Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia News. 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 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:44:16 -0400 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:44:16 -0400 30 Thailand's criminal court Wednesday issued arrest warrants for eight leaders of an anti-government protest group that took over several state buildings to try to force the administration to resign. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399742 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:03:21 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399742 Tens of thousands of South Korean Buddhists protested Wednesday against what they said was discrimination from the government of conservative Christian President Lee Myung Bak. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399734 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:02:57 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399734 Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Wednesday unveiled his vision for a knowledge-driven world in which creativity and courage would help future generations. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399717 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:02:28 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399717 Police and Afghan villagers Wednesday found the body of a Japanese aid worker who was abducted by four armed men Tuesday in the eastern province of Nangarhar, officials said. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399710 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:02:12 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399710 Manila, Aug 27 (Xinhua) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday said it has adopted a new benchmark for poverty line that is more accurate and more relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399642 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:03:48 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399642 A series of explosions at a chemical plant left 18 people dead and two missing in southwest China's Guangxi region, the government and state media said Wednesday. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399616 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:01:41 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399616 Touted as Malaysia's youngest tower climber, four-year-old Muhammad Syahrulnizam Mohammed Noor is training hard to climb the steps of the 325m-high Eiffel Tower five times this December. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399478 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:00:09 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399478 Malaysia's controversial opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who has won a parliamentary by-election, has vowed to bring down Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's government by mid-September. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399470 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:01:23 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399470 Beijing, Aug 27 (Xinhua) Crime figures in the Chinese capital during the Olympic days were at an eight-year low, thanks to the tight security measures, police said Wednesday. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399461 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:00:57 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399461 Beijing, Aug 27 (Xinhua) The Bank of China (BOC) Wednesday dismissed overseas media reports that it had provided services for terrorist organisations as 'sheer nonsense'. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399455 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:00:45 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399455 Kabul, Aug 27 (Xinhua) Afghan troops backed by the US-led coalition forces have killed more than 20 militants in southern Afghan province of Helmand, a coalition statement said here Wednesday. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399407 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:00:43 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399407 Just days after pulling the plug on the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan, South Africa has emerged as the favourite to host a one-day international cricket tournament that would compensate for the postponement of the eight-nation contest. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399482 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:00:19 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399482 Almaty, Aug.27 : Interactions with several experts, including some from Kazakhstan, reveals a sense and a feeling of dismay among them about the traditional and non-traditional security challenges and threats facing the international community, and particularly the Asia region in the 21st century. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399375 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:01:24 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399375 Thailand has launched the world's first international firefly symposium, drawing around a hundred experts and firefly enthusiasts from around the globe to share their secrets on the species' wild nightlife. http://www.theasianews.net/story/399356 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:02 -0400 The Asia News.Net http://www.theasianews.net/story/399356 Columbia Pacific said it’s raised $135 million in a second round of financing for its Asian hospital construction fund. The fund, Columbia Asia, has raised a total of $325 million, according to... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261773&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:53:01 -0400 Puget Sound Business Journal http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261773&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Abu Dhabi: Led by their head coach, Bruno Metsu, the UAE senior football team started their last phase of preparations for the final round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup at Mohammad Bi... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261930&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:32:34 -0400 Gulf News http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261930&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 DUBAI - UAE will pit their strength against some of the best young talents in the continent when Asia junior under-18 basketball championship opens in Teheran on Thursday. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17265370&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:18:56 -0400 Khaleej Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17265370&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 "It would be enormously presumptuous to say we're going to be the Basel of Asia, but the standards that we're trying to push here and emulate are those of the Armory or Basel, on a smaller scale," sai... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17265369&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:18:48 -0400 Khaleej Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17265369&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 DUBAI: Eleven Asian workers, most of them Indians, died in their sleep in a fire that broke out in a cramped hostel in Dubai, reports said Wednesday. Another six workers were injured in the dawn blaze... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261922&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:56:28 -0400 The Daily Star http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261922&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: Secondary school students in Britain are to be taught history of Mughal and British India and black slavery as part of the government's move to make students better appreciate modern issues... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261942&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:09:26 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261942&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: British and American activists arrested by the Chinese for protesting about Tibet during the Olympics have said that they were locked to their chairs for marathon interrogation sessions and... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261941&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:09:25 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261941&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING: China has stepped up random checking of blood of travellers entering the country as part of the efforts to prevent the spread of HIV. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261938&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:09:20 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261938&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The statement comes in the wake of reports in the western media that over 100 Israeli victims of terrorism have filed a lawsuit in a US court against it demanding an end to the transfer of funds to... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261940&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:09:23 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261940&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING: The Bank of China has brushed off accusations that it was involved in transferring money to terrorists acting against Israeli citizens as "sheer nonsense". http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261937&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:09:19 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261937&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SAN FRANCISCO: Del Martin, a pioneering lesbian rights activist who married her lifelong partner on the first day same-sex couples could legally wed in California, has died. She was 87. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261944&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:09:16 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17261944&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Moscow may win muted support from allies By Stefan Wagstyl, Geoff Dyer and Isabel GorstPublished: August 27 2008 19:56 | Last updated: August 27 2008 19:56 http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17262600&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:06:22 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17262600&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Government of Singapore Investment Corp. , has named Peter Meyer to head the venture. Meyer was most recently group executive vice president with Tokyo-based New City Corp. and has held executive pos... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17255666&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:54:54 -0400 Business Journal http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17255666&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 By SHINO YUASAASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TOKYO -- A nearly fatal bite by a poisonous snake led to the arrest of a man Wednesday for keeping 51 deadly cobras and mambas in his Tokyo apartment without p... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260606&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:42:00 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260606&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 India won their first one-day series in Sri Lanka, triumphing by 46 runs at the Premadasa as the hosts lost consecutive home series for the first time. India captain Mahendra Dhoni continued his fi... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257188&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:37:39 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257188&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MIAMI (AP) -- The NFL has kept a steady number of black head coaches, while slightly increasing the ranks of Asian and Latino players, earning a B+ in an annual diversity study Wednesday. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257214&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:34:21 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257214&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Afghan officials arrive following the discovery of the body of a Japanese aid worker in the village of Bodyalai Bodyalai in Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257304&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:31:58 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257304&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TRIPOLI: The two hijackers of a Sudanese plane surrendered to Libyan authorities at a remote desert airport on Wednesday after freeing all passengers on board, almost 24 hours after the drama began... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257011&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:00:06 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257011&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ISLAMABAD: Under pressure to reinstate 60 judges sacked by former President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan government has "reappointed" eight of them, a move seen as being selective by the influential ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257010&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:00:04 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257010&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The Bush administration will leave a reasonably positive legacy behind in Asia, including stronger U.S.-Japanese security cooperation and improved ties with Beijing. To build on this, the next U.S. pr... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260607&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:29:30 -0400 CFR http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260607&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors said on Wednesday they have arrested a North Korean defector accused of spying for her communist homeland, partly by offering sexual favours to military officers. Won J... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257015&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:56:01 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257015&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 YEONCHEON: The United States has accused North Korea of violating its nuclear agreement. It said North Korea will stay on its list of countries supporting terrorism until Pyongyang agrees to a protoco... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260602&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:55:58 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260602&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Children in South Asia need stronger legal protection from trafficking, the United Nations said in a report released in Nepal yesterday.Governments in the region are failing to stop children being tra... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260603&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:19:36 -0400 Daily Star http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260603&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The recent turmoil in Pakistan has only heightened western anxiety over the country’s nuclear weapons programme. Yet, thanks to security measures put in place during the nine-year rule of President ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257193&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:57:14 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257193&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The euro rebounded in Asia yesterday from a six-month low against the U.S. dollar as traders took profits from the greenback's recent rally while awaiting fresh economic data, dealers said.The U.S. do... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17255014&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:59:18 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17255014&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tibetan activists plan to resume protest rallies in front of the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu on Friday even though Nepal’s new Maoist-led government is expected to treat demonstrators harshly.Nepa... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257194&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:57:11 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257194&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- The murder case was supposed to be simple: A jobless man accused of killing six police officers in a rare stabbing rampage in China's largest city. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260608&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:33:53 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260608&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 An expected deluge of Asian debt offers in September runs the risk of turning into a mirage as issuers grapple with a severe global crisis of trust. Credit investors are bracing for an explosion of o... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17254861&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:34:38 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17254861&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BANGKOK: Thailand on Wednesday ordered thousands of protesters to leave the main government complex and issued arrest warrants for their leaders, ratcheting up the pressure to end the two-day stand-of... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260601&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:55:59 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260601&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Camstar Systems Inc. will market its Medical Device software in Singapore and China. The product is already used by companies in the United States and Europe. The software provides a self-auditing, ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17258042&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:47:09 -0400 Charlotte Business Journal http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17258042&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Not content with sitting behind the razor wire and blast walls of his heavily defended compound, Gulab Mangal, the governor of Helmand, Afghanistan’s most troublesome province, makes a habit on Frid... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260599&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:57:09 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260599&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 August 8 has already been pencilled in by some as a turning point in modern history, the  day that authoritarianism stood up as a credible force for the first time since the end of the cold war. Tel... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257008&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:57:07 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17257008&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 When Dick Cheney, the US vice-president, visits the Caucasus next week, he will bring a message of support for Georgia in its struggle with Russia for control of its separatist enclaves of South Osset... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260600&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:57:06 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17260600&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Danny Hall is a former winner of TV quiz show The Weakest Link How can someone disappear without trace on a small island? That is the question nagging the family and friends of Danny Hall, a Britis... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251004&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:43:04 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251004&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 HONG KONG - Who is the "iPhone Girl"? Pictures of an Asian factory worker found on a new iPhone sold to a British customer have generated keen discussion on the Internet about her identity... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251240&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:07:06 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251240&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Dec.+ (AP) - SINGAPORE, Aug. 27 (Kyodo)—China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations hope to conclude an investment accord in time for their leaders' summit to be held December ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17250239&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:09:37 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17250239&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MELBOURNE: A trainee pilot from India, who was on his first solo flight, died on Wednesday after his plane collided mid-air with another light aircraft here, just metres away from a primary school ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251011&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:08:02 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251011&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Anti-government protesters swarm around Government House in an action led by the People's Alliance for Democracy against the rule of Thai Prime Minister Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej in Bangkok. The... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251250&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:37:18 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251250&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The two pound (2.5 euro, 3.7 dollar) coin features one hand passing the Olympic flag to another, as well as the logo of the London 2012 Olympics. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251010&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:08:03 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251010&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Bhubaneswar, India - Indian police were ordered to shoot on sight to end Hindu-Christian clashes on Wednesday as Pope Benedict XVI "firmly condemned" violence that has killed at least nine people. ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17250328&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:36:55 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17250328&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Beijing - A Chinese democracy activist jailed for trying to organise memorials for the 1989 Tiananmen massacre has been released after serving 16 years of a 20-year sentence, according to a human righ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251485&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:36:52 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251485&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TRIPOLI: Two hijackers claiming to be Darfur rebels on Wednesday released all 87 passengers from a Sudanese jet at a remote Libyan airport, keeping the crew captive for a reported bid to fly to Fra... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251012&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:08:01 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251012&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Posted on: Wednesday, 27 August 2008, 09:01 CDT DOR BioPharma, Inc. (OTCBB: DORB) ("DOR" or the "Company"), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing products to treat the life-threatening si... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251049&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:04:09 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251049&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 KATHMANDU: Amid criticism of his move to visit China first instead of India after assuming office, Nepal's new premier Prachanda on Wednesday said his maiden "political" trip will be to New Delhi an... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251013&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:08:00 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251013&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday warned NATO against building up naval forces in the Black Sea as President Dmitry Medvedev confronted Western outrage over his recognition of two Georgian rebel regions ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251020&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:07:12 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251020&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: Almost 27 years after her marriage with Prince Charles, a slice of Princess Diana's wedding cake goes under the hammer and is expected to fetch up to 20,000 pounds. The Princess of Wales... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251021&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:07:07 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251021&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The isolated, 110-student school near the border with Oklahoma is thought to be the first in the United States to allow guns in the classroom. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251022&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:07:00 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17251022&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 08/27/2008 - Entertainment industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU). Archer Entertainment Media and Communications (Other OTC: AEMC)... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245869&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:55:42 -0400 Financial News USA http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245869&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Global vehicle production by Japan's top three automakers picked up in July, reflecting strong demand despite the global economic slowdown. Some analysts say Nissan, Toyota and Honda are benefitting ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245628&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:42:32 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245628&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The Pope has condemned deadly violence between Hindus and Christians in India's eastern Orissa state, which has claimed at least 11 lives. During his weekly Vatican address, Pope Benedict XVI said ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17246667&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:42:35 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17246667&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Hundreds of performers took part in the closing ceremony The Beijing Olympics have come to a close after 16 days of thrilling competition - with the home nation sat on top of the gold medal table. ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17246456&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:42:26 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17246456&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A fifth of Indian herbal medicines sold on the internet contain potentially lethal substances, according to a new study in the United States. The study at Boston university analysed 193 products an... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245912&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:42:34 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245912&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Manila - Civilian casualties are mounting in the southern Philippines, where fighting between Muslim guerrillas and the army has killed up to 187 people in the past 10 days, the military and a human r... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17247153&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:35:33 -0400 IOL http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17247153&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 institutional business last month. Yip, who has held various positions within HSBC Global Asset Management and Sinopia over the last 13 years, was most recently chief investment officer of HSBC Insu... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17246462&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:05:02 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17246462&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thai riot police surrounded the seat of government on Wednesday and tried to negotiate an end to a siege of the compound by protesters who want to topple the administration of Prime Minister Samak Sun... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245804&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:04:29 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245804&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TAIPEI : Police in Taiwan have arrested six people suspected of stealing personal data from state firms, including information about the island's current and former presidents, officials said Wednesda... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242277&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:23:51 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242277&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Alex Kennedy August 27, 2008 - 04:11 a.m. SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices rose above $117 a barrel in Asia Wednesday on concerns that Tropical Storm Gustav may disrupt operations in the Gulf of Mexic... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245206&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:23:28 -0400 Canadian Business http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245206&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE -- Most Asian currencies, including the Malaysian ringgit, the South Korean won and the Thai baht, rebounded from multi-month lows on Wednesday as the US dollar paused in its climb against o... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242426&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:23:28 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242426&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The J-League, seeking to expand its fanbase overseas, plans to set up a spot at each club for an Asian player from outside Japan, a spokeswoman has announced. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242425&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:27:06 -0400 FIFA http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242425&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 0 posts Asian-American/Pacific Islanders with early-stage stomach cancers have an overall median survival rate that is higher than those of other races or ethnicities, according to new research, http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242065&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:31:43 -0400 Medical News Today http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242065&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SEOUL - Tens of thousands of South Korean Buddhists rallied Wednesday in central Seoul to protest alleged pro-Christian bias by the government of President Lee Myung-Bak. A crowd estimated by police a... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245198&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:23:56 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245198&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Residents around the largest lake in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, are protesting against it being filled in. Boeung Kak is home to thousands of families - many of whom own homes and thriving bus... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17241857&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:13:26 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17241857&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Asian Development Bank (ADB) today released a new poverty line, called the Asian Poverty Line to measure the poverty in the Asia and Pacific region. The poverty line is roughly $ 1.35 per day. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242421&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:07:36 -0400 Business Standard http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242421&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 China will target sports including cycling, athletics and swimming to increase its gold medal haul at the 2012 Games, China's sports chief says. "Only through widening our gold-winning face... can ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242266&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:13:23 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242266&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Eight of the judges sacked last November by former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf have been reinstated. They took their oaths at the governor's house in Karachi. Reports say seven or eight more... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17241802&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:13:24 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17241802&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The body that governs women's golf has announced that all tour players will be required to speak English from 2009. Under new regulations, the LPGA says all golfers who have been on the tour for tw... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242265&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:13:22 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242265&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Pakistan and Sussex leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has retired from county cricket because of an ongoing knee injury. Mushtaq has spent the last six years with Sussex, helping them to three County Champ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242409&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:13:23 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242409&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BANGKOK - A Thai court on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for five top leaders of an anti-government group whose protests aimed at toppling the premier have brought chaos to Bangkok's government dist... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245197&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:24:02 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245197&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BANGKOK - Thousands of protesters besieging Thailand's main government complex refused to leave Wednesday as authorities scrambled to negotiate a peaceful end to the administration's most serious chal... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245199&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:23:53 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17245199&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 HONG KONG - Asian exporter shares fell on Wednesday as oil rose to $117 a barrel and developed economies sputtered, though investors found some value in energy stocks and companies dependent on domest... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17241937&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:50:33 -0400 Business Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17241937&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Neighbours' longest-standing character Harold Bishop is leaving the Australian soap after 16 years. Last year actor Ian Smith, 70, agreed to continue in his role as the popular character on a part-... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242264&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:13:24 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17242264&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thai anti-government protesters and authorities remained locked in a tense stand-off on Wednesday, as demonstrators resisted police efforts to end their occupation of the grounds of Government House i... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17241756&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:38:14 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17241756&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactive To... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238371&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:48:31 -0400 Finfacts http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238371&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO: Japan said Wednesday it believed that North Korea would go ahead with a new probe into the fate of Japanese abductees despite halting cooperation on denuclearisation. North Korea said Tuesday i... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238351&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:42:29 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238351&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Suspected militants are holding six people, including four children, hostage in the Jammu area of Indian-controlled Kashmir, police say. Soldiers have surrounded the house on the outskirts of Jammu... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238486&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:30:16 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238486&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, has announced a full investigation into the case of two rapists who have been freed on a presidential pardon. The case was raised by the BBC after it discovered ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238485&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:30:18 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238485&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone network, has reported a 51% rise in quarterly profit, driven by strong subscriber growth. The firm's net profit for the three months to the end of June ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238342&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:30:05 -0400 BBC http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238342&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 JAMMU, India (AP) -- Police traded fire Wednesday with militants allegedly holding six people hostage, including four children, in a building in Indian-administered Kashmir. http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17241371&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:26:47 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17241371&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Volleyball Iran trounced South Korea three to one to win Asian Youth Volleyball Championship on Tuesday. The Iranian team defeated South Korea 25-22 in the second, 25-22 in the third and 25-23 in the ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238361&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:01:10 -0400 IRNA http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238361&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Residents of Tskhinvali celebrate the recognition of South Ossetian independence by Russia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced the move, which brought people firing guns into the streets of t... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238894&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:24:56 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238894&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 In this June 27, 2008, file image from television, the demolition of the 60-foot-tall cooling tower at its main reactor complex in Yongbyon, North Korea. North Korea said today, it has stopped disabli... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238379&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:24:55 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238379&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Afghan men look at a destroyed house in Azizabad village in the Shindand district of Herat province, Afghanistan. The U.S.-led coalition said it would investigate allegations of civilian deaths during... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238581&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:24:53 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17238581&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ASEAN faces an economic slowdown this year due to a weakening global economy but there is no risk of stagflation, Singapore's trade minister said yesterday.Trade Minister Lim Hng Kiang, who chaired a ... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17237897&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:58:56 -0400 Brunei Times http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17237897&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SYDNEY : East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao says he believes his country has turned the corner, and divisions in the military that triggered several years of civil unrest should not recur. The fo... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17237474&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:01 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17237474&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TAIPEI: A Taiwanese prosecutor flew to Singapore on Wednesday as part of a probe into alleged money-laundering by former president Chen Shui-bian and his family. Reports here said prosecutor Ching Chi... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17235134&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:03:06 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17235134&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi faced calls to quit from within his ruling party Wednesday after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim scored a landslide by-election victory. An... http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17237476&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:02:53 -0400 Channel News Asia http://feeds.theasianews.net/?rid=17237476&cat=bf053b50c46383e0