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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Herald Globe.com http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/10/id/bf053b50c46383e0/ en-us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:01:05 -0400 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:01:05 -0400 30 North Korea Thursday fired four short-range missiles over the Sea of Japan, according to South Korean reports. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514450/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:10:03 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514450/cs/1/ North Korea Thursday fired a third short-range missile from its east coast in the direction of the Sea of Japan, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing the defence ministry in Seoul. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514414/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:50:07 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514414/cs/1/ The US military Thursday began a large-scale offensive against the Taliban in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan as a local militant commander said the Taliban had captured a US soldier. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514375/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:30:07 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514375/cs/1/ North Korea Thursday fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles off its east coast, a South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman said. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514281/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:30:09 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514281/cs/1/ Tensions exist between India's Muslims and Hindus because the two communities do not know enough about each other, an Indian delegate at the global faith conference here contended Thursday. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514210/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:10:10 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514210/cs/1/ Simmering India-Pakistan tensions came to the fore on the concluding day of a global faith meet here Thursday but the blip was taken in its stride. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514095/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:00:05 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514095/cs/1/ Hong Kong gamblers sent out a positive note about the state of the city's economy by staking more than $155 million on the last racing day of the season, officials said Thursday. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514055/cs/1/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:20:03 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514055/cs/1/ New Delhi, July 2 : The Union Cabinet today approved payment of India's contribution of 239.930 million dollars to the South Asian University, which is around 79 percent of the total cost of the full establishment of the University until 2014. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514472/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:20:01 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514472/cs/1/ Whatever the third Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions held in Kazakhstan might have achieved, it did prove that when it comes to religious leadership, women are yet to break through the glass ceiling. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514209/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:10:09 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514209/cs/1/ Standard, which focuses on emerging markets, and ANZ have been granted preferred bidder status for RBS's Asian retail and commercial assets, according to people familiar with the matter, the http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25829932/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:51:38 -0400 The Daily Telegraph http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25829932/ WASHINGTON: The United States is ready to intercept any North Korean long-range missile, a top US military commander said on Thursday, as Pyongyang further tested international patience with fresh lau... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25829929/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:04 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25829929/ VIENNA: Veteran Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano won the contest on Thursday to head the International Atomic Energy Agency, giving him a pivotal role in dealing with Iran's nuclear ambitions. Tokyo's c... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25829930/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:14:01 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25829930/ GPNT ), a gaming and entertainment cruise development company, announced that it intends to increase its focus on East Asian gaming market opportunities for the establishment of its initial operati... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826977/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:22:05 -0400 Market Wire http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826977/ LONDON: One of Germany’s richest women won a court case on Thursday upholding a pre-nuptial agreement that denies her ex-husband a slice of her fortune, in a ruling hailed as ground-breaking. ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826822/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:05 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826822/ TORONTO: Facing real world debts, a trusted figure in a popular online game stole money from the virtual bank he ran and exchanged it for cash through the black market. It happened in EVE Online... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826821/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:04 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826821/ After Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik announced on Wednesday that Fazlullah was seriously injured, Pakistan forces reportedly conducted an operation in an area in Swat which was the hideout... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826824/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:01 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826824/ As soon as the news of Michael Jackson’s death began to spread last Thursday afternoon, radio programmers around the country cued up his songs, and fans rushed to retail and online outlets to buy... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826823/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:06 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826823/ LONDON: Michael Jackson had a secret girlfriend, and he died from excessive drugs provided by corrupt doctors, two of Michael Jackson’s former confidantes, medium Uri Geller and ex-bodyguard Matt... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826825/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:07:00 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25826825/ SINGAPORE: UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he was embarking on a "very difficult" mission to Myanmar aimed at obtaining political results from the ruling military, but pledged to do his best. Sp... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25825445/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:16:16 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25825445/ TOP SUPPLIER: Afghanistan grew 93 percent of the world's poppy crop last year, with Helmand alone responsible for more than half of the opium production in the country, according to the United Nations... