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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 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:14:12 -0400 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:14:12 -0400 30 Six NATO-led soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, while 15 Afghan civilians died in violence elsewhere in the country, officials said Friday. http://www.theasianews.net/story/666434 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.theasianews.net/story/666434 A 75-year-old man in China is building a castle to win back his wife who separated from him 10 years ago. http://www.theasianews.net/story/666191 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:00:07 -0400 IANS http://www.theasianews.net/story/666191 Police are investigating whether the family of Tokyo's 'oldest man' - who appears to have been dead at home for decades - fraudulently received pension money paid to him, news reports said Friday. http://www.theasianews.net/story/666145 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:40:01 -0400 IANS http://www.theasianews.net/story/666145 The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium hosted a two-day Asian All-Star Athletics meet as a step forward to get prepared for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in October. http://www.theasianews.net/story/666118 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:20:44 -0400 ANI http://www.theasianews.net/story/666118 South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co Friday posted a record 83 percent net profit rise for the second quarter, boosted by strong demand for chips and flatscreen televisions. http://www.theasianews.net/story/666086 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.theasianews.net/story/666086 Bangladesh has announced new wage scales for its ailing garment industry but the workers are still persisting with their Taka 5,000 ($71) minimum wage demand. http://www.theasianews.net/story/666072 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.theasianews.net/story/666072 Three people of Indian origin - two of them brothers - have been acquitted by a high court in Malaysia of drug trafficking charges. http://www.theasianews.net/story/666064 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.theasianews.net/story/666064 In this photo taken Tuesday, July 20, 2010, immigrant women stage a rally in memory of a killed Vietnamese bride in front of the Human Rights Commission in Seoul, South Korea. Eight days after moving ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37371586&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:11:44 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37371586&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 HK's Ani-Com comics fair kicks off with much fanfare By Channel NewsAsia's Hong Kong Correspondent Leslie Tang | Posted: 31 July 2010 0002 hrs http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37372010&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:46:32 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37372010&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Eight days after moving to South Korea, 20-year-old Thach Thi Hoang Ngoc was beaten and stabbed to death by her 47-year-old husband, who police said confessed that "voices" ordered him to kill his you... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37371588&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:16:11 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37371588&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MANISLOR, Indonesia (AP) -- A minority Islamic sect told followers Friday to prepare for war after rock-throwing mobs attacked one of their mosques in central Indonesia, calling its members heretics. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37369742&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:16:08 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37369742&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The war in Afghanistan began on Oct. 7, 2001, as the U.S. military launched an operation in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S. The war continues today. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37372012&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:14:46 -0400 Washington Post http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37372012&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 430 on Friday, officials said, as monsoon rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37372013&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:14:39 -0400 Washington Post http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37372013&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 "We believe through the talks we will be able to work closely within the framework of enhanced policing," said Mbalula in the statement. "This will result in providing assistance in case investigat... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37368871&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:07:12 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37368871&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Banda Aceh, Indonesia - Wild rampaging elephants trampled a farmer to death in western Indonesia on Friday, the second attack in as many weeks. Salahuddin, 30, was fishing with a friend when they s... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37372011&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:07:08 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37372011&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Beijing - A blast at a Chinese tax office killed four people and injured 19 more on Friday, in what police believe was a deliberate attack, state media reported. Xinhua news agency, citing a police... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37369548&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:07:05 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37369548&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 While Chicago Mayor Daley called an oil spill in the Kalamazoo River a bigger threat to Lake Michigan than Asian carp, many scientists disagree. Is the mayor playing politics, or is he on to something... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37366170&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:27:40 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37366170&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The most endangered tortoise in the world is being sold at an exposition in the Indonesian capital, highlighting concerns over Jakarta's illegal pet trade. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37365936&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:51 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37365936&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Scientists are on the lookout for an Asian beetle that could ravage British trees after one was found last week, the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) said today. The Citrus Longhor... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37365271&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:00:33 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37365271&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Germany’s fifth-largest tour operator is increasing overall capacity by 14% for the forthcoming winter season and offering its largest-ever winter programme with 17 brochures. Top of the expansion l... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37368272&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:59:25 -0400 Yahoo http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37368272&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 U.S. military secrets to the WikiLeaks website has been moved from Kuwait to a military jail in Virginia. In a statement Friday, the Army said Pvt. Bradley Manning was flown Thursday to Quantico Ma... