's police showed off their new gear Thursday in what was intended as a reassuring display of force a year after a terror attack across the city killed 166 people. (Associated Press Writer, 7:51 a.m.)
Invading camels to be shot in Australian town
Australian authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small Outback town in search of water, trampling fences, smashing tanks and contaminating supplies. (AP, 7:41 a.m.)
Pakistan charges 7 held in deadly Mumbai attacks
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan charged seven men yesterday in last year’s Mumbai attacks, its first indictment in a case being monitored by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to bring those responsible to justice. (Associated Press, 11/25/09)
Suspect in Philippines attack surrenders
AMPATUAN, Philippines - Authorities say a scion of a powerful clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines has turned himself in. (Boston Globe, 11/25/09)
Bomb injures 3 people in northwestern Pakistan
A roadside bomb targeting a police officer exploded in the main northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, injuring three people in the latest of a wave of attacks to strike the area since the army launched a major anti-Taliban offensive last month. (Associated Press Writer, 11/25/09)
Former AP stringer among 57 dead in Philippines
Alejandro "Bong" Reblando, a veteran Filipino journalist and former Associated Press stringer, was among at least 18 reporters killed in an attack on an election caravan, authorities said. He was 53. (AP, 11/25/09)
Woman gets frostbite, leaves Antarctic ski odyssey
One of eight women on an Antarctic ski trek to the South Pole has been forced to quit the adventure after suffering frostbite just three days into the 40-day journey, the team announced on its Web site. (AP, 11/25/09)
China: Rich nations must cap pollution emissions
China will seek binding pollution targets for developed countries and reject similar requirements for itself at an international climate summit next month, China's top climate envoy said Wednesday. (AP, 11/25/09)
State-run magazine reports on black jails in China
It read like a muckraking expose: A magazine revealed a system of secret detention centers in Beijing where Chinese citizens are forcibly held and sometimes beaten to prevent them from lodging formal complaints with the central government. (Associated Press Writer, 11/25/09)
Mumbai holds vigils on eve of attacks anniversary
On the eve of the first anniversary of the deadly terror attacks that paralyzed Mumbai for 60 terrifying hours, groups around the city held vigils, calling for police reform and painting murals to remember the 166 killed. (Associated Press Writer, 11/25/09)
India basks in lavish White House welcome
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met in Washington this week with President Barack Obama, the White House lavished attention on the unassuming, bookish Indian leader. There was a state dinner. There were movie stars. There was a chandelier-filled tent packed with powerful Americans chatting up powerful Indians. There was talk that the two nations had forged "one of the defining ... (Associated Press Writer, 11/25/09)