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25822195/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:54:07 -0400 Associated Press http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25822195/ Author Vikram Seth is writing a sequel to his epic bestseller A Suitable Boy, which is due to come out in 2013 - 20 years after the original was published.A Suitable Boy followed a young girl's search... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25822056/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:59:14 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25822056/ By Jack Kim and Miyoung Kim Seoul - North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles on Thursday, further stoking tension in the region that was already high due to Pyongyang's nuclear test and thre... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25825446/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:02 -0400 IOL http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25825446/ New Delhi, July 2 : The government Thursday approved payment of USD 239.93 million to the South Asian University, which is scheduled to begin functioning in the national capital from 2010. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25822060/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:27:31 -0400 New Kerala http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25822060/ TOKYO: A genetic mutation of A(H1N1) flu that is resistant to the anti-viral Tamiflu has been discovered in Japan, the first such case in the country, the health ministry said. It was the second repor... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25821796/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:16:17 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25821796/ Students at the Capital Institute of Physical Education walk past a backdrop prepared for a ceremony marking the mobilization of personnel for the 60th National Day celebrations at the school's field ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25821808/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:05:59 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25821808/ Exploration in India has grown dramatically in the last decade through the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) program. With its first formal open exploration round in 1997, India is currently con... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25822440/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:29:49 -0400 Rigzone http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25822440/ HEBEI, China: Clean energy is slated to power China's next growth cycle. The surge in interest in the field also means more Chinese residents may get to use clean energy sooner than expected. China is... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25821797/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:16:14 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25821797/ India's national airline is in deep trouble India's state-run and oldest airline Air India is bankrupt. Shantanu Guha Ray explains what ails the airline which carries one of India's most enduring mas... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25822057/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:59:13 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25822057/ NEWTON, Mass. - (Business Wire) The Board of Trustees of RMR Asia Pacific Real Estate Fund (NYSE Amex: RAP) today announced it has authorized entry of an interim investment sub-advisory agreement amon... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25820725/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:45:25 -0400 Earth Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25820725/ China has taken another step towards internationalising its currency and reducing reliance on the US dollar with the announcement of new rules to allow select companies to invoice and settle trade tra... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25821784/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:03:57 -0400 Financial Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25821784/ (New York) – The ruling today by the Delhi High Court that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) can no longer be used to treat consensual homosexual conduct between adults as a criminal offens... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25825447/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:02:57 -0400 Human Rights Watch http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25825447/ HONG KONG, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Countries in the Asia-Pacific region kept a close watch on death cases related to the recent A/H1N1 pandemic and stepped up precautions against the disease as the flu cas... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25821817/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:02:17 -0400 SINA http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25821817/ Seoul - North Korea on Thursday fired a third short-range missile off its east coast, having let off two earlier in the day, South Korean military officials said. They were launched between 5.20pm ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817192/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:38:59 -0400 IOL http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817192/ A new group of eminent Tamil people in Sri Lanka has made a plea for those held in government camps to be given a timetable for their release.The group said people were yearning to be released from th... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817412/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:46:55 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817412/ A descendant of India's last Mughal emperor has been rescued from a life of penury in Calcutta by getting a job with the state-run Coal India.Madhu is the illiterate great-great-granddaughter of emper... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817414/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:46:52 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817414/ KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's opposition Pakatan Rakyat alliance is hit by yet another crisis of confidence. One of its components, the Democratic Action Party (DAP), has threatened to pull out of the alli... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25819974/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:01:57 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25819974/ Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano has been elected the next director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), diplomats say.Mr Amano won the required two-thirds majority from the IAEA go... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817178/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:46:49 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817178/ RAWALPINDI: A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle slammed into a bus carrying defense department employees on Thursday, killing at least six people, police said. ( http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817186/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:55:40 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817186/ The government has paid or is assessing compensation over 104 civilian deaths allegedly caused by the Army during operations in Afghanistan.Figures revealed after a Freedom of Information request by C... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817413/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:46:52 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817413/ LONDON: After plans for a grand public memorial at 'Neverland' fizzled out, the funeral of 'King of Pop' Michael Jackon may be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles next Tuesday. British tabl... