| NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:44 AM PDT  A North Korean soldier killed two of his superiors Saturday and defected to South Korea across the countries' heavily armed border in a rare crossing that prompted South Korean troops to immediately beef up their border patrol, officials said.
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| Pakistanis, Americans protest drones in long drive Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:23 AM PDT  Thousands of Pakistanis joined by a group of U.S. anti-war activists headed toward Pakistan's militant-riddled tribal belt Saturday to protest U.S. drone strikes — even as a Pakistani Taliban faction warned that suicide bombers would stop the demonstration.
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| Foxconn denies worker unrest slows iPhone assembly Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT  Foxconn Technology Group denied on Saturday that production was affected at a Chinese factory that makes Apple's iPhones, although both state media and an overseas labor watch group said some workers halted production lines on Friday, apparently over higher quality control standards.
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| Pakistan motorcade protesting US drones sets off Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:30 AM PDT Thousands of Pakistanis joined by a group of U.S. anti-war activists headed toward Pakistan's militant-riddled tribal belt Saturday to protest U.S. drone strikes — even as a Pakistani Taliban faction warned suicide bombers would stop the demonstration. |
| US: Haqqani tie to Afghan insider attacks possible Posted: 06 Oct 2012 05:23 AM PDT  The Haqqani insurgent network, based in Pakistan and with ties to al-Qaida, is suspected of being a driving force behind a significant number of the "insider" attacks by Afghan forces that have killed or wounded more than 130 U.S. and allied troops this year, American officials say.
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| Foxconn workers halt production at iPhone plant Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:24 AM PDT Foxconn Technology Group denied on Saturday that production was affected at a Chinese factory that makes Apple's iPhones, although both state media and an overseas labor watch group said some workers halted production lines on Friday, apparently over higher quality control standards. |
| Foxconn denies report of strike at iPhone plant Posted: 06 Oct 2012 03:41 AM PDT Foxconn Technology Group said Saturday that production at its central Chinese factory that makes Apple's iPhones was continuing without interruption, denying a labor watch group's report that thousands of workers at the plant had gone on strike. |
| Pakistani lawmakers' citizenship under scrutiny Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:18 AM PDT  Pakistan's Supreme Court is demanding the nation's lawmakers disclose whether they are also citizens of other countries, a status that could cost them their seats. Already, around a dozen legislators on the federal and provincial levels have been pushed out, and that might be just the beginning.
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| Tourist safety in Vietnam's famed bay questioned Posted: 05 Oct 2012 11:08 PM PDT  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — By the time Michael Chai spotted the other boat bearing down on his craft, it was too late to shout a warning to the captain, and the vessels collided. Within a few seconds, he and 17 other Taiwanese tourists were plunged into Vietnam's Halong Bay, without life jackets, fighting to survive.
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| In Pakistan, protesters 'march' against US drones Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:50 PM PDT  Hundreds of Pakistanis, joined by dozens of American activists, have launched a motorcade "march" against U.S. drone strikes that they hope will reach the militant-riddled Afghan border region.
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| US suspects Haqqani tie to Afghan insider attacks Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:47 PM PDT The Haqqani insurgent network, based in Pakistan and with ties to al-Qaida, is suspected of being a driving force behind a significant number of the "insider" attacks by Afghan forces that have killed or wounded more than 130 U.S. and allied troops this year, American officials said Friday. |
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