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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/ en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:18:42 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:18:42 -0500 30 Malaysian Indians feel 'extremely let down' by the opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat (PR) they voted for in a big way two years ago, a special report in a Tamil daily here said. http://www.theasianews.net/story/610765 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.theasianews.net/story/610765 The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has declared the 82 stelae of the Temple of Literature in Vietnam as a World Heritage Site, Prensa Latina reported. http://www.theasianews.net/story/610724 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.theasianews.net/story/610724 David Gurnani, an Indonesian man, has won weight-loss reality show The Biggest Loser Asia (TBLA), organised in Malaysia. http://www.theasianews.net/story/610701 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:50:04 -0500 ANI http://www.theasianews.net/story/610701 Pakistan's new coach Waqar Younis was Wednesday shocked over the cricket board's decision to ban and fine several leading national players. http://www.theasianews.net/story/610677 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:40:06 -0500 IANS http://www.theasianews.net/story/610677 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A U.S. MILITARY BASE IN SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iranian support for the Taliban in Afghanistan isn't much of a problem for the United States ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33018687&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:45:17 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33018687&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BANGKOK -- Asian stock markets posted tepid gains Thursday as China's burst of inflation tempered confidence in the regional economic rebound. European shares opened lower.Most Asian benchmarks fluct... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33018048&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:39:12 -0500 Miami Herald http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33018048&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 KUALA LUMPUR : The estranged wife and mother-in-law of a Malaysian prince were ordered Thursday to pay US$1.8 million after alleging he had raped and abused his teenage bride, his lawyer said. Te... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33019938&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:26:42 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33019938&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 YANGON: Myanmar's military government has used new election laws to officially annul the result of polls in 1990 that were won by Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party, state media said Thursday. The go... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33019939&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:26:39 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33019939&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Japan Business Federation will bring together business leaders from 11 Asian countries and regions in Tokyo on Saturday for its "Asia Business Summit" to disc... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33018105&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:50:24 -0500 Breitbart http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33018105&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was on Thursday named as the new certification authority by US President Barack Obama to verify the Indo-US Civilian Nuclear Act for the US Congress a... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33018612&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:47:58 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33018612&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 South Korea’s central bank on Thursday held interest rates steady at a record low of 2 per cent for the 13th consecutive month, citing uncertainties caused by http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33018128&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:45:10 -0500 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33018128&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 GENEVA - Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading industry group said Thursday, halving its loss forecast for ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33015700&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:19:26 -0500 Star Tribune http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33015700&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Hopes that five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed had been found were dashed today as the police chief leading the investigation in Pakistan confirmed the search is ongoing. Muhammad Aslam Tar... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33017939&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:07:45 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33017939&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the world's science academies to review work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).Work will be co-ordinated by the Inter-Academy Council, ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016482&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:48:51 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016482&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Women comprise nearly half of India's population India has taken its the first step towards redemption of promises made to women 62 years ago when it attained freedom. It was a promise of living wit... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016483&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:48:49 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016483&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The upper house of India's parliament has approved a bill to reserve a third of all seats in the national parliament and state legislatures for women.BBC News spoke to people in the capital, Delhi, ab... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016484&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:48:48 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016484&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 China now has more billionaires than any other country besides the United States, according to Forbes magazine.There are a total of 64 people in that bracket in mainland China, the magazine says in it... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016375&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:48:45 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016375&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Carmaker Daihatsu is recalling 274,551 vehicles in Japan because of a number of possible defects.The company, a subsidiary of Toyota, said the recall affected its Hijet and Atrai mini-van models. Daih... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33015885&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:48:43 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33015885&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Google Inc. broke a long silence in its clash with China on Wednesday as its chief executive, Eric Schmidt, said that the Internet search giant was talking to Chinese officials and that he expected "s... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016391&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:56 -0500 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016391&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Reporting from Washington - Congressional opponents of the war in Afghanistan forced a debate Wednesday on the floor of the House of Representatives on a resolution to bring U.S. forces home and end ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016559&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:54 -0500 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016559&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - The men come at dawn, a ragged, anxious collection of faces peeking through scarves and hoping for work as they stand in a traffic circle beneath billboards advert... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33017938&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:53 -0500 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33017938&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan, and Peshawar, Pakistan -- Militants stormed the northern Pakistan offices of a U.S. Christian aid group Wednesday, killing six workers and injuring five, police sai... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016502&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:51 -0500 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016502&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Beijing - Chinese officials have reacted with anger to a speech by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in which he said Buddhists were living in prison-like conditions and expressed sympath... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33017683&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:20 -0500 IOL http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33017683&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE: Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors worried strong loan growth and quickening inflation in China would spur Beijing to tighten monetary policy sooner than expected, while the yen ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016385&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:35:51 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016385&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Arqaam Capital, the largest Middle Eastern investment bank headquartered in the Dubai International Financial Centre, conceived and arranged the transaction on behalf of CTI. Executives of CTI and Bos... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016265&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:21:03 -0500 AME Info http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016265&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TORONTO: After a recent spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia, it was the turn of a wheelchair-bound Canadian man who was beaten by Australian teenagers in Sydney on Tuesday, reports her... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016379&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:19:49 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33016379&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 According to a risk-consulting firm, Indonesia is the most corrupt country in South-East Asia along with Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The problem is pervasive in all sectors of the economy a... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014013&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:53:11 -0500 Spero News http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014013&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The growing need to implement modern technologies to replace ageing equipment has boosted the prospects of the Asia Pacific land defense systems market. Threats in ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014101&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:50:48 -0500 RedOrbit http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014101&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia Pacific biometrics market has made hay against the background of escalating security concerns in the region. The Bali bomb blasts and recent attacks on the... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014102&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:50:34 -0500 RedOrbit http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014102&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (MENAFN - Jordan Times) During a ceremony held at Aqaba's Princess Basma Centre for Development, Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), the central development arm of Aqaba Special Economic Zone... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014184&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:45:31 -0500 MENAFN http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014184&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Singapore - The Asia-Pacific region staged a strong showing in the latest list of the world's super-rich compiled by Forbes magazine, as the number of billionaires from the region jumped 80 per cent c... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014086&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:38:38 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014086&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 PATTANI, Thailand: Suspected Islamic militants shot dead three Thai workers and set their bodies on fire in the middle of road Thursday in Thailand's troubled south, police said. The three men, who wo... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33015502&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:36:00 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33015502&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fluctuated as commodity-related companies fell on concern China will pare back measures that boosted growth, while Japanese shares gained on speculation the countr... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33013689&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:26:05 -0500 Business Week http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33013689&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Japan's 98th airport has begun operations - offering just one flight a day.Ibaraki airport cost 22bn Yen ($220m, £147m) to build and is being seen in Japan as a prime example of wasteful public ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014077&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:25:43 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014077&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Japan's economy grew by less than first estimated in the final quarter of 2009, revised figures have shown.The Cabinet Office said the economy expanded by 0.9% between October and December of last yea... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014076&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:25:42 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014076&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Suspected militants armed with assault rifles and a homemade bomb attacked the offices of a U.S.-based Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33015504&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:22:21 -0500 Washington Post http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33015504&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: A pretty 13-year-old British girl committed suicide after being dubbed "ugly" by her classmates, a media report said on Thursday. Poppy Bracey hanged herself with her school tie when oth... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014082&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:55:42 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014082&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ATHENS, GREECE: Debt-plagued Greece faces a new wave of labor discontent against painful spending cuts, with a nationwide strike on Thursday closing hospitals and schools while stopping all flights... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014084&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:55:38 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014084&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A swift, painful correction in Indian sugar stocks over the last few weeks may still have some way to go, as the freefall in sugar prices continued amid an increase in global production, analysts sa... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014347&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:53:08 -0500 Morning Star http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014347&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Inflation in China jumped sharply last month, increasing the pressure on the government to begin raising interest rates and allow the renminbi to rise against the US dollar. Consumer prices rose by 2.... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014079&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:52:49 -0500 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33014079&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BERLIN: Malaysia was declared the second best destination in Asia by "Go Asia", a tourism marketing network specialising in Asia, which gave good marks to the overall facilities available for tourism ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011748&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:25:52 -0500 New Straits Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011748&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ROYAL Golf Club members Daniel Owen and Suzanna Hobday had respectable performances yesterday in the first round of the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. The event saw 76 players from 18 countries battl... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33013573&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:17:14 -0500 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33013573&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BANGKOK: Thai authorities Thursday began deploying 50,000 troops on the streets of Bangkok ahead of rallies by anti-government protesters that they fear could turn violent, the deputy prime minister s... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33013570&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:11:27 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33013570&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta has allowed the opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi to reopen regional offices that have been closed since 2003, a party spokesman said Thursday. Around 300 offices of ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33013571&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:11:13 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33013571&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SYDNEY: Indonesia's leader Thursday took a swipe at Australia's tough travel warnings as he urged business leaders to forge closer trade links between the two countries. President Susilo Bambang Yudho... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33013572&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:11:06 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33013572&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Metals dropped and Asian stocks erased gains, while the yen and dollar strengthened, after reports on Chinese inflation, factories and loans raised concerns the government woul... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011374&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:36 -0500 Business Week http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011374&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Indian security forces have stepped up their operations against Maoist rebels, officials say.Thousands of newly-arrived federal forces have joined those already in ground in three eastern states where... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011731&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:19 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011731&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has arrived in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.The two sides are due to sign two deals worth over $10bn in defence and civilian nuc... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011732&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:19 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011732&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Gordon Brown says the criticism he has received for visiting Afghanistan a day after giving evidence to the Iraq war inquiry is "incredibly unfair".The Conservatives said Saturday's trip was... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011733&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:17 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011733&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TORONTO: An Indian-origin former MP in Canada is in the eye of a political storm after his acquittal by a court on cocaine possession and drunken driving charges. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011669&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:30:12 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33011669&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 NEW YORK — Asian markets inched higher early Thursday amid mixed economic news and after U.S. stocks closed with small gains following a report that companies cut their inventories. Investo... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009026&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:56:48 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009026&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE -- The United States, fearful of being sidelined as China and other fast-growing Asian economies speed up their integration, is banking on a new trade pact to shore up its Pacific influence. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009344&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:32:36 -0500 The China Post http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009344&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Investors should buy Asian stocks outside Japan after valuations dropped and before sentiment strengthens further, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33010817&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:19:32 -0500 Business Week http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33010817&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A longtime protester from Shanghai has been ordered by the authorities to serve one and a half years of “re-education through labor” for shouting slogans about human rights outside a Beiji... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009036&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:14:36 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009036&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 land defense systems market. Threats in the form of illegal trafficking, piracy, and terrorism are rampant across the region, and it is vital for countries to be properly equipped to thwart these atta... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009429&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:40 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009429&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 have raised concerns regarding the existing security measures. Legislations are being passed to beef up security across the countries in the region. In such a scenario, biometrics have assumed great i... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009431&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:09:37 -0500 Earth Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009431&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) and Turkey’s Elektrik Üretim (EUAS), the two countries’ state power companies. The deal gives Kepco five months to conduct feasibility studies and produce... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009395&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:47:04 -0500 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33009395&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 By OWEN PYEASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SYDNEY -- Two Australian teenagers have been charged in a brutal attack in a Sydney train station on a Canadian tourist in a wheelchair. The 35-year-old man was ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33007061&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:02:31 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33007061&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday renewed his appeal to Myanmar rulers to let detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi take part in upcoming polls after new election laws disqualifi... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33008882&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:46:24 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33008882&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , went far beyond statements by U.S. officials, who have said talks would be better held after the military balance shifts toward the international ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33008883&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:31:34 -0500 Washington Post http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33008883&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 VATICAN CITY: Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself. While there has been no suggestion of wron... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33006836&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:05:26 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33006836&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LOS ANGELES: Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. Haim died at Providence St Joseph Medical Centre in Burbank yesterday, Los Angeles C... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33003331&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:57:39 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33003331&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 KOLAR: Brides being dumped at the altar is the stuff soppy movies are made of. But heard of a bridegroom being ditched at the marriage mantap, that too not once but twice inside of 24 hours? Filmi ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33003332&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:57:37 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33003332&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 If Han Jun is right, over the next three decades a population the combined size of Germany, France, Britain, Italy, South Korea, South Africa, Spain, Poland and Canada will up sticks and move to China... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33003329&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:54:12 -0500 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33003329&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Indonesian police have killed a most-wanted Islamist terror suspect in a shoot out capping a series of raids against a new militant network ahead of a visit next week by US President Barack Obama.Susi... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33003444&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:54:11 -0500 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33003444&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The President of the General Assembly is on his way to the Republic of Korea and the Philippines for talks with senior officials from both countries that will focus on interfaith dialogue, economic de... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33002227&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:21:14 -0500 UN News Centre http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=33002227&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ISLAMABAD: A tour of the US arranged by the state department to improve ties to Pakistani legislators ended in a public relations fiasco when the members of the group refused to submit to extra air... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32999871&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:09:39 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32999871&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Saudi Arabia will reduce crude supply in April to a major Asian buyer ahead of OPEC's meeting next week, the first cut to a big lifter since late last year, but will keep full contracted volumes to ot... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32996662&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:14:52 -0500 Arabian Business http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32996662&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Saudi Arabia will reduce crude supply in April to a major Asian buyer ahead of OPEC's meeting next week, the first cut to a big lifter since late last year, but will keep full contracted volumes to ot... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32996104&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:32 -0500 Arabian Business http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32996104&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (New York) - The Sri Lankan government should end its harassment of journalists and activists and take steps against those making threats, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said in a joint ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32998966&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:38:27 -0500 Human Rights Watch http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32998966&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ROME: By at least one amusing new metric, Michelangelo's unofficial 500-year run at the top of the Italian art charts has ended. Caravaggio, who somehow found time to paint when he wasn't brawling,... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32996492&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:29:05 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32996492&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: Whirlwind romances do not foretell a happily-ever-after. Especially if it involves the French president and a model-turned-musician. Speculation is growing that Nicolas Sarkozy, 55, and Car... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32996493&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:29:05 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32996493&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 In this picture taken March. 3, 2010 show Chinese protesters are escorted away by Police official after trying to approach the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Police hav... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32993502&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:43:01 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32993502&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 DHARAMSHALA, India: The Dalai Lama admitted on Wednesday there was "little hope" of the current Chinese government compromising on the issue of Tibet, after years of vain attempts to win autonomy for ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32995448&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:24:58 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32995448&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Oil and gas industry professionals in Asia Pacific lead the industry in the use of social media and collaboration tools at work, reports recent Microsoft Corp. and Accenture survey findings unveiled a... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32992125&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:44 -0500 Dubai Chronicle http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32992125&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" has been indicted for recruiting Jihadi fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots.Pennsylvania resident C... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32992845&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:51:38 -0500 Daily Star http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32992845&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SUITA — Gamba Osaka had to be content with a share of the spoils as the J-League side were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Henan Jianye of China in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday. Gamba... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32993121&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:48:43 -0500 Japan Today http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32993121&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 EDITOR'S NOTE - Miles Edelsten is a senior producer for Associated Press Television News and has covered Japan for 10 years. OTSUCHI, Japan -- As soon as the fishermen saw my TV camera, one ran at me... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989936&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:49:17 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989936&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 New York, Mar 10 : The United Nations is recognizing the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development with this year's Population Award. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989702&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:45:24 -0500 New Kerala http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989702&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TAIPEI: Taiwan's health insurance system may have earned international acknowledgement, but it's now stirring up a political storm after the health minister left in a surprise resignation. And ironica... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32991932&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:32:34 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32991932&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 KYOTO : In Japan, spring is best represented by the appearance of cherry blossoms. But before that, plum blossoms can be enjoyed in many parts of the country. There is an historic shrine in Kyoto wher... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32991931&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:32:32 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32991931&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Vancouver could become an Asia-Pacific airline hub, but it also might end up a stub, Air Canada boss Calin Rovinescu said Tuesday.Rovinescu, who has been piloting the country's flagship carrier for cl... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989529&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:22:19 -0500 The Province http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989529&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A Chinese company has denied exploiting workers making the mascot for the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa.Fifa, football's world governing body, has suspended the Shanghai firm's contract over... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989502&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:20:23 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989502&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 OTSUCHI, Japan (AP) - As soon as the fishermen saw my TV camera, one ran at me, yelling "No!" and pushing me out of the building. Another smeared his rubber fish gutting glove across my lens, while a ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989937&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:17:32 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989937&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The nation's exports grow for the third consecutive month compared with a year earlier. Critics of China's artificially low currency are expected to increase demands for a hike in its value. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989526&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:55 -0500 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989526&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 China's head of delegation Tang Jiaxuan (R) speaks to members of the press as his Japanese counterpart Taizo Nishimuro listens during a press conference for the Japan-China Friendship Committee for th... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989516&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:18 -0500 World Press Review http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989516&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Imprisoning Liu Xiaobo for his criticism of the government is a stain on China’s reputation and standing in the world. Instead of punishing and making an example of Liu, the Chinese government shoul... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32991934&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:57:06 -0500 Human Rights Watch http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32991934&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 NPC Chairman Wu Bangguo National People's Congress Standing Committee General office of the National People's Congress 23 Xijiaominxiang Xicheng Disctrict Beijing 100805 P.R.C Dear Chairman Wu ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32991935&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:57:05 -0500 Human Rights Watch http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32991935&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Chinese real estate prices accelerated last month, rising by their fastest pace in two years despite government efforts to cool the market amid fears of a looming property bubble.Prices of commercial ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989147&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:46:41 -0500 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32989147&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Since then Gautschi's Hong Kong-based Studer Trust, named for his mother, has completed 130 projects at a total cost of $1.3 million, mostly schools in China and Myanmar. A bare-bones classroom--with ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32985564&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:55:01 -0500 Forbes http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32985564&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 KABUL: Iran's outspoken president on Wednesday accused the United States of playing a double game in Afghanistan and mocked the US defence secretary during their overlapping visits to the country. Pre... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32988539&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:51:10 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32988539&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BANGKOK - Thailand's main airport, which was besieged by protesters in 2008, said Wednesday it had made contingency plans for protests this weekend, as ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra rallied supporters... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32988540&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:51:08 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32988540&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 March 10, 2010 /EIN News/ -- Retail in Asia has announced the launch of its free business-to-business (B2B) website, RetailinAsia.com, providing retailers and the retail industry with the latest news ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32985508&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:39:29 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32985508&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 An Indian charity has sent a team to northern Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees with artificial limbs.Workers from the BMVSS charity, which makes the so-called "Jaipur foot", will spend a ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32986521&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:39:00 -0500 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32986521&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 WASHINGTON: Indian-American computer scientist Subhash Khot, well known for his 'Unique Games Conjecture' has been selected for a prestigious USD 500,000 national science award. Khot, a theoreti... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32986339&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:06:45 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32986339&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 OSLO: A record 237 candidates have been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said on Wednesday. The tally comprises 199 individuals and 38 organisations and be... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32986338&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:06:41 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=32986338&cat=bf053b50c46383e0