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817183/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:55:42 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817183/ BANGKOK, Thailand - Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817422/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:18:28 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817422/ Mohammad Asif has been fined 1m rupees (£7,500) by the Pakistan Cricket Board after being found in possession of opium at Dubai Airport last year.The pace bowler said he did not realise there wa... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817415/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:46:51 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817415/ Dozens of baby girls in southern China have reportedly been taken from parents who broke family-planning laws, and then sold for adoption overseas.An investigation by the state-owned Southern Metropol... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817177/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:46:50 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817177/ TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has sworn in two new cabinet ministers, appointed on Wednesday. It is the first cabinet reshuffle for Mr Aso who took office in September last year. It comes am... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25819973/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:02:01 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25819973/ Watch ) The attack, the latest in a string of deadly bombings in Pakistan, happened in Rawalpindi, a garrison city and home to the headquarters of Pakistan's military. City police chief Nas... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817184/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:55:41 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817184/ At least three people have been killed in violent clashes between mobs of Hindus and Muslims in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.Two people died in the riots in the city of Mysore and a third wa... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817411/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:46:53 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817411/ EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - July 2, 2009) - WHAT: A grand opening ceremony to celebrate T & T Supermarket's second Edmonton location - and 17th across Canada - in North Town Centre. The event w... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25819972/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:11:47 -0400 Market Wire http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25819972/ At least six dead in Pakistan bus attack By Farhan Bokhari, Pakistan correspondent Published: July 2 2009 13:32 | Last updated: July 2 2009 13:32 http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817416/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:52:17 -0400 Financial Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25817416/ STAN.L ) said it has named John Peace Chairman with immediate effect, following necessary regulatory approval. Peace has been acting Chairman since January 14, 2009, when Lord Mervyn Davies stepped ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25816306/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:51:07 -0400 Quote.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25816306/ (RTTNews) - Asian markets ended in negative territory on Thursday as traders preferred to exercise caution ahead of key jobs report in the U.S later in the day. Most of the markets opened in positive... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25816027/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:51:04 -0400 Quote.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25816027/ At least one person has been killed in a suicide attack on a bus carrying government employees in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, police say.The blast also injured about 29 people, four of them crit... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813588/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:07:45 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813588/ An Afghan police official said the soldier went missing during the day Tuesday in the Mullakheil area of eastern Paktika province. Gen. Nabi Mullakheil said there is an American base in the area. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813564/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:03:34 -0400 Associated Press http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813564/ By SAMANTHA ENSLIN-PAYNE Shanghai - Cheap Chinese clothing and textile imports are a sore point in South Africa, but halfway around the world millions of Chinese rely on this industry for their liveli... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813056/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:28:58 -0400 Business Report http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813056/ A US soldier is thought to have been captured by militants in eastern Afghanistan, the US military has said.The soldier is believed to be the first captured in either Iraq or Afghanistan for at least ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813589/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:07:44 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813589/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HANOI, Vietnam -- For every 100 girls born to Vietnamese families, there are 112 boys born, a disparity in the sex ratio that has been rapidly increasing in recent years, an of... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813610/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:13:34 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813610/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah may have been killed during an operation in the restive Swat Valley, a media report said on Thursday. The security forces had traced a phone... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813387/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:25:13 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813387/ WELLINGTON: New Zealand's national airline has come up with an imaginative way of encouraging passengers to pay attention to the pre-flight safety video -- showing cabin crew in the nude. The Air New ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25815804/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:20:48 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25815804/ KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has lost a final bid to have his sodomy trial held in a lower court, ending a long wrangle over where the case should be heard, his lawyer said ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25815805/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:20:46 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25815805/ GENEVA: A landmark ruling in India to legalize gay sex could set an example for about 80 countries which still outlaw homosexual sex, a UN agency said on Thursday. It would also encourage more HIV ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813388/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:25:12 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813388/ Polish customs officers were surprised to find live scorpions in a parcel from Hong Kong supposed to contain toys.The small parcel held 39 scorpions, 32 of them still alive, customs officials told AFP... