Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Kyrgyzstan News.Net http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/ en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:02:52 -0400 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:02:52 -0400 30 A magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit northern Japan Wednesday night, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warnings were issued. http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385687 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:00:19 -0400 Kyrgyzstan News.Net http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385687 The US and North Korea held Wednesday their highest level meeting in four years over the dismantling of Pyongyang's nuclear programme. http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385617 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:02 -0400 Kyrgyzstan News.Net http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385617 Beijing, July 23 (Xinhua) Chinese Yang Wei has the most decorated record in Asian Games gymnastics history and is now looking to leave his Athens heartbreak behind and deliver the home crowd a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics this August. http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385595 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:01:18 -0400 Kyrgyzstan News.Net http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385595 China plans to allow protests during the Olympics in three public parks with prior approval, a top security official said Wednesday. http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385544 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:48 -0400 Kyrgyzstan News.Net http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385544 Beijing, July 23 (Xinhua) Roast ducks for Olympic athletes will undergo anti-doping test before being cooked and are '100 percent' safe, Quanjude, a leading restaurant famed for Peking Roast Duck said. http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385514 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:02:37 -0400 Kyrgyzstan News.Net http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385514 Beijing, July 23 (Xinhua) The last lot of tickets for next month's Olympic Games will be put on sale from Friday at the Olympic venues. http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385485 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:07 -0400 Kyrgyzstan News.Net http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385485 A desperately ill Malaysian Indian woman suffering from kidney failure has sought the help of the public and the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) for raising funds so she can be treated in an Indian hospital. http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385386 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00:37 -0400 Kyrgyzstan News.Net http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385386 Beijing, July 23 (Xinhua) Wrestling powerhouse Russia is looking forward to tightening its headlock in the forthcoming Beijing Olympics starting Aug 8. http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385377 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:00:02 -0400 Kyrgyzstan News.Net http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385377 Hangzhou (China), July 23 (Xinhua) At least seven people were killed and five injured Wednesday when a passenger bus collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, the police said. http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385360 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:01:15 -0400 Kyrgyzstan News.Net http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385360 Canberra, July 23 : A new seismic array that has been proposed for north-west Australia and improved computer modeling can help in faster and more accurate tsunami predictions in the Asia-Pacific region. http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385457 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:01:14 -0400 Kyrgyzstan News.Net http://www.kyrgyzstannews.net/story/385457 LONDON: Introducing tough new rules to curb forced marriages, Britain on Wednesday announced that the age at which someone can apply for a marriage visa will be increased from 18 to 21 and said for... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385224&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:41 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385224&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- As violence in Afghanistan escalates, the U.S. is responding by scrambling to get in more troops. But it's far from clear how the strategy will work in a vast, rugged land w... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16388448&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:57:55 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16388448&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING: There will be one policeman or army soldier for every five visitors during the Olympic Games in Beijing. The tight security apart, Chinese authorities have decided to allow political activ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385220&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:33 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385220&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: In what appears to mark an end to the practice of exchanging gifts with world leaders at 10 Downing Street, Gordon Brown has rejected a present that he received from George Bush. http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385225&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:38 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385225&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (AFP)--Australia's proposal for an Asia-Pacific Community by 2020 is receiving a warm response at regional talks, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday, denying Asian countries are wary. http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383041&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:29:20 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383041&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) expects strong Asian participation when it rolls out plastics futures contracts later this year, an executive said on Wednesday. http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383043&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:55:49 -0400 Arabian Business http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383043&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday, injuring at least 43 people, causing blackouts and landslides, officials said. ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16386075&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:58:11 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16386075&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 JAKARTA, Indonesia — While prices have been rising in the United States and Europe, the biggest increases are being felt in Asia, and countries like India and Vietnam are already having to deal... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383044&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:53:37 -0400 Gadsden Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383044&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (PRESS RELEASE) -- Bodog Poker is once again giving its online poker players the chance to freeroll their way to poker stardom and riches while traveling to exotic locations in total Bodog style. The ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383042&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:32:50 -0400 Online Casino City http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383042&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING: Taking strong exception to a media report that two monks of a temple in a Tibetan-inhabited region were shot dead by police during a recent clash, China on Wednesday said they died in a bl... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385231&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:31 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385231&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The U.S. dollar rose slightly against the yen in Asian trade yesterday, propped up by a drop in oil prices and renewed speculation about possible U.S. interest rate rises, dealers said.The U.S. curren... