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UN appeals for $678 million in aid for Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.N. is appealing for $678 million for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in 2011. (Updated 11:12 p.m. PT)

Chemical blast kills 6 at Internet cafe in China
BEIJING -- An explosion caused by stored chemicals has killed six people and injured 37 at an Internet cafe in southwest China. (Updated 10:31 p.m. PT)

NKorea lambasts SKorea's new defense chief
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea lambasted South Korea's new defense chief Sunday for threatening to launch air strikes against the North and accused the South of causing "uncontrollable, extreme" tension on the peninsula. (Updated 10:28 p.m. PT)

China, Taiwan, Philippines search for ship crewmen
MANILA, Philippines -- Coast guard rescuers from China, Taiwan and the Philippines battled rough seas and fierce wind Sunday to search for up to 10 crewmen from a cargo ship that sank two days ago. At least 14 others have been rescued, officials said. (Updated 10:13 p.m. PT)

Thailand marks 83rd birthday of revered king
BANGKOK -- Thailand is marking the 83rd birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, but elaborate celebrations fail to mask concern over his health and the future of the royal institution. (Updated 9:43 p.m. PT)

US fights to open school in Taliban area
SENJERAY, Afghanistan -- Over the last six months, U.S. troops have wrested the school away from insurgents. They've hired Afghan contractors to rebuild it, and lost blood defending it. (Updated 9:05 p.m. PT)

Cambodian refugee goes home as US Navy commander
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia -- The distant thuds of gunfire and bombs weren't nearly as memorable for Michael Misiewicz as fishing barehanded with his older brother in Cambodia's Mekong River. (Updated 9:05 p.m. PT)

Malaysian girl, 14, celebrates wedding in public
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A 14-year-old girl and 23-year-old man have celebrated their recent marriage in public in Malaysia's largest city, a report said Sunday, fueling a debate on teen weddings. (Updated 9:02 p.m. PT)

Afghan minister disputes US diplomatic cable
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A leaked diplomatic cable has jeopardized the U.S. ambassador's relationships with key Afghan ministers at a time when ties between the two nations are strained over corruption at the highest levels of the government and stepped up military operations, a top Afghan official said Saturday. (Updated 12:16 p.m. PT)

Pakistan military says its supports government
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's military supports the country's civilian government, the army spokesman said Saturday in an apparent response to leaked U.S. diplomatic cables that show the country's top general had considered removing the president from power. (Updated 8:05 a.m. PT)

Additional headlines:
- Pakistanis return to tribal area after offensive
- Philippine leader says media ruining his love life
- Mongolian activist's son: China police took mother

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2010
- Pakistani minister condemns threat to Christian
- Obama, troops cheer each other in Afghan visit
- Obama: Afghanistan will never be a terrorist haven
- Obama, in Afghanistan, says US will succeed
- Pakistan arrests 5 suspects linked to 2009 attack
- US, Japan begin war games; China denounces drills
- Philippines, communist rebels resume talks in Feb

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010
- China blocks famous artist, economist from flights
- Vietnam's planned sale of tiger paste protested
- Chinese passenger train breaks world speed record
- Indonesian terrorist suspect captured in Malaysia
- Report: North Korea boosts multiple-launch rockets
- Vanuatu deputy ousts premier in confidence vote
- In Afghan cauldron, realism can trump the rulebook
- US military ends Pakistan flood relief
- Turkmen leader called "vindictive" in US cables
- Clinton: US will consider keeping Kyrgyzstan base
- UN nuke chief attacks Iran's lack of cooperation
- NZ holds memorial service for 29 dead coal miners