Friday 30th July, 2010
Hamas rejects Arab League conditions on peace talks
The Islamic Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, Thursday rejected the Arab League's conditions on which its support for direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks depend, calling them a 'cover'.
Gurki Shergill best Indian at Brunei Open golf
Three birdies in the last five holes saw Indian golfer Gurki Shergill come in with a round of five-under 66 that placed him tied fifth at the end of the first round in the Brunei Open here Thursday.
Quake hits Philippines
A strong undersea tremor hit southern Philippines Thursday but no tsunami alert was issued, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Thailand may quit UN body over temple issue
Uzbekistan News.NetThailand has threatened to withdraw from the UN's World Heritage Committee if it approves a Cambodian management plan for an 11th-century Hindu temple straddling the two countries' border.
10 killed in Afghan clash
Uzbekistan News.NetA clash between Taliban militants and guards of a private security company left 10 people dead in Ghazni province of Afghanistan Thursday, police said.
Panasonic returns to profit in first quarter
Uzbekistan News.NetPanasonic Corp Thursday reported a first-quarter net profit of 43.7 billion yen ($502 million), a turnaround from a 53-billion-yen net loss the previous year, and raised its full-year forecasts.
China trains foxes to hunt rats
Uzbekistan News.NetChina is no longer relying on poison to kill rats - it is training a group of foxes to hunt down the disease-infested rodents.
Lunch scoreboard: India vs. Sri Lanka, Day 4, Second Test
Uzbekistan News.NetThe following is the scoreboard at lunch on the fourth day of the second cricket Test match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club here Thursday.
India's Congress party invited for Malaysian meet
Uzbekistan News.NetIndia's ruling Congress is among the 48 political parties invited to attend an international forum organised by Malaysia's United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).
Debutant Raina hits ton as India makes 477/4
Uzbekistan News.NetSuresh Raina scored a century on debut as India avoided a follow on and scored 477 for four in the first innings, in reply to Sri Lanka's 642 for four declared, at lunch on the fourth day of the second cricket Test here Thursday.
Dhaka court restores 'secularism' in constitution
Uzbekistan News.NetBangladesh's Supreme Court has restored 'secularism' as one of the basic tenets in the country's 1972 constitution.
Bangladesh apex court wants safeguards against military rule
Uzbekistan News.NetBangladesh's Supreme Court has denounced the declaration of martial law in the past and has sought safeguards to end 'extra-constitutional adventures'.
Vedic conference to be held in Trinidad and Tobago
Uzbekistan News.NetPort-of-Spain, July 29(IANS) Over 100 scholars from India and around the globe will participate in the World Association of Vedic Studies (WAVES) at the University of the West Indies early next month.
No proof of Sikh militant group base in Malaysia
Uzbekistan News.NetThe Malaysian government has denied a report from India that a Sikh militant group has set up a base outside the national capital and that at least four militants were hiding there.
3,000 chemical-filled barrels found in China river
Uzbekistan News.NetOver 3,000 barrels filled with chemicals have been found in a river in China's Jilin province, authorities said Thursday.
Colombian soldiers kill boy hunting animals
Uzbekistan News.NetA peasant boy hunting wild animals was killed by soldiers in a wooded area in Colombia, a military official said.
Asia Day Ahead: U.S. Stocks Drop as S&P 500 Slumps for 3rd Day on Earnings
YahooThe following are the top Asia stories for the day. TOP STORIES/MOST READ ON BLOOMBERG U.S. Stocks Fall as S&P 500 Slumps for Third Day on Earnings U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard &...
Yemen smolders amid Houthi insurgency and Al Qaeda attacks
Los Angeles TimesYemen 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. ...
Body of second missing U.S. serviceman found in Afghanistan
Los Angeles TimesThe body of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove was recovered and his family notified, a U.S. military official said. Newlove and his companion were ambushed by Taliban fighters July 23.
Buildings submerged as floods hit China
IOLBeijing - Twenty-nine people have been killed and seven are missing after floodwaters swept through north-east China, state media said on Thursday, as the death toll from the worst floods in years nea...
Dozens perish in Kashmir floods
IOLPeshawar, Pakistan - At least 113 people have died and thousands more have been made homeless by flash floods triggered by torrential rains that hit north-west Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir, official...
Top US defence department officials warn of fallout from leak of war files
Times of IndiaWASHINGTON: 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...
Probe finds US passports still vulnerable to fraud
Times of IndiaWASHINGTON: 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...
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