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37366089&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:25 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37366089&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Sulfurcell GmbH, one of the leading manufacturers of CIS thin-film solar modules, has concluded supply agreements with new customers in India and China in excess of 16 megawatts (MW). http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37366181&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:09:53 -0400 AZoM http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37366181&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (RTTNews) - The markets in Asia ended the trading session on Friday, the last trading day of the week and the month, in negative territory, taking cues from Wall Street where the major averages ended... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37366182&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:00:39 -0400 Quote.com http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37366182&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 announced today an increase in the massive sulphide Ni/Cu reserves at its Ban Phuc project in north western Vietnam. The 36,000t of nickel estimated to be contained in the proven and probable reserves... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37362406&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:27:13 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37362406&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MANILA - Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday launched a "Truth Commission" with broad powers to investigate alleged corruption and vote fraud by his predecessor, Gloria Arroyo. "The process ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37364740&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:10:03 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37364740&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BANGKOK - Thailand's premier warned Friday of possible further bomb attacks in Bangkok after a grenade blast left one man seriously hurt, days after a deadly explosion at a bus stop. The grenade,... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37364739&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:09:59 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37364739&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Teams of workers using cranes and nets had managed to retrieve the 2,978 barrels from the Songhua river by midday on Friday, said the Xinhua news agency. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37362609&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:48:26 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37362609&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets declined Friday after a sluggish finish to the prior session on Wall Street, with Japanese shares hit particularly hard as weak economic indicators and a stron... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37363239&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:33:09 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37363239&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets declined Friday after a sluggish finish to the prior session on Wall Street, with Japanese shares hit particularly hard as weak economic indicators and a stron... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37363240&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:33:09 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37363240&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A U.S. Army honor guard team holds American flags to be given to family members at the burial service for Staff Sgt. Edwardo Loredo, at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37363071&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:32:16 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37363071&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 .brabys a { font-size: 8pt; } /* sport newsletter box */ #sports_nl { background: url(/images/sports_nl_bg.png) no-repeat; height: 82px; margin: 10px 0 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; width: 250p... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37363002&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:31 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37363002&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Basic fair trial rights require giving Anwar access to the prosecutor’s evidence so he can defend himself. Unfortunately, the prosecutors have tilted the playing field against Anwar by keeping key d... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37364741&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:05 -0400 Human Rights Watch http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37364741&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ROME: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday faced a parliamentary crisis after falling out in spectacular style with his one-time ally, lower house speaker Gianfranco Fini. After mo... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37362830&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:54:00 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37362830&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIRUT: The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia were heading to Beirut on Friday in an unprecedented effort to avert a crisis over expected indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Pr... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37362831&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:53:57 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37362831&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 In Depth: Asia's Weirdest High-Paying Jobs A glass of decent Australian or Chilean wine. Four or five pirated DVDs. Bus fare for a commuter--for a month. Or one cup of coffee. China's massive capita... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37364446&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:47:16 -0400 SINA http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37364446&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, Nancy Berliner, left, curator of Chinese art and culture at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem and Henry Ng, executive vice president of the World Monum... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359754&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:24:56 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359754&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING: Workers on Friday struggled to recover 3,000 barrels filled with hazardous chemicals that were swept into a river in northeast China by floods, amid fears some had sunk, state media said. Sol... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360163&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:59:59 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360163&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ' ],[ // report reasons 'Offensive', 'Spam', 'Off topic' ],[ // report reasons front end 'Offensive (rude, obscene, NSFW)', 'Spam (ads, self-promotion)', 'Off topic (trolling)' ],[ // report ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359570&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:59:14 -0400 Canadian Business http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359570&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO - Honda's quarterly profit ballooned to 272.4 billion yen (US$3.2 billion) and the carmaker raised its full year earnings forecast as sales grew in North America, Japan and the rest of Asia. Th... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359686&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:59:12 -0400 Canadian Business http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359686&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell, dragging down the MSCI Asia Pacific Index by the most in almost two weeks, as higher-than-estimated unemployment in Japan and a poorer Macquarie Group Ltd. ea... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359490&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:38:43 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359490&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Over 300 dead in Pakistan floods Over 300 people are killed and nearly 400,000 displaced by floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in northern Pakistan. