Tuesday 7th September, 2010
North Korea releases South Korean fishing boat
Pyongyang — gestures experts say may signal a new easing of tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula. The 41-ton fishing boat Dae Seung 55 and its crew of four Koreans and three Chinese were ...
Petraeus says small church's plan to burn Korans could endanger troops
Afghanistan warned Tuesday that an American church's threat to burn copies of the Koran could endanger U.S. troops in the country and Americans worldwide. "Images of the burning of a [Koran] would ...
Japan PM ahead by small margin in poll race
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China wants foothold in South Asia: Manmohan
The NationIndia must be prepared for a newly-assertive China that wants a foothold in South Asia, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, in a rare open criticism of the Asia giant competing for regional res...
Double dip in US to weaken Asian economies: Western AMC
Times of IndiaET Now caught up with Rajiv de Mello, Head of Asian Investment, Western Asset Management, for his views on Asian economies and currencies as well as US bonds. Excerpts:
ABC News president David Westin steps down
Times of IndiaUS television network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff Monday that he is resigning and will leave by the end of the year. Westin has presided over anc...
Pak appeals people to boycott Indian channels
Times of IndiaISLAMABAD: Pakistan's electronic media watchdog has sought the people's cooperation to black out Indian television channels on domestic cable networks, conceding that some of them had resurfaced after...
Police arrests 28 in youths lynching case in Pak
Times of IndiaLAHORE: All 28 people detained as suspects in connection with the lynching of two young brothers in the Pakistani city of Sialkot have been arrested following the detention of three policemen, includi...
Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule
Times of IndiaLabor Party on Tuesday, ending two weeks of uncertainty left by national elections that ended on a knife-edge. Australia's first female prime minister promised her government will be stable over the n...
Asia stocks down modestly as economy worries ease
Sign on San DiegoBANGKOK — Asian stock markets mostly fell Tuesday but losses were limited amid easing worries over the pace of the global economic recovery. Investors in the region were also waiting to see...
Oil prices fall below $74 in Asian trade
RTECrude prices slid below $74 in Asian trade, with the end of the US summer driving season seen pushing down petrol demand. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October, shed 85 ...
Soft-World licenses online games to Southeast Asia markets
DigitimesSoft-World International, the largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, on September 6 signed licensing agreements with Thailand-based AsiaSoft to operate Legend of Dai Viet, a Vietnamese-...
Indian premier warns of Chinese ambitions in South Asia
Earth TimesIndia must prepare for assertive Chinese efforts to establish influence in South Asia, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in remarks highlighting friction between the Asian giants over regional issues...
Indonesian volcano unleashes violent eruption
Channel News AsiaKABANJAHE, Indonesia : An Indonesian volcano that returned to life after four centuries of inactivity threw an ash cloud thousands of metres into the air Tuesday in its most violent eruption yet. Witn...
Floods threaten hundreds more Australian homes
Channel News AsiaWANGARATTA, Australia : Rising flood waters threatened hundreds of Australian homes Tuesday, after scores were inundated by weekend storms which caused millions of dollars of damage, officials said. W...
N.Korea releases S.Korean fishing boat and crew
Channel News AsiaSEOUL - North Korea Tuesday released a South Korean boat and seven crew seized last month for alleged illegal fishing, the South's coastguard said. The 41-tonne squid fishing boat and its crew of...
Briton killed in Philippine robbery
Channel News AsiaMANILA: A British businessman has been shot dead in a highway robbery in the Philippines, police said Tuesday. Gunmen ambushed 64-year-old Anthony Nicholas as he and his Filipina wife drove home late ...
Contamination leaves 1.2m Malaysians without water
Channel News AsiaKUALA LUMPUR: More than 1.2 million Malaysians were without piped water Tuesday, authorities said, as contamination from a landfill forced a treatment plant to close. National water distribution compa...
Labour prepared to govern, says Gillard
Channel News AsiaCANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday said her centre-left Labour party was ready to govern after cobbling together a fragile coalition government in a rare hung parliament. A smil...
Philippine driver recounts hijack horror
Channel News AsiaMANILA: The driver of a Philippine tourist bus hijacked by a sacked policeman told a public inquiry Tuesday how he witnessed the gunman shoot more than a dozen Hong Kong visitors one by one as talks b...
Asian Stocks Fall, led by Japanese Automakers on Stronger Yen
Business WeekSept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for the first time in five days, led by Japanese automakers on concern a stronger yen will hurt the value of overseas sales. Steel producers rose after U.S. Pr...
Burma leader begins China visit
BBCBurma's military leader, General Than Shwe, is beginning a five-day visit to its major ally China. He is expected to have talks with the country's leaders and seek support for his governmen...
RPT-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks off 1-month high; euro dips
Yahoo* Asia stocks ease on concerns over U.S. economy * Indonesian stocks buck weakness, hit new record high * Euro dips after WSJ report revives European bank fears * Yen near 15-year high against doll...
Warning against Koran burning
IOLKabul - The US commander of the Afghan war has warned that troops' lives will be endangered if a Florida evangelical church goes ahead with a planned burning of the Koran on Saturday's 9/11 anniversar...
Jolie visits flood-hit Pakistan
IOLIslamabad - The United Nations says actress Angelina Jolie is visiting Pakistan to meet victims of the floods and highlight the need for international help. Jolie was in the country on Tuesday in h...
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