Suu Kyi tells AFP willing to lead Myanmar if her party wins

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• Suu Kyi tells AFP willing to lead Myanmar if her party wins
• Pakistan car blast kills 11, including nine Shiites
• Police: 10 Shiites killed in attack in Pakistan
• NKorean claims South agents tricked her to defect
• Japan city seeks funds for dying 'miracle' pine
• S. Korea, Japan to sign landmark military pact Friday
• Thai in-fight forces US to shelve climate study
• Eight Pakistani soldiers killed in Khyber blast
• Indian floods kill 27, displace 900,000
• China vows to oppose military provocation
• Police: 6 Shiites killed in attack in Pakistan
• Mongolians go to polls hoping for mining wealth
• Myanmar pays price for lost generation of educated
• Mongolia votes; spending mining windfall at issue
• Official: Roadside bomb kills 7 Pakistani soldiers
• Australia rejects bill to deport asylum seekers
• Comfort women photographer pleased by Japan court
• Suu Kyi ends triumphant European tour in Paris
• Indian walks free after 30 years in Pakistan jail
• Landslides, floods kill 106 in southern Bangladesh
• Australia asylum-seeker bill defeated
• Apple's China suppliers 'ignore work laws'
• Aussie bill that would deport asylum seekers fails
• Australian senators reject laws on asylum seekers

Suu Kyi tells AFP willing to lead Myanmar if her party wins Posted: 28 Jun 2012 10:24 AM PDT Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday that she is prepared to lead her country one day, speaking with AFP in Paris at the end of a triumphant Europe tour.

Pakistan car blast kills 11, including nine Shiites Posted: 28 Jun 2012 09:58 AM PDT A powerful remote-controlled car bomb targeting a bus killed at least 11 people including nine Shiite pilgrims in Pakistan's insurgency-torn southwest on Thursday, police said.

Police: 10 Shiites killed in attack in Pakistan Posted: 28 Jun 2012 09:49 AM PDT Suspected Sunni Muslim militants attacked a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims in southwest Pakistan Thursday, killing at least 10 people, officials said.

NKorean claims South agents tricked her to defect Posted: 28 Jun 2012 09:01 AM PDT A North Korean woman said Thursday that she was tricked into defecting six years ago by South Korean agents who offered to arrange a reunion with her father who went to the South during the Korean War.

Japan city seeks funds for dying 'miracle' pine Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:55 AM PDT A local government in northern Japan is seeking funds to preserve a so-called "miracle pine" tree that survived last year's tsunami, officials said Thursday.

S. Korea, Japan to sign landmark military pact Friday Posted: 28 Jun 2012 08:44 AM PDT South Korea and Japan will sign a landmark military agreement Friday, officials said, despite controversy over what would be the first such accord since Tokyo's colonial rule ended in 1945.

Thai in-fight forces US to shelve climate study Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:54 AM PDT The United States has shelved plans for a climate research project based out of Thailand, its embassy said Thursday, after political bickering within the kingdom delayed approval for the scheme.

Eight Pakistani soldiers killed in Khyber blast Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:44 AM PDT A remote-controlled bomb blast killed eight Pakistani troops and wounded three others Thursday in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.

Indian floods kill 27, displace 900,000 Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:37 AM PDT At least 27 people have died and 900,000 others have been forced to leave their homes as monsoon rains swamp wide areas of the northeastern Indian state of Assam, officials said on Thursday.

China vows to oppose military provocation Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:22 AM PDT China said Thursday it would resolutely oppose any military provocation in its territorial waters, remarks which appeared to be directed at the United States, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Police: 6 Shiites killed in attack in Pakistan Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:08 AM PDT Police say suspected Sunni militants fired a rocket and sprayed gunfire at a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims in southwest Pakistan, killing at least six people.

Mongolians go to polls hoping for mining wealth Posted: 28 Jun 2012 07:01 AM PDT Resource-rich Mongolia headed to the polls Thursday to elect a new parliament, with both major parties telling frustrated voters they would deliver better shares of a stunning but divisive mining boom.

Myanmar pays price for lost generation of educated Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:40 AM PDT The dormitories are empty, the once charming bungalows of professors overgrown with vines and weeds. Only grass grows where the Student Union building stood before soldiers obliterated it with dynamite.

Mongolia votes; spending mining windfall at issue Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:39 AM PDT Mongolians traveled by foot, car and horse to vote for a new legislature Thursday in an election that centered on better spreading the benefits of Mongolia's mining boom across the vast and still largely poor country.

Official: Roadside bomb kills 7 Pakistani soldiers Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:34 AM PDT A government official says a roadside bomb has hit a paramilitary convoy in northwest Pakistan, killing seven soldiers.

Australia rejects bill to deport asylum seekers Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:33 AM PDT Australian senators on Thursday rejected laws that would have let Australia deport asylum seekers to another country as a way of discouraging them from attempting the long, dangerous boat journeys.

Comfort women photographer pleased by Japan court Posted: 28 Jun 2012 04:56 AM PDT A South Korean photographer whose Tokyo exhibition on Japanese wartime sex slaves only went ahead after a court injunction said Thursday it was important to display the work to inform the public.

Suu Kyi ends triumphant European tour in Paris Posted: 28 Jun 2012 03:45 AM PDT Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi wraps up her triumphant tour of Europe in France on Thursday, after being lauded during her visits as a model of peaceful resistance to dictatorship.

Indian walks free after 30 years in Pakistan jail Posted: 28 Jun 2012 03:28 AM PDT An Indian man freed after spending three decades in a Pakistani prison for spying walked across the border Thursday into India where he was met by family and hordes of reporters.

Landslides, floods kill 106 in southern Bangladesh Posted: 28 Jun 2012 03:27 AM PDT Searchers pulled out 15 bodies Thursday that had buried under mud and debris after landslides and floods caused by monsoon rains in southern Bangladesh, raising the toll to 106 deaths this week.

Australia asylum-seeker bill defeated Posted: 28 Jun 2012 02:42 AM PDT The Australian Senate on Thursday rejected a bill to send boatpeople offshore for processing, leaving the divisive issue of asylum-seekers at a stalemate following a spate of deadly incidents.

Apple's China suppliers 'ignore work laws' Posted: 28 Jun 2012 02:31 AM PDT A labour rights group said Thursday it had found "deplorable" conditions at Apple suppliers in China, following a probe of several firms that make the US technology giant's hugely popular products.

Aussie bill that would deport asylum seekers fails Posted: 28 Jun 2012 02:30 AM PDT Senators on Thursday rejected laws that would have enabled Australia to turn away asylum seekers to discourage them from attempting long and dangerous ocean journeys in rickety boats.

Australian senators reject laws on asylum seekers Posted: 28 Jun 2012 02:08 AM PDT Senators on Thursday rejected laws that would have enabled Australia to turn away asylum seekers to discourage them from attempting long and dangerous ocean journeys in rickety boats.

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