Area Grandmother Tries Indian Food
BLOOMINGTON, MN—Characterizing the experience as "different," local grandmother Eileen Rutherford, 78, ate Indian food…
87 Killed In Violent Kerfuffle
ISLAMABAD—Eighty-seven people were killed and 114 wounded at an open-air market in Islamabad yesterday in one of the…
Asian Markets Fall Like Cherry Blossoms In Gentle Spring Rain
TOKYO, HONG KONG, SEOUL—Asian stocks closed one of the worst and most mournfully reflective months on record last week,…
Chinese Authorities Execute 10 Million Recalled Toys
BEIJING—In an attempt to assure the world's children that the millions of Chinese-made toys currently being recalled…
Earthquake Sets Japan Back To 2147
TOKYO—Japanese government officials confirmed Monday that the damage wrought on Japan's national infrastructure by the…
Why Was I Not Informed About Bruce Lee?
I am going to try to remain calm and keep in mind that you purport to be decent, rational people. As my parents and…
Richard Gere Angers India
Protesters in India burned Richard Gere's image in effigy after the actor repeatedly kissed a Bollywood actress at an…
Excited Red Sox Fans Eagerly Await Debut Of Matsuzaka's 'Ultimate Galactic Dragon Gyroball Pitch Power Explosion'
BOSTON—Now that Manny Ramirez has reported to camp and the spring-training opener against Minnesota is in the books,…
Americans Demand Military Response After Chinese Shoot Down DirecTV Satellite
WASHINGTON, DC—A citizens' group presented a petition signed by nearly 75 million Americans to key members of Congress…
Bush Rushing To Get Nation In Order Before Hu Jintao's Visit
WASHINGTON, DC—President Bush announced in a hastily arranged press conference Monday that he wanted to make the entire…
Dictator Slays Millions In Last-Minute Push To Be Time's Man Of The Year
RANGOON, MYANMAR—Than Shwe, the brutal dictator of the southeast Asian nation of Myanmar, dramatically increased his…
Indonesian Mother Sews Halloween Costumes For 60,000 Children
PONTIANAK—Indonesian factory worker Weninng Panggi is keeping busy in the weeks leading up to Halloween by sewing…
N. Korea Detonates 40 Years Of GDP
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA—A press release issued by the state-run Korean Central News Agency Monday confirmed that the…
Bloodless Thai Coup
Thailand went through a bloodless coup while the President was out in the United States to address the United Nations.…
I Have A Thing For Asia
Man, if I had to name one continent that really just does it for me, there's no question which one I'd pick: Asia. It…