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813378/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:07:38 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813378/ Crown Holdings has boosted its beverage can production capacity in South East Asia by around 600m a year following an acquisition in Vietnam, while signaling further output expansion in future. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813406/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:16:33 -0400 AP Food http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813406/ Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released yest... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813628/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:48:30 -0400 Timmins Daily Press http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813628/ RAWALPINDI: A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle slammed into a bus carrying defense department employees on Thursday, killing at least six people, police said. ( http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813390/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:25:10 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25813390/ loan from the Asian Development Bank to help with macroeconomic stability and fund a targeted safety net for the poor, a central bank spokesman said. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25812769/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:22:39 -0400 Morning Star http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25812769/ SEOUL, July 2 - North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles on Thursday, further stoking tension in the region that was already high due to Pyongyang’s nuclear test and threats to boost its nucl... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25815795/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:22:08 -0400 Financial Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25815795/ For a tropical fresh salsa, start with diced avocado and add diced mango, chopped red onion, chopped cilantro and a small amount of chopped habanero chili (go easy, they're hot); toss with equal parts... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809959/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:54:18 -0400 Courier-Journal http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809959/ North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles off its east coast, a spokesman for South Korea's defence ministry has said.The spokesman said the surface-to-ship missiles were launched from a bas... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810397/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:40:57 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810397/ SEOUL - North Korea on Thursday fired two short-range missiles off its east coast amid high tensions sparked by its nuclear test in May, South Korean military officials said. The missiles were launche... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810410/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:53:44 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810410/ India could achieve growth of 7% in the current year and more in coming years if the right reforms are made, a report from the finance ministry said.The economic survey was released ahead of Monday's ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810583/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:40:59 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810583/ LOS ANGELES: The family of Michael Jackson ruled out holding a poignant funeral at the star's Neverland estate on Wednesday as the details of the tragic pop icon's will were made public for the fir... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810403/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:57:23 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810403/ Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Thursday, but remained below 70 dollars on US energy demand concerns, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for August delivery was seven cent... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810605/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:00:22 -0400 Breitbart http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810605/ JAKARTA: Indonesian presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla and his running-mate Wiranto wrapped up their campaign in Jakarta on Thursday. However, they did not hold the traditional mass rally at Jakarta's... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25812414/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:53:45 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25812414/ SEOUL: North Korea is highly likely to test-fire a barrage of missiles in coming days, a news report said on Thursday, a move that would aggravate the already-high tensions following Pyongyang's nu... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810406/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:57:18 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810406/ ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's army has deployed more troops to a stretch of the Afghan border to stop Taliban militants fleeing a major U.S. offensive in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman said Thursday... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810603/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:37:04 -0400 Associated Press http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810603/ NEW DELHI, July 2 - India could see growth this year of roughly 7 per cent and then resume the faster expansion of recent years, provided it makes sweeping reforms including removal of fuel subsidies ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810813/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:54:20 -0400 Financial Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810813/ Kabul - Thousands of United States Marines swarmed into an Afghan river valley by helicopter and land on Wednesday, launching the biggest military offensive of Barack Obama's presidency deep in Taliba... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810673/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:33:04 -0400 IOL http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810673/ Millicom International Cellular has announced that its previously announced strategic review of its Asian assets is progressing according to plan. According to a company press release Goldman Sachs ha... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810607/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:09:02 -0400 TeleGeography http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810607/ BEIJING: Chinese authorities insisted an Internet filtering programme will go ahead despite a last-minute decision this week to postpone making it mandatory on new PCs, state media said. Just hours be... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810411/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:53:42 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810411/ Bangladesh's former military ruler, Gen Hussein Muhammad Ershad, is recovering in hospital after a heart operation, doctors in Dhaka say."He is in a satisfactory condition following a successful ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810584/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:40:57 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810584/ (AFP)--Asia's recession appears to have touched bottom and the region is likely to be the first to climb out of the global economic slowdown, the Asian Development Bank's chief economist said Thursd... