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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Uzbekistan News.Net http://www.uzbekistannews.net/ en-us Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:59:19 -0500 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:59:19 -0500 30 PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least 10 suspected militants were killed in a pre-dawn US drone aircraft attack in a restive Pakistani tribal town, officials said Wednesday. http://www.uzbekistannews.net/story/203334822 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:19:23 -0500 Uzbekistan News.Net http://www.uzbekistannews.net/story/203334822 BEIRUT - At least 21 civilians and four soldiers were reported killed Tuesday in an escalated violence across Syria with government forces renewing their assault on Homs, while visiting Russian foreig http://www.uzbekistannews.net/story/203305966 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:41:52 -0500 Uzbekistan News.Net http://www.uzbekistannews.net/story/203305966 WASHINGTON - The US has partially waived off sanctions against Myanmar following a series of political reforms in the formerly military ruled South East Asian nation. http://www.uzbekistannews.net/story/203305968 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:51:11 -0500 Uzbekistan News.Net http://www.uzbekistannews.net/story/203305968 Read more The cuts will take place this year at factories in Komarom, Hungary; Reynosa, Mexico; and Salo, Finland, though the factories there will continue some work. "Shifting device ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203336333&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:38 -0500 ZDNet http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203336333&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 http://www.abnnewswire.net/rss2/menafn/abn_menafn_en.asp At present, offshore oil accounts for about 33 percent of the world total output, and the number will reach 35 in ten years, in which, ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203332021&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:56:08 -0500 MENAFN http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203332021&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The Hong Kong-based will hike rates $300 per TEU, starting March 15 OOCL will extend its largest rate increases to Asia-Australia services, starting March 15. The Hong Kong-based line said rates ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331555&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:50:37 -0500 Journal of Commerce http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331555&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Launch in March to coincide with steep hikes in freight rates on depressed trade lane The newly formed G6 alliance of ocean carriers has sped up the launch of its Asia-Europe service by a month to ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331251&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:50:30 -0500 Journal of Commerce http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331251&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The United Arab Emirates' main exporter of crude oil will fulfill all supply contracts to Asia for March, for the first time in almost a year, to help the region's top buyers cut their ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331875&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:47:00 -0500 Global Times http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331875&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 In 2002, the Israel Navy stunned the world when it intercepted in the Red Sea the Karine A, a ship carrying arms from Iran to Gaza, and towed it to the Ashdod Port. The state-of-the-art radar ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203332019&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:45:07 -0500 Globes http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203332019&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 IDG News Service - Nokia has decided to move more of its manufacturing to Asia, and will lay off approximately 4,000 workers at three factories in Europe and Mexico by the end of the year, the ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329609&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:33:02 -0500 Computerworld http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329609&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MALE - The ex-president of the Maldives who claims he was forced out of power by a coup called on his successor to step down Wednesday as thousands of protesters clashed with riot police in the ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337034&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:31:13 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337034&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MALE - The new president of the Maldives, Mohamed Waheed, denied seizing power Wednesday, even as his predecessor accused him of involvement in a coup plot and called on him to resign.Waheed, the ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337033&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:31:09 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337033&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BARABANKI, India: India's most populous state went to the polls Wednesday in a contest pitting the scion of the Gandhi political dynasty against the ruling party of local low-caste leader ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337035&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:31:06 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337035&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MALE - Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, who claims he was forced out in a bloodless coup, called on Wednesday for his successor to step down."I call on Dr Waheed to step down and I ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337036&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:31:03 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337036&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SHANGHAI: Budget or government subsidised housing is becoming an important sector of the Chinese property market. In Shanghai, 70 per cent of new homes that began construction last year were such ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331488&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:31:01 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331488&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SHANGHAI: A cargo ship spilled acid into China's longest river last week, contaminating tap supplies and sparking a run on bottled water in eastern China, the government and state media said.It ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337037&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:30:58 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337037&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING: A home-filmed video showing a four-year-old Chinese boy being forced by his parents to run almost naked through the snow in bitterly cold New York has gone viral and sparked an online ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337038&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:30:55 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337038&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Yahoo! Inc.’s board shakeup that led to the departure of Chairman Roy Bostock adds to pressure on the company to sell Asian assets valued at more than $10 billion and ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203336019&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:30:23 -0500 Bloomberg BusinessWeek http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203336019&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Investors in Cambodia, tied with Yemen as the world’s 164th-cleanest country for doing business, face risks in a planned stock market because of ineffective financial and ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337032&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:59:27 -0500 Yahoo http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337032&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SAN FRANCISCO – Like most immigrant parents, Kevin Guan and his wife, Laurie, foresaw a future for their two sons that involved a first-class college and a decent job, the American Dream to a ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203332006&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:58:37 -0500 New America Media http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203332006&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 DHARMSALA, India (AP) -- Chinese repression has lead to the self-immolations of nearly two dozen Tibetans and deadly clashes with Chinese authorities, the head of Tibet's government-in-exile ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203332473&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:55:29 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203332473&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 More than 110,000 people die each year in India in crashes caused by speeding, bad roads, overcrowding and poor vehicle maintenance, according to ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203332709&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:55:26 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203332709&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Prosecutors in Kyrgyzstan say seven people are facing charges over the import of contaminated radioactive coal from neighboring ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337039&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:55:24 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203337039&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 plan too.) The government is budgeting $65 million to help companies scale back their needs by recycling existing element or by developing methods ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329681&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:38:03 -0500 Fast Company http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329681&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A top Chinese policeman - in charge of a major crackdown on organised crime - has gone on leave, amid rumours that he is under investigation for corruption. Wang Lijun is receiving what his ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203330271&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:30 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203330271&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Shanghai authorities are on alert after a chemical leak from a cargo ship polluted the Yangtze River, state-run media report. According to an official statement, the leak was caused by a cargo ship ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331463&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:26 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331463&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani has filed an appeal against appearing before the Supreme Court on contempt charges on 13 February. Mr Gilani was told earlier this month that he must appear before ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331464&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:23 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331464&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has thanked well-wishers for their show of support and vowed to come back "stronger than ever" after he was diagnosed with cancer. Yuvraj is being treated in ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331465&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:20 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331465&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A court in India's Gujarat state has criticised Chief Minister Narendra Modi's government for not protecting religious buildings in the 2002 riots. It said the government's ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331466&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:16 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331466&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The high court in Delhi has ordered police to investigate after a video appeared to show a senior officer forcing a constable to perform front rolls for failing to salute him. The incident ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331469&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:12 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331469&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 At least 21 people have died after consuming toxic alcohol in Orissa, in eastern India, officials say. Residents of villages close to the city of Cuttack fell ill after consuming liquor spiked with ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331468&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:09 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331468&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The full-page colour advertisement depicting a giant locust overlooking Hong Kong's skyline is a striking representation of the recent surge in anti-China feeling here. A group of Hong Kong ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331467&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:05 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331467&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Mohamed Nasheed clashed with police and troops in riot gear Wednesday, a day after his resignation which he blamed on a coup d'etat. Nasheed was among the crowd that rallied in the centre of ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331475&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:55:21 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331475&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tehran and New Delhi's insistence on putting safety before commerce in nuclear energy trade surfaced as wrinkles in an otherwise smooth and upbeat assessment ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331476&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:55:15 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331476&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 White House into a playground to promote the first lady's "Let's Move!" fitness campaign. Mrs Obama and Fallon did pushups and twirled hula hoops. They competed at dodge ball and ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331477&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:55:11 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331477&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Rick Santorum , the former Senator from Pennsylvania, on Wednesday won the Republican caucuses in three states, reshaping the party's primary race and staking out his claim to be the main ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331478&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:55:05 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331478&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Vladimir Putin on Wednesday condemned outside intervention in the Syrian conflict, warning against "behaving like a bull in a china shop." "Of course we condemn violence from ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331481&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:54:35 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331481&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Hosni Mubarak has confessed in her memoirs about an attempt to commit suicide when she knew she would be arrested for corruption. "May 13, 2011, was the 'darkest' day of my life. When ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331484&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:54:22 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331484&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Manmohan Singh on telephone on Wednesday and sought a meeting with him, a day after the dramatic regime change in the archipelago nation. "Waheed