Apple criticized for China supply chain pollution (Reuters)

Apple criticized for China supply chain pollution (Reuters)
Iran: Parliament speaker to visit North Korea (AP)
Sen. Brown gets Guard training in Afghanistan (AP)
ConocoPhillips says 99 pct of China spill cleared (AP)
Philippine leader urges China to boost investment (AP)
AP Exclusive: Japan nuke holdout resolved to stay (AP)
NKorea launches tours from China, snubbing SKorea (AP)
China's Wen says controlling inflation still goal (AP)
Court voids Australia's refugee deal with Malaysia (AP)
Japan backs Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi LCD merger (Reuters)
Ultimate Frisbee lands in North Korea (AP)
China ramps up security for expo in troubled west (AP)
Filipino militant warns of post-Ramadan attacks (AP)
400 patients crowd eye hospital in Kabul every day (AP)
Suicide car bomb kills 10 in southwest Pakistan (AP)
Philippines slams ex-US envoy over cable remarks (AP)
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One-child policy a surprising boon for China girls (AP)
Hong Kong customs seizes big African ivory haul (AP)
Vietnam sentences 6 to death for drug trafficking (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:07 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese environmental groups accused Apple Inc of turning a blind eye as its suppliers pollute the country, the latest criticism of the technology company's environmental record.

Iran: Parliament speaker to visit North Korea (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:04 AM PDT

AP - Iran says the speaker of its parliament will visit North Korea to discuss "expansion of cooperation" with Pyongyang. The trip underlines the close ties between the two nations.

Sen. Brown gets Guard training in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:43 AM PDT

AP - Sen. Scott Brown is winding up a weeklong training session in Afghanistan as a member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

ConocoPhillips says 99 pct of China spill cleared (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:57 AM PDT

AP - Under fire for oil spills off China's eastern coast, ConocoPhillips says it has finished collecting virtually all oil and drilling mud released into Bohai Bay, meeting a deadline to finish its cleanup by Wednesday.

Philippine leader urges China to boost investment (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:37 AM PDT

AP - The Philippine president urged Chinese companies on Wednesday to invest more in his country despite a territorial spat and pledged they would receive open and equal access.

AP Exclusive: Japan nuke holdout resolved to stay (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:58 AM PDT

AP - Vines creep across Tomioka's empty streets, its prim gardens overgrown with waist-high weeds and meadow flowers. Dead cows rot where they were left to starve in their pens. Chicken coops writhe with maggots, a sickening stench hanging in the air.

NKorea launches tours from China, snubbing SKorea (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:50 AM PDT

AP - A rusty cargo ship festooned with welcome banners arrived Wednesday at North Korea's Diamond Mountain resort to mark the launch of new tours from China that snub Seoul and aim to replace suspended South Korean trips.

China's Wen says controlling inflation still goal (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:35 AM PDT

AP - The Chinese government remains focused on reining in surging prices despite global instability and has no plans to change controls that have caused its economy to slow, said Premier Wen Jiabao in comments released Wednesday.

Court voids Australia's refugee deal with Malaysia (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:19 AM PDT

AP - Australia's highest court Wednesday voided a transfer of asylum seekers to Malaysia, ruling the government's attempt to stem an influx of boat people from poor, war-torn countries could not assure their legal rights would be protected.

Japan backs Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi LCD merger (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Japan's Sony Corp, Toshiba Corp and Hitachi Ltd will merge their liquid-crystal display operations using $2.6 billion of government-backed funds to fend off growing competition from rivals in South Korea and Taiwan.

Ultimate Frisbee lands in North Korea (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:00 AM PDT

AP - Ultimate Frisbee has landed in North Korea.

China ramps up security for expo in troubled west (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:53 AM PDT

AP - Already tight security in China's troubled Xinjiang region was ramped up further Wednesday ahead of a major Central Asian trade gathering in the capital Urumqi.

Filipino militant warns of post-Ramadan attacks (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:58 AM PDT

AP - A radical commander of a new Muslim rebel faction warned Wednesday of retaliation if his jungle-based forces in the southern Philippines come under attack from government troops or his former guerrilla group.

400 patients crowd eye hospital in Kabul every day (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:51 AM PDT

AP - Had they treated Nasaratullah sooner, the doctors might have been able to save the Afghan baby's eye, which was riddled with cancer.

Suicide car bomb kills 10 in southwest Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:35 AM PDT

AP - A suicide car bomber attacked Shiite Muslims in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday as they were heading home after morning prayers at the start of an Islamic holiday. The blast killed 10 people, officials said.

Philippines slams ex-US envoy over cable remarks (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:16 AM PDT

AP - The Philippine foreign chief on Wednesday called the former U.S. ambassador to Manila "a dismal failure" over her leaked comments criticizing the country's democracy icon Corazon Aquino, a rare public rebuke against one of Manila's strongest allies.

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Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:39 PM PDT

AP - Police say a car bomb has exploded in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 5 people.

One-child policy a surprising boon for China girls (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:02 PM PDT

AP - Tsinghua University freshman Mia Wang has confidence to spare.

Hong Kong customs seizes big African ivory haul (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:57 PM PDT

AP - Hong Kong customs officers have seized a large shipment of African ivory hidden in a container that arrived by sea from Malaysia.

Vietnam sentences 6 to death for drug trafficking (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:40 PM PDT

AP - A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced six people to death for heroin trafficking.