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Medvedev sees 'new prospects' for US-Russia ties
(AFP)
AFP - President Dmitry Medvedev said he expected the visit to Moscow next week of his US counterpart Barack Obama to open up new prospects for US-Russia relations.
50,000 evacuated in south China after heavy rains
(AFP)
AFP - Over 50,000 people were evacuated in south China after the heaviest rains in years led to flooding and swollen rivers in recent days, state media reported.
Sri Lanka's need for IMF wanes: Central Bank
(AFP)
AFP - Sri Lanka's central bank chief said Saturday that the island could live without a major IMF bailout that had been delayed by the final stages of the government's fight with Tamil Tiger rebels.
Officials: 16 killed in clashes in NW Pakistan
(AP)
AP - Clashes between tribesmen and Taliban militants left 16 people dead in Pakistan's northwest on Saturday, officials said, in the latest violence between pro-government tribal militias and insurgents.
Gunmen kill nine Chechen police in Russia's Ingushetia
(Reuters)
Reuters - Nine Chechen police officers were killed Saturday in the Russian republic of Ingushetia after gunmen opened fire on their convoy, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, citing the republic's interior ministry.
Nine Chechen police killed in Russian Caucasus
(AFP)
AFP - Nine Chechen police were killed when militants fired on their car from a forest in the neighbouring Russian region of Ingushetia, one of the deadliest recent attacks in the volatile Caucasus.
Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
KHOST, Afghanistan: Two US soldiers have been killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan, according to the US military, as Afghan authorities reported that 32 rebels died in an ensuing US helicopter attack.
Stocks fall in Europe and Asia (Los Angeles Times)
Reports on retail sales and the service industry add to concern that the first global recession since World War II will persist. Stocks fell in Europe and Asia on Friday, extending the MSCI World Index's longest weekly losing streak since March, as reports on retail sales and the service industry added to concern that the first global recession since World War II will persist.
Asian Stocks Fall in Sign of Pullback - Star News Online
HONG KONG — The declines in Asia’s stock markets on Friday were more muted than those on Wall Street and in Europe on Thursday, but they illustrated the same point: That a pullback after a three-month rally that began in mid-March is in full ...
Central Asian Afghan Mongolian deputy interior ministers meet in ... - Turkish Weekly
Law-enforcement agencies of the Central Asian countries need to set up a working group that will draw up proposals to counter organized crime in the region. A recommendation was included to this effect in the final document of a meeting held in ...
AirAsia eyes more destinations in Asia Pacific, Middle East (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Bhd, the low cost carrier which services an extensive network with 122 routes covering more than 65 destinations, is seeking to serve more major and small cities in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
U2 asks fans to support Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi
(AP)
AP - As U2 kicks off its world tour the rock band is turning a spotlight on Myanmar's jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
NKorea test-fires five ballistic missiles
SEOUL - North Korea test-fired five ballistic missiles Saturday, South Korean officials said, in an apparent message of defiance to the United States on the eve of its Independence Day holiday.
India bag five golds, take tally to 10 in Asian Youth Games - MSN India Cricket
New Delhi : Indian athletes kept up their fine performance as they won two more golds to take their tally to 10 medals at the Asian Youth Games in Singapore on Friday. On the last day of the track and field competition, Ravi Kumar won the gold in the ...
AirAsia eyes routes to Asia-Pacific, Mid-East (The Malaysian Insider)
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd, which flies an extensive network of 122 routes covering more than 65 destinations, is seeking to serve more major and small cities in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Through its corporate philosophy of “Now Everyone Can Fly”, the leading low-cost airline in Asia says it is committed to serve three billion people who are "currently ...
Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan: military
(AFP)
AFP - Two US soldiers were killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, the US military said, as Afghan authorities reported that 32 rebels died in an ensuing US helicopter attack.
Michelle Obama bringing glamor to Moscow
(AP)
AP - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.
Myanmar blocks UN chief from meeting Aung San Suu Kyi
NAYPYIDAW: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the chief of Myanmar's military government on Saturday refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Economy beats the odds
Australia is on track to defy the world and avoid a recession in 2009, beginning a recovery early next year, in the assessment of more than 20 leading economists. The Age's half-yearly economic surve...
North Korea Fires Three Missiles
South Korea's news agency says North Korea launched a third missile Saturday, just a few hours after test-firing two short-range missiles, following similar tests earlier this week.The Yonhap news age...
Christmas re-opening date for cathedral
After more than three years of work, St Mary’s Cathedral is expected to re-open for Christmas. While the central Perth landmark is a labyrinth of scaffolding and lumber piles, Catholic Archbishop Ba...
PMH celebrates it centenary as Minister moves to close its doors
Perth’s popular Princess Margaret Hospital for children marked its one hundredth birthday today with balloons, children in costume and birthday cake as Health Minister Kim Hames reiterated a pledge ...
Activist arrested for protesting presence of US nuclear powered warships
4th July 2009, 12:15 WST Long time anti-nuclear and peace activist Jo Vallentine has been arrested on the Fremantle docks during a peaceful protest against the visit of a nuclear powered vessel to ...
Intervention promised houses not built
None of the houses promised for remote indigenous communities in 2007 as part of the Northern Territory Intervention has been built. Layers of bureaucracy are strangling the $700-million plan to buil...
Indo-Asian News Service - Hindustan Times
Tough measures may be on the cards as the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo meets in Delhi on Saturday to address the bitter feuding between two veterans of the party's Kerala unit - Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and Pinarayi ...
Steel stay in contention
The Southern Steel has done all in its power to make the play-offs after a hard-fought 55-48 win over the NSW Swifts in ANZ Championship netball action in Invercargill.Equal on points with the Queensl...
Pakistani military helicopter crashes, 26 dead
A Pakistani military helicopter crashed in the northwest of the country today killing all 26 security personnel on board, officials said, ahead of a planned army offensive against a Taliban militant c...
Was Election 2009 rigged
The Election Commission has now officially taken up the investigation of charges of rigging and fraud through the Electronic Voting Machines.Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla [
Will VS be removed from CM's post
Images ] at 10 am on Saturday. The CPI-M politburo members from Kerala, Chief Minister V S Achuthandan, state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan and the state home minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan are already ...
India, Japan agree to fast track work on freight, industrial corridors
Tokyo, July 3 : India and Japan on Friday agreed to take steps to fast track work on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) and the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project.
 
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60 million Asians stay below poverty line due to recession
Singapore - The president of the Asian Development Bank warned Monday that the global economic downturn might lead to a significant increase of poverty in Asia. Instead of breaking out from poverty, we expect that more than 60 million people in deve...
Germany not on holiday but will take Asian friendlies serious
Frankfurt - Germany embarked on an eight-day swing onTuesday for two friendlies in Asia which despite beach holiday temperatures at the venues is no post-Bundesliga holiday. We are not on holiday, said Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteig...
India unveils new government; Mukherjee new finance minister - Summary
New Delhi - India's newly elected federal government Saturday named veteran Congress party leader Pranab Mukherjee as the country's new finance minister, amidst other key appointments. The appointment of Mukherjee comes at a time when Asia's third la...
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific - World Socialist Web Site
Two workers were killed and over 200 injured when police and Ansars (a civilian volunteer defense group) opened fire during protests by 50,000 garment workers this week near Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital. Around 50 factories were damaged during the ...
Singapore politician says ASEAN should consider expelling Myanmar
Bangkok - South-East Asia's main political grouping has failed in its efforts to make Myanmar more democratic and should consider expelling it, as well as imposing limited sanctions, a Singaporean politician said Tuesday. The Association of Southeast...
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