spoke to Manmohan Singh to reaffirm the close ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331485&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:54:13 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203331485&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Ceylon chicken tikka masala, a rich-tasting, orange-colored, curry made with roasted chicken chunks that have been marinated in spices, yogurt and ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323626&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:12:50 -0500 Salt Lake Tribune http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323626&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BANGALORE, India: Three state ministers from southern India, including one with a portfolio for women and child development, resigned on Wednesday after they were accused of watching porn in the ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329000&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:40 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329000&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is reuniting with the Swiss architects with whom he created Beijing's spectacular Bird's Nest Stadium, to build a pavilion for this ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203328998&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:39 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203328998&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO: The United States is to shift 4,700 Marines from Okinawa to Guam without waiting for progress on controversial plans to relocate a US base on the Japanese island, it was expected to be ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324561&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:36 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324561&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MALE: The new president of the Maldives was to appoint a cabinet of "national unity" on Wednesday, as he sought to counter allegations of seizing power in the holiday paradise in a coup ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329001&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:34 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329001&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SYDNEY: Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday summoned the Syrian envoy to convey his "grave concerns" about the nation's worsening crisis to the Bashar al-Assad ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324562&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:31 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324562&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed 10 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal region on Wednesday, security officials said.Two missiles hit the compound ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329004&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:24 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329004&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 GUIHULNGAN, Philippines: Thousands of soldiers in the quake-hit Philippines Tuesday scoured villages buried under landslides, but authorities said hopes of finding dozens of missing people alive ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329005&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:22 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329005&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Asian stocks rose Wednesday as Japan's powerhouse exporters got a boost from hopes of new moves to weaken the yen while a deal appeared within reach between Greece and its creditors to cut the ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324663&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:35:03 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324663&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Singapore, Feb. 8 (BNA) - Oil prices rose to near $99 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after an unexpected drop in U.S. crude supplies suggested demand is improving. Benchmark crude for March delivery ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329007&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:34:54 -0500 Bahrain News Agency http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329007&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Asia will have to work quickly to offset the effects of a global recession, Standard & Poor's said today. "But they might not be able to do so, given their respective domestic ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329009&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:34:19 -0500 Asia News Network http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329009&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 In its outlook for the Asian economy last month, the International Monetary Fund forecast growth would come close to 6 per cent in 2012 and further recover to 6.5 per cent next ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323408&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:34:00 -0500 Asia News Network http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323408&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Back home in Asia, the only market he likes is Malaysia, where average prices in its big cities are about one-tenth of those in Hong Kong, while its commodity-backed economy should outperform its ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203328989&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:10:14 -0500 Yahoo http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203328989&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Piyush Gupta, chief executive officer of DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest bank, picked banking over a passion for bird-watching three decades ago. Now ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203328995&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:09:40 -0500 Yahoo http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203328995&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (Credit: Brooke Crothers) Asia-based DigiTimes posted another in a series of articles that call for Intel to lower its chips prices. In this case, for Windows 8 gadgets. This isn't the ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323372&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:08:29 -0500 CNet http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323372&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 NEW DELHI (AP) -- Three government ministers in the southern Indian state of Karnataka resigned Wednesday after they were accused of watching a pornographic video during an assembly ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203325453&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:59 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203325453&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) -- Turkmenistan has named a police unit after the authoritarian president's father, echoing a common practice under his predecessor of naming streets and public ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323726&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:57 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323726&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING (AP) -- A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324590&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:52 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324590&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING (AP) -- A prominent Chinese official who might have been the country's most famous policeman has dropped from sight amid unconfirmed reports of a political scandal and a bid for U.S. ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323727&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:49 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323727&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING (AP) -- Police in eastern China are hunting for a knife-wielding man who broke into a middle school Wednesday and stabbed two students before fleeing, local officials ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323728&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:45 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323728&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares hit their highest level in more than five months on Wednesday and the euro hovered close to an 8-week high as investors kept hopes alive for an agreement on details of ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323465&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:02:14 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323465&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 REPORTING FROM NEW DELHI -- The Maldives'; first democratically elected president resigned Tuesday after weeks of protest over his decision to sack a judge he had accused of favoring the opposition. ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329008&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329008&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 It was a fairly quiet day on the FX front, but a slew of earnings announcements kept equity investors on their toes. Before the open, BHP surprised the market by announcing a drop in first-half ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324698&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:58:13 -0500 FXstreet http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324698&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A missile attack by an unmanned US drone aircraft in north-west Pakistan has killed 10 suspected militants, Pakistani security officials say. The missiles struck a camp about 10km (six miles) ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323137&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:47:28 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323137&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A rock fall that released methane gas may have triggered the deadly Pike River mine blast in New Zealand, experts say. Officials told a commission investigating the incident that water pumps ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324529&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:47:24 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324529&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Two ministers in the Indian state of Karnataka have resigned after they were accused of watching pornography in the state assembly. Footage showed Laxman Savadi apparently watching a clip on a ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324528&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:47:20 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324528&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wednesday's Chinese newspapers discuss the forthcoming visit to the US by Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping. Experts believe that Mr Xi's visit "will help China-US ties fly clear of ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324530&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:47:13 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324530&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 DNA tests have been taken on a 22-year-old from Rajasthan to determine whether she is the mother of a battered toddler whose case has gripped India. The woman, called Munni, says she wants custody ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324531&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:47:09 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324531&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 renewable energy investors are increasingly looking to Southeast and South Asia, lured by investment incentives rolled out by governments in the region amid a bleak outlook for clean energy ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324030&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:45:12 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324030&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 In 2011, accountability remained a dead issue, the media faced increasing censorship, and the long-standing grievances which led to the conflict were not seriously addressed. Sri Lankans face a lack ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329006&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:22:41 -0500 Human Rights Watch http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203329006&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as Greece appeared close to a deal with creditors to cut its massive debts and avoid a chaotic ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323282&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:20:55 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203323282&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Mohammed Waheed Hassan , vice-president of Maldives, was sworn in as president of the Indian Ocean archipelago on Tuesday afternoon after Mohammed Nasheed was compelled to resign following ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324541&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:14:45 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324541&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 anti-Muslim graffiti , the police and community leaders have said. The vandalism of the Gurdwara, coming up in Sterling Heights city of Michigan, happened on February 5, members of its management ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324540&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:14:40 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324540&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Ron Paul was in second with 27 percent and Romney a distant third with 17 percent. It marked the first time so far in the 2012 Republican race that Romney did not come in first or second in a state ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324542&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:14:34 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324542&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Two Pakistani MPs entered the country’s parliament carrying weapons, lawmaker Ejaz Virk has claimed, prompting interior minister Rehman Malik to order a probe into the ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324545&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:14:07 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324545&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 NEW DELHI: Bangladesh may have foiled a coup by army officers aligned with the fundamentalist outfit Hizb ut Tahrir, but is worried about the entrenched presence of men and officers with radical ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324547&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:14:01 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324547&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Pakistan-occupied Kashmir before he migrated to US in 1970s, pleaded guilty to one count relating to material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Khan, who was arrested in March 2010, faces ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324551&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:13:38 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324551&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Mike Crockart demanded this be debated in the House of Commons. The motion has received support from three other MPs and it won't be surprising if more lawmakers in. The motion reads: ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324552&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:13:32 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324552&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Charles Dickens , the first global celebrity author and chronicler of a world of urban inequality that looks a lot like the one we live in today. "You only have to look around our society and ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324553&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:13:26 