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809715/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:54:45 -0400 Morning Star http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809715/ SYDNEY : Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday described as "devastating" a report showing conditions for Aboriginals were worsening despite efforts to improve them. Rudd's government, whic... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25812415/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:53:40 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25812415/ It was a day for sweeping statements. Presiding over the inauguration of what could become the symbol of India’s infrastructure revival – Mumbai’s “Sea Link” bridge – Sonia Gandhi, the hea... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810814/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:54:19 -0400 Financial Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25810814/ The global downturn appeared close to a bottom on Wednesday after manufacturing figures from across the world suggested the worldwide recession was running out of steam in all big economies.The welcom... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809713/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:54:18 -0400 Financial Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809713/ SEOUL, July 2 – South Korea on Thursday said it would help launch a 5 trillion won ($3.93 billion) fund aimed at providing financial support for investments by companies as part of plans to encourag... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809925/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:54:16 -0400 Financial Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809925/ Despite signs of the bottoming-out shown in the first half of2009, Asia's recovery from the global economic downturn will be mild and slow, a top economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. In... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25812417/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:52:17 -0400 People's Daily http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25812417/ SEOUL: North Korea is "highly likely" to fire short-range missiles off its east coast after issuing a fresh warning to shipping to stay clear of some areas, a South Korean newspaper said Thursday. "It... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809471/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:30:54 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809471/ Watchfulness of the latest employment data to be released in the U.S later in the day, and caution about several massive share placements left Tokyo shares flat on Thursday. In Hong Kong and Shanghai ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809091/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:33:25 -0400 Forbes http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809091/ HONG KONG — Asian stocks were narrowly mixed Thursday as investors eyed a key U.S. jobs report for signs that American consumer spending might recover and help the world's largest economy turn a... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25806896/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:50:17 -0400 Sign on San Diego http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25806896/ SEOUL: North and South Korea held fresh talks Thursday on the fate of their last major business project amid continuing tensions over the communist state's nuclear and missile programmes. The third ro... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809474/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:30:39 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809474/ BEIJING: Flag carrier Air China will launch the first direct flight between Beijing and the Tibetan capital Lhasa on July 10, according to state media, in a bid to boost tourism to the Himalayan regio... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807534/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:30:46 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807534/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KATMANDU, Nepal -- Landslides triggered by monsoon rains swept through three villages in Nepal's mountainous west Thursday, burying homes and killing at least nine people, a mi... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807222/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:23:36 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807222/ +1.83% ) the Luxembourg mobile-services provider, said that under a strategic review, a number of parties have expressed interest in its Asian assets. Millicom had retained Goldman Sachs for advice ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807695/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:11:52 -0400 Market Watch http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807695/ By TANALEE SMITH SYDNEY -- Children in Australia's Aboriginal communities are six times as likely to be abused or neglected than the country's non-indigenous children, a government report said Thur... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807787/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:23:35 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807787/ BEIJING: Eleven people were killed in parts of eastern and southwestern China in some of the heaviest rain so far this year, state media reported Thursday. Nine people were killed and one remained mis... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807536/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:30:41 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807536/ Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan -- In the enveloping darkness of a starless summer night, the sizzle-thump of incoming Taliban rockets is swiftly answered by the percussive boom of outgoi... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807764/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:11:07 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807764/ There has been strong take-up from existing share holders for Rio Tinto's cash-raising exercise.The mining giant was trying to raise $15.2bn (£9.3bn) from shareholders in its UK and Australian l... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807527/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:17:55 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807527/ Lower Helmand River Valley, Afghanistan -- U.S. Marines launched a helicopter and land assault early today in the lower Helmand River valley in southern Afghanistan, an area largely in the hands of T... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807765/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:11:04 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807765/ MELBOURNE: Australian authorities told parents not to panic over the spread of the H1N1 flu after the country recorded its first child death related to the virus. Victoria state premier John Brumby de... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807535/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:30:44 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25807535/ YANGON: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is to meet senior members of the party of Aung San Suu Kyi when he visits Myanmar this week but has no plans yet to see the opposition leader, a party spokesma... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809473/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:30:48 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809473/ Bahia Bakari, 14, at the Moroni hospital today after she survived the Yemenia airliner crash off the Comoros. Her face is blurred according to French law protecting minors. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809478/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:11:06 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25809478/