‘Kill Bill’ star David Carradine found dead in Thal capitalBANGKOK — Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. A news report said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide. Edison Chen: Sex photos were youthful indiscretion; says sex acts were consensualHONG KONG — Actor-singer Edison Chen says widely circulated Internet photos of him having sex with female Hong Kong stars were a youthful indiscretion, speaking at length for the first time on a scandal that shocked the Chinese entertainment world last year. Nukes or cognac? Will UN sanctions really force North Korea’s leader to make a choice?SEOUL, South Korea — The first time North Korea tested a nuclear device, the United Nations tried to hit the reclusive nation’s leader where it really hurts — in the stomach. Prime View of Taiwan to buy E Ink, maker of Kindle display, for $215MNEW YORK — E Ink Corp., the maker of the innovative display for the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by a Taiwanese company for $215 million. City of Dreams casino resort latest multibillion dollar bet on MacauMACAU — The City of Dreams, a massive casino resort in Macau, was unveiled Monday in the latest multibillion-dollar bet that this once seedy Chinese gambling enclave will become one of the world’s top tourist destinations. Now in semifinals, blind pianist from Japan wows audiences at prestigious Cliburn contestFORT WORTH, Texas — With a dramatic bow of pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii’s head, rich sounds of the piano, violins, cello and viola broke the concert hall silence as he and a string quartet played Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44. ‘Slumdog’ child star’s home bulldozed as part of Mumbai slum cleanupMUMBAI, India — The 10-year-old child star of “Slumdog Millionaire” was awakened Thursday by a policeman wielding a bamboo stick and ordered out of his home. Minutes later it was bulldozed along with dozens of other shanties in the Mumbai slum he calls home. Shaky coalition expected as India’s monthlong election ends; results due SaturdayNEW DELHI — India’s monthlong election ended Wednesday, with tens of millions of Indians casting ballots in a vote widely expected to usher in a shaky coalition government. While results were not being announced until Saturday, Indian media polls indicated the Congress party-led ruling coalition could be narrowly ahead of the opposition Hindu-nationalist alliance. India’s monthlong election ends; Indian media says ruling coalition holds slim leadNEW DELHI — India’s monthlong election ended Wednesday, with tens of millions of Indians casting ballots in a vote widely expected to usher in a shaky coalition government. While results were not being announced until Saturday, Indian media exit polls indicated the Congress party-led ruling coalition was narrowly ahead of the opposition Hindu-nationalist alliance. Outgoing war commander Gen. David McKiernan valued reaching out to Afghan eldersKABUL — Gen. David McKiernan’s private U.S. military jet raced south toward Kandahar, the Taliban’s former stronghold. Inside, McKiernan adjusted his reading glasses and turned a page of the Muslim holy book. Idlewild travel bookstore in NYC: Not just guides but books with ’strong sense of place’NEW YORK — What kind of dreamer opens a bookstore in a recession, gives it a nostalgic name that means nothing to most people under 40, and stocks it with travel guides and obscure foreign novels? Idlewild travel bookstore in NYC: Not just guides but books with ’strong sense of place’NEW YORK — What kind of dreamer opens a bookstore in a recession, gives it a nostalgic name that means nothing to most people under 40, and stocks it with travel guides and obscure foreign novels? Taiwan art collection reflects tumultuous history, better relations with ChinaTAIPEI, Taiwan — Sixty years later Zhuang Ling remembers it all — the rain pelting down onto the roiling sea, his mother retching from seasickness and, of course, the cargo of priceless art works the freighter Chung Ting was carrying from China to the Taiwanese city of Keelung. Sri Lanka police: 3 UK journalists arrested, accused of tarnishing image of security forcesCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan police arrested three journalists for London-based Channel 4 television news Saturday on charges of tarnishing the image of government security forces, authorities said. University of Wyoming says missing poet’s family believes he died in fall on Japanese islandCHEYENNE, Wyo. — The family of a University of Wyoming professor missing on a remote Japanese island believes he fell during a hike and didn’t survive, the school said Friday. US team: Japanese rescuers will continue search for Wyo. poet missing on remote islandCHEYENNE, Wyo. — An American rescue team had no luck on its final day of searching for a Wyoming poet missing on a remote Japanese island, but a Japanese team will continue working, a rescuer said Friday. US rescue team: Search for poet who went missing on Japanese island more than week ago to endCHEYENNE, Wyo. — The search for an acclaimed poet who went missing on a small Japanese island more than 10 days ago will end Friday, an American search-and-rescue team coordinator said. Trackers find the trail of US poet who went missing on remote Japanese islandTOKYO — A team of American trackers found the footprints Wednesday of an award-winning U.S. poet who went missing on a remote Japanese island while hiking up a volcano. No new releases: Bollywood boycott over multiplex fee dispute enters 2nd monthMUMBAI, India — The dispute between Bollywood producers and Indian multiplexes over revenue sharing hardened this week, with no end in sight to the monthlong boycott of new releases. Hollywood star Tom Hanks throws out first pitch at baseball game in TokyoTOKYO — Hollywood star Tom Hanks was in a league of his own Friday when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Japanese professional baseball game. Michael Phelps returns from 3-month suspension, ready to start racing againBALTIMORE — When Michael Phelps was at his lowest, unsure if he wanted to return to swimming, he sat down with a pen and a piece of paper. “I wrote out the pros and cons of swimming,” he said, “and quitting.” In the end, swimming won out. Phelps returned to what he does best. Now, he’s finished serving a three-month suspension that was doled out by USA Swimming after a picture surfaced in a British tabloid showing him inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Phelps returns from suspension, ready to start racing againBALTIMORE — When Michael Phelps was at his lowest, unsure if he wanted to return to swimming, he sat down with a pen and a piece of paper. AP News in BriefNorth Korea fires 7 ballistic missiles off eastern coast, flouting UN resolutions China’s Ai Weiwei wins competition to design substitute for Shanghai-bound Mermaid statueCOPENHAGEN — A video installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will replace Copenhagen’s famed Little Mermaid statue when it goes on display at the World Expo in Shanghai next year, officials said Tuesday. Search for missing US poet on remote Japan island to be scaled downTOKYO — A team of American trackers picked up the trail of an award-winning U.S. poet who went missing on a remote Japanese island while hiking up a volcano, his sister-in-law said Wednesday. Japanese authorities make final search for US poet missing on remote islandTOKYO — The weeklong search for an award-winning U.S. poet who disappeared while hiking up a volcano on a remote Japanese island has yielded no clues and will end after a final day of searching, a police official said Tuesday. Buddhist calm, bustling markets: Explore Seoul’s ancient sites, modern amenities on a budgetSEOUL — With the South Korean currency, called the won, down against the dollar, now’s the time to wander the grounds of 600-year-old palaces, meditate in Buddhist temples and trawl cafes and markets in the labyrinthine capital city, Seoul. Beijing lashes back over Obama World Press Freedom Day speech naming detained journalistsBEIJING — China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday rejected accusations by President Barack Obama that China is among nations that regularly harass and detain journalists. |
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