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324553&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Aradical Muslim cleric described as "Osama bin Laden's righthand man in Europe" is to be released on bail in a matter of days despite accusations that he poses a grave threat to ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324554&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:13:19 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324554&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 hypothermia and tens of thousands remained cut off by snow. A total of 389 people are now known to have died from the cold weather in Europe since the cold snap began 11 days ago and forecasters are ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324555&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:13:13 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324555&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 CAIRO: Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinksmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy, threatening a relationship with Washington that ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324557&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:13:01 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324557&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Iran and denied allegations the group was involved in the drug trade or money laundering. "We have been receiving since 1982 all kinds of moral, political and material backing from ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324559&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:12:48 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324559&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING: The best gift a Chinese bachelor thinks he can take home for parents is a bride-to-be. Under parents' pressure to marry, many young men in China this year took ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324560&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:12:40 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203324560&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 WASHINGTON: The United States will soon give a second Coast Guard cutter to the Philippines as part of efforts to boost the ally's military amid tensions at sea with China, officials said on ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203322843&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:32:41 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203322843&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 's best-developed markets are increasingly seeking their fortune overseas, driven by saturated local markets and a need for international expertise. This week's edition of ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203317022&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:02:30 -0500 Yahoo http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203317022&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Asia markets moved higher Wednesday, with sentiment helped by progress toward a Greek debt deal, and with car makers among the notable gainers after Toyota Motor Corp. hiked ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203315422&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:49:27 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203315422&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 With crucial assembly elections getting under way in India's Uttar Pradesh state on Wednesday, the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Sitapur assesses the chances of Mayawati, its enigmatic chief ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203317019&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:31:06 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203317019&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 instability is India's destiny . In a perceptive article in the latest issue of Prospect, Mr Guha explained why. "Because of its size and diversity, because of the continuing poverty of ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203317020&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:31:02 -0500 BBC http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203317020&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203322845&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:10:12 -0500 Voice Of America http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203322845&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 As nations such as Canada and Britain weigh in on accountability for war crimes in Sri Lanka, it's time for Australia to add its voice. After all, promoting human rights is a crucial part of ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203317422&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:07:03 -0500 Human Rights Watch http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203317422&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 We write to urge your delegation to work with other member and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) to bring the issue of accountability for wartime abuses in Sri Lanka ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203322844&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:07:00 -0500 Human Rights Watch http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203322844&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (AXcess News) Starved Rock State Park, Ill. - Last spring in Little Rock, Ark., officials of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force dined on one of the biggest nuisances of them all: Asian carp. ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203317427&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:58:38 -0500 Axcess News http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203317427&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 India is carefully monitoring the situation in Maldives after a police mutiny led to the resignation of its President Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday. The uprising is a result of several weeks of ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203309859&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:54:16 -0500 Hindustan Times http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203309859&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 OregonTravelDaily.com , much is ado about traveling around the world and in Oregon, with some items of particular interest to foodies in the Portland ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203306821&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:46:35 -0500 Beach Connection http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203306821&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistani rescuers on Tuesday plucked survivors from the rubble of a collapsed factory in Lahore, where another 10 people are still buried under the debris and the death toll rose ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203314667&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:35:11 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203314667&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 PATHEIN, Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi was met by thousands of cheering supporters in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday on her second campaign trip ahead of by-elections that could sweep her ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203314668&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:35:08 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203314668&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Police spokesman Raviraj Shrestha said the fire spread close to the runway but away from the terminal building Tuesday evening. No damage or casualties were reported, and it was brought under ... http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203309326&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:58:34 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.uzbekistannews.net/?rid=203309326&cat=bf053b50c46383e0