Bombings, shootings hit restive southern Thailand (AP)

Bombings, shootings hit restive southern Thailand (AP)
2 Britons among victims of convoy attack in Kabul (AP)
Anti-US Pakistani cricketer rallies 100,000 people (AP)
Voters in Kyrgyzstan cast presidential ballots (AP)
Aussie court ends Qantas strike, fleet grounding (AP)
Aiming low at Istanbul meeting on Afghanistan (Reuters)
China cop accused of drunken crash; crowds protest (AP)
Philippine offensive targets key terror suspects (AP)
Flood-wary Bangkok is contrast of misery, normalcy (AP)
Suu Kyi holds talks with Myanmar gov't minister (AP)
In Kabul, a bowling center offers respite from war (AP)
Activists slam US studio for filming in China city (AP)
Commonwealth leader summit ends in Australia (AP)
Cambodia's former king vows to stay in homeland (AP)
Search halted for 3 SKoreans missing on Nepal trek (AP)
30 feared dead when bridge falls into Indian river (AP)
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Bodies of presumed Asiana Airlines pilots found (AP)
Powerful earthquake hits off northeastern Taiwan (AP)
China coal mine gas blast kills 29 workers (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:42 AM PDT

AP - Attackers believed to be Muslim insurgents killed four people and set off a string of homemade bombs Sunday in Thailand's restive south.

2 Britons among victims of convoy attack in Kabul (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:22 AM PDT

AP - Two British civilians working for a building contractor were among the victims of a weekend suicide bombing in the Afghan capital that killed 17, Britain's Foreign Office said Sunday.

Anti-US Pakistani cricketer rallies 100,000 people (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:15 AM PDT

AP - Cricket legend and opposition politician Imran Khan railed against the government and its alliance with the U.S. before more than 100,000 flag-waving supporters Sunday, establishing himself as a force in Pakistani politics.

Voters in Kyrgyzstan cast presidential ballots (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 09:41 AM PDT

AP - Voters in the turbulent Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan cast their ballots Sunday in a presidential election that many hope may set a democratic example for authoritarian neighbors.

Aussie court ends Qantas strike, fleet grounding (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 09:31 AM PDT

AP - An Australian court early Monday ended the strikes and employee lockout that had abruptly grounded Qantas Airways and stranded tens of thousands of passengers worldwide, and the airline said it could fly again by afternoon if regulators approve.

Aiming low at Istanbul meeting on Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 08:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Western officials are not setting the bar very high for Afghan diplomats who will meet regional counterparts in Istanbul this week, the first of two conferences that will go a long way to shaping the future of international involvement in Afghanistan.

China cop accused of drunken crash; crowds protest (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 08:10 AM PDT

AP - A police officer was suspected of driving a police van drunk and killing five people in a central China crash that sparked angry crowds to smash and flip police cars in the latest burst of public anger against the authorities.

Philippine offensive targets key terror suspects (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 06:58 AM PDT

AP - Philippine bomber planes and troops assaulted a mountain stronghold of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group in the south Sunday in a new offensive targeting a key Malaysian terrorism suspect in Southeast Asia and allied Filipino gunmen, officials said.

Flood-wary Bangkok is contrast of misery, normalcy (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 06:45 AM PDT

AP - On one side of Bangkok, you'll find the victims of Thailand's worst flooding in half a century. They float down trash-strewn waterways, paddling washtubs with wicker brooms over submerged neighborhoods.

Suu Kyi holds talks with Myanmar gov't minister (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 06:14 AM PDT

AP - Myanmar democracy movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Sunday with a Cabinet minister to discuss issues whose resolution could lead to a breakthrough in the country's long-running political deadlock.

In Kabul, a bowling center offers respite from war (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT

AP - In an Afghan capital scarred by years of war, a young Afghan woman has bet $1 million that her countrymen could use a little fun.

Activists slam US studio for filming in China city (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 04:19 AM PDT

AP - Rights activists have criticized a Hollywood studio for filming a buddy comedy in an eastern Chinese city where a blind, self-taught activist lawyer is being held under house arrest and reportedly beaten.

Commonwealth leader summit ends in Australia (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 03:47 AM PDT

AP - Commonwealth nation leaders insisted Sunday that they had made sweeping progress at their biennial summit, despite failing to agree on a key human rights reform recommended by a group that questioned the forum's very relevance.

Cambodia's former king vows to stay in homeland (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 03:29 AM PDT

AP - Cambodia's ailing former king Norodom Sihanouk, his country's dominant figure for half-a-century, vowed Sunday at a rare public appearance never to leave his homeland again.

Search halted for 3 SKoreans missing on Nepal trek (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 03:23 AM PDT

AP - A South Korean climbers' association says it has stopped searching for three climbers believed dead while trying to summit Mount Annapurna in Nepal.

30 feared dead when bridge falls into Indian river (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 03:19 AM PDT

AP - Army divers joined police and paramilitary forces Sunday searching for victims who fell about 40 feet (12 meters) into a remote Indian river when a loaded foot bridge collapsed.

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Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:08 AM PDT

AP - Intelligence officials: US missiles kill 6 suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal region.

Bodies of presumed Asiana Airlines pilots found (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:00 AM PDT

AP - South Korea's coast guard says it has located the dead bodies of two people believed to be pilots of an Asiana Airlines cargo plane that crashed three months ago.

Powerful earthquake hits off northeastern Taiwan (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 09:30 PM PDT

AP - A powerful earthquake has struck off northeastern Taiwan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

China coal mine gas blast kills 29 workers (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 09:24 PM PDT

AP - A gas explosion at a coal mine in central China has killed 29 workers, Chinese authorities said Sunday.