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360317&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:37:51 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360317&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 "Since we have these Commonwealth Games coming up, they need to communicate with foreign nationals. If they cannot follow their English, it's going to be a problem," adds Ms Gupta. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360316&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:37:49 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360316&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Separately, a Uighur journalist, Gheyret Niyaz,was jailed last week for 15 years for speaking to foreign journalists during last year's riots. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359760&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:37:42 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359760&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING (AP) -- Deep in a long-forgotten corner of the Forbidden City and up a twisting stairway are four sets of twin doors, shut for more than eight decades. They reveal rare sweeping views to the n... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359756&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:29:43 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359756&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (AP) — TOKYO - Asian markets fell Friday, overlooking strong earnings from some of the region's biggest companies as Japanese shares tumbled on dour economic figures and a strong yen. Global ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359500&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:00:28 -0400 New Jersey Online http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359500&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LILLE: The French mother who admitted killing eight of her newborn babies is relieved that her secret is finally out in the open, her lawyer said Friday. Dominique Cottrez, 45, has been charged ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360158&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:46:11 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360158&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 JERUSALEM: A rocket fired from Gaza Strip on Friday hit Israel's 5th largest city of Ashkelon, a day after the Arab League gave green signal to resume direct talks between Israel and the Palestinia... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360157&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:46:08 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360157&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Indonesia will host a special ministerial meeting to review efforts to comply with MDGs ( Millennium Development Goals) among countries in Asia pacific region on Aug. 3-4, a senior official said here ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360172&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:39:01 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37360172&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 British author Alan Shadrake, 75, speaks to the Associated Press before his court hearing on Friday July 30, 2010 in Singapore. Shadrake vows to fight charges in Singapore related to his book on the c... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357704&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:16:39 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357704&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 More than half of the 187th Security Forces Squadron left Thursday for a six-month deployment to southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37358681&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:09:23 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37358681&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 It was 9.53am when the curtain in front of the glass-enclosed court chamber finally swept back. When it did, it revealed Kaing Guek Eav, once head of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious jail, sitting at ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359370&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:02:21 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359370&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING: China this week staged a large naval and air exercise on its southeast coast, as South Korea and the United States conducted their own naval drill opposed by Beijing, state media said Friday.... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357556&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:51:47 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357556&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 PHONAK Serenity DPC distributed in Asia by manifest Marketing has been providing the best noise cancellation and hearing protection technology throughout Asia and continues to develop its product with... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359339&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:33:04 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37359339&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Several other troops and 20 civilians were injured in the blast that hit a security convoy at Dhalukdubi in Goalpara district bordering Bangladesh. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357690&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:30:17 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357690&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The performance by the Zhao Benshan troupe from Liaoning province ostensibly aims to bring the Chinese and Taiwanese closer culturally and overcome the love-hate relationship they have shared for deca... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357571&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:22:19 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357571&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Australia's government expanded its ambitious plan to bring broadband to much of the vast country, adding 300,000 homes and businesses to the coverage area Friday in hopes of ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357093&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:22:15 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357093&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 By Bharatha Mallawarachi Colombo, Sri Lanka - A dozen men armed with assault rifles and petrol bombs attacked the offices on Friday of a media company whose owners had strongly supported the opposi... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357699&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:13:17 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357699&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Asian markets fell Friday, overlooking strong earnings from some of the region's biggest companies as Japanese shares tumbled on a strong yen and dour economic figures ahead of a key U.S. growth repor... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37356875&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:45:34 -0400 Gadsden Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37356875&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Indonesian government for the second time will push the House of Representatives to endorse the agreement of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) on haze pollution, the Jakarta Post quote... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357712&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:31:00 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37357712&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO - Honda reported a record quarterly profit of 272.4 billion yen ($3.2 billion) as auto sales grew in North America, Japan and the rest of Asia. Honda Motor Co. said Friday its profit for April... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354307&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:10:12 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354307&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 By ANNIE HUANGASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TAIPEI, Taiwan -- In the crowded Taipei theater, Eddy Fang laughs politely at the Chinese ensemble's comic references to jealous husbands and overweight wives ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354824&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:08:21 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354824&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 By NINIEK KARMINIASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, h... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354931&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:08:17 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354931&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Are you in north-west Pakistan? 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Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or 0044 7725... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354918&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:28 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354918&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354917&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:25 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354917&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has called in the FBI to help with the inquiry into the leaking of more than 90,000 classified military records. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354916&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:23 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354916&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The explosion hit a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force that is deployed largely for counter-insurgency duties across India's troubled regions. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354915&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:21 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354915&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 "I felt I had a responsibility to all those who had supported me during the hunger strike, and were sullied by association with me, to take legal action against both newspapers to prove that the ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354914&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:17 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354914&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 "We would like to pay the higher wages as we are being pressed by the workers and the authorities," Abdus Salam Murshedy, president of the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Ass... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354624&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:15 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354624&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 David Cameron has rejected calls for the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, which has been part of the Crown Jewels for 150 years, to be returned to India. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354913&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:13 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354913&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A man has been arrested on suspicion of breaking wildlife laws after he was found with 43 snakes in his car, police in the Indian city of Jaipur have said. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354912&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:10 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354912&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Eoin Morgan made a superb maiden Test century as England reached an imposing 331-4 at stumps on day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.He scored 125 not out and put on an unbroken ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354911&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:08 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354911&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD: -4 Y Tseng (Tai), K Hull (Aus) -3 A-L Caudal (Fra), A Yang (Kor), B Lincicome (US), S Young Yoo (Kor) -2 I-K Kim (Kor), M Wie (US), -1 J Inkster (US), J Shin (Kor), B Lang (US... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354809&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:21:57 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354809&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO: Asian markets fell Friday, overlooking strong earnings from some of the region's biggest companies as Japanese shares tumbled on a strong yen and dour economic figures ahead of a key US grow... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37356697&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:18:41 -0400 Yahoo http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37356697&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 AUSTRALIA'S Asia-born population was growing almost as fast as the Australian-born population in the year before the federal government cracked down on immigration rorts, new figures show. The Bureau... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37356696&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:18:38 -0400 Yahoo http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37356696&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The most threatened tortoise in the world is being sold openly at a plant and animal exposition in the heart of Indonesia's capital, highlighting concerns about the rampant ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354936&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:14:08 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354936&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Reporting from Mexico City and San Diego — In a significant blow against the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, Mexican troops on Thursday killed one of the group's top figures during an arrest raid ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354855&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:06:11 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354855&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The Shen Yun performing arts organization went aggressively on the offensive Thursday, claiming it is being stonewalled by government officials as it tries to pursue building a huge theater and reside... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354700&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:06:07 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354700&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Gauhati, India - Police say separatist rebels triggered a land mine explosion that killed at least four paramilitary soldiers and wounded 25 others in India's remote northeastern state of Assam. Di... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37356700&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:05:15 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37356700&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SANA'A: The Yemen-based wing of militant outfit al-Qaida has threatened to "cleanse the land" with a new army of 12,000 fighters. "We have a good news for the Islamic nation, that an army of 12,... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354815&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:29:51 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354815&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: Around 10,000 pounds in cash was found hidden in the underwear of an Italian man who was caught as he was about to fly out from the Belfast international airport in Ireland on Friday. UK... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354816&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:29:48 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354816&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The Japanese economic recovery showed signs of slowing down, as fresh data on Friday revealed an unexpected rise in the employment rate and a drop in industrial production amid the country’s ongoing... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354810&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:24:43 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354810&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 For the first time since at least 1980, yields on Japanese dividends are starting to look a more attractive prospect than those on US pay-outs, according to analysts. For income investors, this could ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354811&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:24:29 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354811&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO (AP) -- Asian markets fell Friday, overlooking strong earnings from some of the region's biggest companies as Japanese shares tumbled on a strong yen and dour economic figures ahead of a key U.S... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354309&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:23:39 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354309&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO — Asian markets fell Friday, overlooking strong earnings from some of the region's biggest companies as Japanese shares tumbled on dour economic figures and a strong yen. Global elect... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352194&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:11:45 -0400 Sign on San Diego http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352194&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO -- Japan's third-largest vehicle manufacturer Nissan Motor Co on Thursday reported a surprise profit for the first quarter, thanks to a recovery in demand in North America and Asia. The group po... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352286&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:36:59 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352286&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SEOUL: North Korea and the US-led United Nations Command held military talks Friday, a Command spokesman said, the third round since the sinking of a South Korean warship that was blamed on the North.... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354181&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:35:17 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354181&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for first time in six days after a surprise drop in Japan’s industrial production and an increase in unemployment signaled the world’s second- larg... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352152&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:12:27 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352152&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 China in recent weeks as part of a diplomatic balancing act in which the United States welcomes China's rise in some areas but also confronts Beijing when it butts up against American interests. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354182&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:02:22 -0400 Washington Post http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37354182&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Asian judges proposed creation of an Asian Judges Network on the Environment to improve the quality of court rulings on environment and natural resource cases in the region at a ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352314&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:14:32 -0400 ADB http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352314&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Judge Blocks Controversial Provisions in Arizona Immigration Law Although a federal judge has blocked implementation of its most controversial provisions, the enactment of a new immigration law in the... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37349899&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:58:51 -0400 VOA http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37349899&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO - Asian stocks slipped early Friday, after shares on Wall Street fell amid uncertainty about current economic conditions.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average was down 1.2 percent at 9574.... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37349253&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:50:08 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37349253&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 sports car the whole (wealthy) family can enjoy, has just rolled off the production line in Leipzig.The 76,000-euro (99,400 dollars) V6/V8 1.8 tonne behemoth was launched just 15 months ago.After a sh... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37349438&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:27:17 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37349438&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Baghdad on Thursday during a brazen assault that killed 16 people and laid bare Iraq's fragility as the withdrawal of U.S. troops accelerates and the country's political crisis deepens. Ten of the ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37349817&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:44:48 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37349817&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Afghanistan on Thursday, calling for a renewal of U.S. eradication of drug crops. The recommendation by the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control was another example of an emboldened Con... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37350161&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:44:42 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37350161&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The Pentagon chief says the disclosure of thousands of Afghan war documents is a 'major security breach' that could have 'severe and dangerous' consequences on the battlefield. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352027&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:44:37 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352027&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The channel's newsreaders and reporters — who make no pretense of impartiality and are undeterred by harassment and threats of a takeover — regularly blast the president with slanted cover... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37350056&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:44:33 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37350056&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 David Cameron has urged his backbenchers to remain loyal in a letter that lays bare some of the Conservative leadership’s fears for party discipline over the long summer recess.Writing to backbenche... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352026&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:02:35 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37352026&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Yemen summer has seethed with pitched battles and bloodshed, raising fears that the country will tumble into further disarray even as Washington has more than doubled its military and security aid. ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37346581&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:26:21 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37346581&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 WASHINGTON: The Defence Department's top officials are warning that the leak of some 91,000 secret war files has put US troops and Afghan informants at risk. Defence secretary Robert Gates on Th... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37346498&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:38:49 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37346498&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 WASHINGTON: Posing as someone else and using fake birth certificates and driver's licenses still can obtain official US passports. For the second time in two years, government investigators expl... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37346499&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:38:46 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=37346499&cat=bf053b50c46383e0