Report: Toxic homebrew kills 16 in India (AP)

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• Report: Toxic homebrew kills 16 in India (AP)
• Pakistan: Iranians crossed border, killed 1 man (AP)
• Gas prices rise 30 percent in Myanmar for new year (AP)
• Afghan family accused of torturing daughter-in-law (AP)
• Gaza's Hamas premier visits Turkey (AP)
• NKorea vows to defend Kim Jong Un 'unto death' (AP)
• North Korea calls for "human shields" to protect new leader (Reuters)
• French defense minister backs Taliban talks (AP)
• Philippine police: Ransom demanded for Australian (AP)
• Bomb kills 1 anti-Taliban militiaman in Pakistan (AP)
• New Year firecrackers injure nearly 500 Filipinos (AP)
• 7.0 sea quake shakes Tokyo, but causes no damage (AP)
• Charges of US bias as Taiwan election nears (AP)
• China rights lawyer in remote jail, brother says (AP)
• Japan cult member nabbed after 17 years on the run (AP)
• (AP)

Report: Toxic homebrew kills 16 in India (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:51 AM PST AP - An official says at least 16 people have died after drinking a toxic home-brewed liquor over the weekend in southern India.

Pakistan: Iranians crossed border, killed 1 man (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:39 AM PST AP - A Pakistani border official has accused Iranian security personnel of crossing into Pakistan, shooting to death one man and wounding another.

Gas prices rise 30 percent in Myanmar for new year (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:34 AM PST AP - Gas prices unexpectedly rose more than 30 percent for the new year in Myanmar and sparked fears of other goods costing more as well.

Afghan family accused of torturing daughter-in-law (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:29 AM PST AP - President Hamid Karzai says police will arrest members of a family accused of torturing and illegally detaining their son's teenage wife for the past six months while trying to force her into a life of crime.

Gaza's Hamas premier visits Turkey (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:55 AM PST AP - Turkey's prime minister on Sunday welcomed efforts toward reconciliation between the rival Palestinian factions during a meeting with the Hamas premier of the Gaza Strip, Turkey's state-run news agency reported.

NKorea vows to defend Kim Jong Un 'unto death' (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 06:35 AM PST AP - North Korea vowed Sunday to make an all-out drive for prosperity as it unites behind new leader Kim Jong Un, ushering in 2012 with promises to resolve food shortages, bolster its military and defend Kim Jong Il's young son "unto death."

North Korea calls for "human shields" to protect new leader (Reuters) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 06:17 AM PST Reuters - North Korea called on its people to rally behind new leader Kim Jong-un and protect him as "human shields" while working to solve the "burning issue" of food shortages by upholding the policies of his late father, Kim Jong-il.

French defense minister backs Taliban talks (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:07 AM PST AP - France's defense minister on Sunday backed U.S. efforts to open peace talks with the Taliban, saying a proposed Taliban liaison office outside Afghanistan would provide a venue for those within the radical Islamic movement who are willing to explain their positions.

Philippine police: Ransom demanded for Australian (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 03:34 AM PST AP - Suspected Muslim militants have demanded ransom for the freedom of a kidnapped Australian and have sent proof that he is alive, Philippine police said Sunday.

Bomb kills 1 anti-Taliban militiaman in Pakistan (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 02:58 AM PST AP - A Pakistani government official says a bomb has exploded at a market in a tribal region close to the Afghan border, targeting a group of anti-Taliban militiamen. One fighter was killed in the blast.

New Year firecrackers injure nearly 500 Filipinos (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:05 AM PST AP - Despite a government scare campaign, firecrackers and gunfire injured nearly 500 people in the Philippines as revelers welcomed the new year in one of the world's most raucous and dangerous celebrations.

7.0 sea quake shakes Tokyo, but causes no damage (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:58 AM PST AP - A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck under the sea south of Japan on Sunday, shaking buildings in the capital but causing no apparent damage or tsunami.

Charges of US bias as Taiwan election nears (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:15 AM PST AP - Washington has been lavishing attention on Taiwan, stepping up official visits and saying it will likely allow visa-free travel to the U.S. The moves are raising suspicions that America is trying to influence a tight presidential election here in January.

China rights lawyer in remote jail, brother says (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:12 AM PST AP - Chinese authorities have jailed prominent lawyer and outspoken government critic Gao Zhisheng in a remote prison in the far western Xinjiang region, his brother said Sunday.

Japan cult member nabbed after 17 years on the run (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2011 09:33 PM PST AP - A member of the doomsday cult behind a deadly Tokyo subway gas attack and other crimes turned himself in to police after 17 years on the run, an official said Sunday.

(AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2011 01:13 PM PST AP - NKorea says in New Year's message that army will become "human rifles" to defend Kim Jong Un.

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