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383045&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:49:45 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383045&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME -- Organizers of a Himalayan climb say bad weather has delayed a helicopter rescue for two Italians descending a mountain in Pakistan following the death of a fellow climb... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16387850&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:39:42 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16387850&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 In interviews with a nationally representative sample of US teens, researchers found that 2.7% of girls and 0.6% of boys said they had been the victim of serious dating violence - including physica... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385232&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:27 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385232&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 US delays licences to top Chinese banks By Jamil Anderlini and Geoff Dyer in Beijing and Krishna Guha in Washington Published: June 16 2008 22:16 | Last updated: June 16 2008 22:16 http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383607&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:36 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383607&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Oil prices yesterday slid US$20 below an all-time high hit two weeks ago, helping to lift Asian stocks and weigh on government bonds as investors cautiously reached for higher returns as well as more ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383040&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:49:44 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383040&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Bank of Beijing on acquisition trail By Justine Lau and Robin Kwong in Hong Kong Published: April 12 2008 02:37 | Last updated: April 12 2008 02:37 http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383220&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:35 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383220&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 China Minsheng Banking , the country's first privately owned bank, sold 100m shares in the fund in October at Rmb1 each, raising $14.3m, as part of the Chinese government's qualified domestic internat... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383062&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:34 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383062&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tao Jingzhou and Teng Biao represent the yin and yang of China's justice system. Both graduated from the prestigious Peking University law school, but they have followed very different career paths an... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383606&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:28 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383606&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani army on Wednesday completed an operation in a restive northwestern town near the Afghan border after clearing the area of Taliban forces, the military said. http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385222&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:58 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385222&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING: There will be one policeman or armyman for every five visitors during the Olympic Games in Beijing. The tight security apart, Chinese authorities have decided to allow political activists ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385228&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:34 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385228&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The first president of the newly-declared republic of Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav, has been sworn into office. The largely ceremonial post was created after the abolition in May of the country's centuries... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16384342&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:25:41 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16384342&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 has hit Japan's northern island of Honshu. The quake's epicentre was very deep, but it still caused panic, with initial reports detailing injuries as well as some ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385040&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:25:38 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385040&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The opening session of the Mongolian parliament has stalled after opposition Democrats staged a walk-out. The session was to be a swearing-in day for new MPs, but the president had to close the ses... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385041&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:25:37 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16385041&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 New Zealand captain Richie McCaw will not make his comeback in Saturday's Tri-Nations match against Australia. The open-side flanker was named as an either/or in the All Blacks team but has not rec... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383472&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:25:34 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16383472&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ASEAN+ (AP) - SINGAPORE, July 23 (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING) China, Japan, Russia, Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday made clear their plans to appoint ambassadors to handle their relations with ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377631&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:07:06 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377631&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the southeast Asian regional bloc has an important role to play in pushing Burma towards democracy.Attending the annual meeting of the Association of S... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377637&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:45:50 -0400 VOA http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377637&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS Prince Mohamed Bolkiah (picture), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, attended the Asean Plus Three Foreign Ministers Meeting at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore yesterday.The m... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377630&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:43:30 -0400 Brunei Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377630&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 InnerWorkings to Announce Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results on August 11, 2008 and ATC Technology Corporation to Host Call and Webcast On Second Quarter 2008 Res http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377638&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:20:24 -0400 Financial News USA http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377638&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 You Are Viewing: Banks Relieve Asia; India Soars After Close Call ((0005.HK), (003490.S), (060000.S), (0670.HK), (0883.HK), (1605.TO), (500180.B), (532174.B), (600115.S), (7203.TO), (7267.TO), (7269.T... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377628&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:00:08 -0400 Smart Money http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377628&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Myanmar's military government has said it will oppose any move to invest a new South-East Asian human rights body with investigative and monitoring powers. Diplomats attending the annual Association ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377633&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:29:54 -0400 Al Jazeera http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377633&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 will encourage the uses of renewable energy among Asean countries and push ahead the collaboration on natural gas and power network linkage," Poonpirom said. http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377632&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:21:56 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377632&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 are members of Asean which hasn't faced an incident of this kind for many years, officials say. The dispute, Surin said, "does not reflect well on Asean." "It would certainly affect the confidence, i... