Wall collapse kills 11 people in central Indonesia (AP)

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• Wall collapse kills 11 people in central Indonesia (AP)
• Pakistani Taliban splintering into factions (AP)
• 2 giant pandas from China land in Scotland (AP)
• 2 giant pandas fly from China to Scotland (AP)
• Hundreds gather for Singapore 'SlutWalk' protest (AP)
• Maoist rebels kill 11 in attacks in eastern India (AP)
• U.S.-Iran row overshadows Afghan conference (Reuters)
• Police stop religious gatherings in Indian Kashmir (AP)
• 6 Chinese arrested for turtle catch in Philippines (AP)
• Planning Afghanistan's future beyond 2014 (AP)
• Poll shows public support for Japan PM falls again (AP)
• Kazakhstan: 5 militants, 2 troops die in clash (AP)
• Bangladesh police use batons to clear protesters (AP)
• Australian teen freed from Bali drug detention (AP)
• Indonesia cracks down on separatists in Papua (AP)

Wall collapse kills 11 people in central Indonesia (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 06:24 AM PST AP - Police say 11 people were killed when a high concrete wall collapsed in a housing complex on central Indonesia's Sulawesi island.

Pakistani Taliban splintering into factions (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 06:24 AM PST AP - Battered by Pakistani military operations and U.S. drone strikes, the once-formidable Pakistani Taliban has splintered into more than 100 smaller factions, weakened and is running short of cash, according to security officials, analysts and tribesmen from the insurgent heartland.

2 giant pandas from China land in Scotland (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 07:54 AM PST AP - Two giant pandas from China landed Sunday in Scotland, where they will become the first to live in Britain in nearly two decades.

2 giant pandas fly from China to Scotland (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 06:00 AM PST AP - Two giant pandas have flown from China to Scotland, where they will become the first pandas to live in Britain in nearly two decades.

Hundreds gather for Singapore 'SlutWalk' protest (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 05:27 AM PST AP - Hundreds of people gathered at a park in Singapore on Sunday to protest sexual violence against women as part of the global "SlutWalk" movement, in a rare public demonstration in the tightly controlled city state.

Maoist rebels kill 11 in attacks in eastern India (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 04:53 AM PST AP - Maoist rebels have killed 11 people in attacks across an eastern Indian state after their leader died in a gunbattle with security forces, police said.

U.S.-Iran row overshadows Afghan conference (Reuters) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:46 AM PST Reuters - A conference meant to show governments would unite to support Afghanistan was overshadowed before it started by a row between the United States and Iran after Tehran said on Sunday it had shot down a U.S. reconnaissance drone in its airspace.

Police stop religious gatherings in Indian Kashmir (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 04:21 AM PST AP - Authorities used batons, tear gas and water canons to break up Muslim religious processions held Sunday in defiance of a strict curfew in the main Indian-controlled city of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, police said.

6 Chinese arrested for turtle catch in Philippines (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 03:41 AM PST AP - Six Chinese fishermen have been arrested in western Philippine waters for catching endangered sea turtles, officials said Sunday.

Planning Afghanistan's future beyond 2014 (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:19 AM PST AP - A global conference in Germany to discuss Afghanistan's future beyond 2014 comes as the country faces political instability, an enduring Taliban-led insurgency and possible financial collapse following the planned drawdown of international troops and foreign aid.

Poll shows public support for Japan PM falls again (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 02:44 AM PST AP - Public support for Japan's prime minister and his Cabinet has fallen 2.5 percentage points over the last month, as the administration's numbers continue to decline, a poll released Sunday shows.

Kazakhstan: 5 militants, 2 troops die in clash (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2011 02:35 AM PST AP - A clash outside Kazakhstan's commercial capital has left five militants and two government troops dead, prosecutors said Sunday, violence that could unnerve authorities trying to contain a surge in Islamist and other militant activity in the Central Asian nation.

Bangladesh police use batons to clear protesters (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 11:03 PM PST AP - Police used batons to disperse opposition activists taking part in a general strike in Bangladesh's capital on Sunday. A party official said eight people were injured.

Australian teen freed from Bali drug detention (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:50 PM PST AP - A 14-year-old Australian boy has been released after serving two months in an Indonesian detention center for buying drugs while vacationing with his family on the resort island of Bali.

Indonesia cracks down on separatists in Papua (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:06 PM PST AP - Security forces say they are hunting separatist rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua province after two police were killed in an attack.

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