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377623&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:21:43 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377623&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Five men who were jailed for plotting a massive fertiliser bomb attack have lost their appeal against conviction. The Court of Appeal in London upheld the convictions of the five men, who were jailed... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16379353&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:17:46 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16379353&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Malinda Warnapura hit an unbeaten 50 as Sri Lanka reached 85-2 at stumps on the rain-hit opening day of the first Test against India in Colombo on Wednesday. Only 22 overs were bowled in two hours ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16378868&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:17:43 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16378868&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 , where he most recently served as global head of Complex Risk and Euroblock Flow Options Trading. -By Ditas Lopez, Dow Jones Newswires; +65-6415-4044; http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377629&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:21:36 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377629&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING (AP) -- Hundreds of people were evacuated Wednesday from the massive building that will house broadcasters from around the world when the Beijing Olympics open, fearing there was a gas leak af... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16382041&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:45:09 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16382041&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held talks with their counterparts from the key dialogue partners separately in Singapore on Wednesday, discussing further coo... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377622&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:59:45 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377622&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE - Oil prices slipped further Wednesday after tumbling more than US$3 ($4) a barrel in the previous session as a hurricane looked likely to spare key oil installations in the US Gulf of Mexic... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377634&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:39:45 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377634&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 NEW DELHI -- India's ruling coalition survived a confidence vote by a slim margin Tuesday, keeping alive the possibility that a controversial nuclear cooperation deal with the U.S. would go ahead as ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16380015&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:45:22 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16380015&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thailand is host the 26th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) early next Month, in which the ten ASEAN member countries and regional partners are expected to tune up cooperative strategies to all... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377639&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:59:41 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16377639&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Chairman of South Korean firm Samsung, Lee Kun-hee, has filed an appeal over his suspended prison sentence and multi million dollar fine for tax evasion. The charges followed a three-month investigat... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16378583&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:17:24 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16378583&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 As Central Asia suffers the effects of global climate change, seeing less rainfall each year, the water shortage in the region is generating progressively greater attention -- and greater tensions bet... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372388&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:21:05 -0400 Radio Free Europe http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372388&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 AMMAN, JORDAN -- After visits to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, Barack Obama shifted his focus to Mideast peace efforts Tuesday as he arrived in the region for two days of talks with leaders in J... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374626&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:11:02 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374626&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ASIA INC is organising a business forum next month in recognition of the significant roles of women entrepreneurs in helping shape the country's economy.The 2008 Women in Business Forum is slated for ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372383&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:10:35 -0400 Brunei Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372383&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The continuing global economic slowdown presents challenges to Asian countries that are reminiscent of the run-up to the 1997-1998 crisis. The region is beset with political uncertainty and slowing gr... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372395&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:29:58 -0400 Forbes http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372395&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE -- ASEAN will go ahead with the implementation of its charter although three member countries have yet to ratify it. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said ASEAN would start working o... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372380&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:07:53 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372380&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 With the 2008 Olympic men's soccer tournament to kick off in a fortnight, the Asian teams of host China, South Korea, Japan and Australia eye on shining performance in Beijing. "Beijing is the ho... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372393&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:33:48 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372393&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 "Under the circumstances, not too bad," he replied when Rice paid a courtesy call on him on Wednesday. "We have been having a series of meetings but quite good. The ASEAN construction is coming along ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372397&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:49:14 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372397&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Go to the section This is where Purolator Courier Ltd. comes in. The Canadian-owned company is trying to become more than just a schlepper of packages. Its Global Supply Chain arm offers to hel... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372387&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:04:38 -0400 The Globe And Mail http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372387&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SEOUL: Five South Koreans held hostage in Mexico have been released unharmed, the foreign ministry in Seoul said on Wednesday. The five 'were released unharmed at 7:00 pm Tuesday local (Mexico)... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374077&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:53:21 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374077&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 promised Wednesday to help the Association of Southeast Asian Nations narrow the gap between its rich and poor members, a situation that threatens economic integration. http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372389&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:46:19 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372389&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE -- Singapore complained on Wednesday about an unruly press pack covering this week's Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings, and urged the media to "exercise res... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372398&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:07:45 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372398&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MANILA: A cargo ship with 20 Filipino sailors has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, a Philippines official said on Wednesday. Pirates climbed aboard the bulk carrier Stella Maris on Sunda... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374079&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:53:10 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374079&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Bush is committed to an $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz said Wednesday, amid reports that the... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16376076&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:52:00 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16376076&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 were spurred by easing concerns about the well-being of U.S. banks, while transportation stocks advanced after crude-oil prices fell sharply. http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372377&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:46:00 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372377&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Host Singapore Wednesday urged some reporters covering this week's ASEAN Ministerial Meetings to "exercise restraint" because some delegations have been swarmed by the media while entering o... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372392&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:22:36 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372392&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 In Southern California's tough real estate market, federal authorities allege that one Asian crime group thought that it had found a way to make suburban tract homes profitable: clandestine indoor mar... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374627&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:11:01 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374627&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A Nato soldier has been killed after being ambushed in southern Afghanistan, the fourth foreign soldier to be killed in as many days, the alliance says. It said that militants fired on a Nato patrol ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372234&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:42:27 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372234&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Sri Lanka's new spin bowling sensation Ajantha Mendis will make his Test debut as they begin a three-match series against India in Colombo on Wednesday. Mendis, 23, starred in the recent Asia Cup a... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374031&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:42:25 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374031&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A bus has veered off a mountain road in Indian-administered Kashmir killing at least 18 people, police say. The bus was travelling from the state's winter capital, Jammu, to Srinagar when it fell i... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16373125&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:42:28 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16373125&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 year+ (AP) - SINGAPORE, July 23 (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH SURIN'S REMARKS, OTHER INFO) Japan reaffirmed with the 10-member ASEAN on Wednesday their aim for a comprehensive free trade agreement ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372391&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:34:50 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372391&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Indian newspapers say the Congress party-led government's win in the vote of confidence has been "tainted" by charges of vote buying. The government survived Tuesday's vote over a nuclear deal with... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16373130&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:42:31 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16373130&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Foreign Ministers of the ASEAN and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea held a meeting here Tuesday, seeking for close cooperation in order to better tackle the global food crisis. During the one-da... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372382&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:22:04 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372382&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Close this SINGAPORE -- Most Asian currencies rose Wednesday, led by the Philippine peso, as falling oil prices eased concerns about inflation and offset the strength of a broadly firmer US dollar. Th... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372386&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:07:19 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372386&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 In 2004, the government literary association expelled her for "political errors" after she published a collection of essays which mentioned that the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader vilified b... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16376619&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:10:40 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16376619&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A Pakistan People's Party (PPP) activist and security chief for party leader Asif Zardari has been killed by unknown gunmen, police and PPP say. Khalid Shahenshah was gunned down while parking his ve... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374032&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:42:29 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374032&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE - Inflation scaled a 17-year high in Australia and held at a 26-year record in Singapore, but the data, combined with a drop in oil prices, offered a glimmer of hope that the worst of the in... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372384&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:08:05 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372384&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 JERUSALEM: US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama began a visit to Jerusalem on Wednesday pledging staunch support for Israel and saying that if elected, he would work to reinvigorate the... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374078&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:53:06 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374078&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Close this HONG KONG -- Oil prices extended losses Wednesday on fears of waning energy demand, buoying Asian stocks and weighing on bond markets as investors searched for higher returns. European stoc... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372394&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:07:47 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372394&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday released details of a letter he received from Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah outlining his group's conditions for further priso... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374080&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:53:09 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16374080&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SYDNEY, July 23 – Inflation in Australia accelerated to its fastest annual pace in 17 years last quarter as the cost of fuel, financing and rents all climbed, suggesting interest rates would have to... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372461&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:42:55 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372461&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ASEAN and China agreed in Singapore on Wednesday to intensify their cooperation in order to meet serious challenges posed by rising oil and food prices, the slowdown of world economy, the depreciation... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372381&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:40:31 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16372381&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 These are part of the "Eight don't asks" displayed on posters in a central Beijing district that give conversational etiquette guidelines to residents for when they meet foreigners or disabled athlete... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16371307&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:35:57 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16371307&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An international rights group is urging Pakistan's new government to investigate the disappearance of hundreds of people allegedly at the hands of its se... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16370862&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:20:11 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16370862&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 HONG KONG -- Asian bond spreads narrowed significantly Wednesday after a slump in oil prices eased inflation concerns, while the cost of protection against Indian banks dropped after the government wo... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367384&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:35:52 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367384&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The Hang Seng has rallied 378 points to 22,906. The Nikkei has surged 134 points to 13,319. The Taiwan Weighted index has advanced 216 points to 7,282. The Straits Times index has gained 52 points a... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367378&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:13:14 -0400 Business Standard http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367378&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Singapore - East Asia is struggling with soaring fuel and food prices threatening robust economic growth, more than one year after 16 countries in the region agreed to take steps to ensure energy secu... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367389&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:09:48 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367389&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was established by the UN Security Council in May 1993.The Hague-based court - the first international body for the prosecution of war cri... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16369507&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:50:20 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16369507&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 said Tuesday that the struggling Internet company has examined "various alternatives" for its Asian assets, but he declined to comment on recent media speculation on whether http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367393&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:57:29 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367393&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE: US. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hopes to judge North Korea's seriousness about abandoning nuclear weapons when she takes part in the highest-level talks in four years between Was... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16368974&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:46:47 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16368974&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MANILA: Philippine Airlines (PAL) has been ordered to reinstate 1,500 crew members who lost their jobs during the Asian financial crisis 10 years ago, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The co... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16368973&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:47:46 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16368973&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Asian central banks were warned yesterday that they will need to raise interest rates if they are to contain inflation.The Asian Development Bank used its six-monthly report on east Asia excluding Jap... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367899&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:50:14 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367899&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The top Chinese official in charge of Olympic preparations has demanded a tightening of already sweeping security measures surrounding the games, but balanced this with a call for efforts to minimise ... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16369506&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:50:10 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16369506&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Tuesday met separately with officials from Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Japan, Singapore and Thailand on bilateral cooperation and regional concerns, among others,... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367387&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:47:47 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16367387&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: NATO forces sought him for years, swooping on potential hideouts in helicopters and armoured vehicles, but Radovan Karadzic turned up under the very nose of the Serbian authorities in a bla... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16363899&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:47:59 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16363899&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEN GURION AIRPORT, ISRAEL: US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama arrived in Israel on Tuesday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Obama's visit to Israel began just hours a... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16363898&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:47:58 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16363898&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 By ALAN FRAMASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON -- Strikingly large numbers of Chinese are happy with their nation's direction and booming economy yet are deeply worried about rising prices, polluti... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16365906&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:41:16 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16365906&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BELGRADE (Serbia): Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic's lawyer on Tuesday vowed to appeal Serbia's plan to extradite the former Bosnian Serb chief to a U.N. war crimes court. Meanw... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16363904&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:48:16 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16363904&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: Noted Indian artist M F Husain, who is in self-imposed exile following attacks by fundamentalists over his controversial art works, has said he would return home after finishing his current... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16363901&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:48:02 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16363901&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 KATHMANDU: Nepal's Maoists have announced that they will not form the country's first post-royal government after the defeat of their presidential candidate. The announcement has plunged the countr... http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16363900&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:48:01 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kyrgyzstannews.net/?rid=16363900&cat=bf053b50c46383e0