200 dead or missing after India ferry sinks

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• 200 dead or missing after India ferry sinks
• Rights group: US asylum likely for China dissident
• Suu Kyi, her party to attend parliament Wednesday
• Obama, Japanese PM meet at White House
• Pakistanis dead; got 'blood money' in CIA killing
• Indian ferry capsizes; 35 dead, 165 feared missing
• Chinese activist 'in US embassy'
• Taiwan MPs visit disputed Spratlys to renew claim
• EU's extra 20 mln euros for Pakistan flood victims
• Pakistani women who received 'blood money' killed
• CIA victim's widow killed by her father in Pakistan
• Australian mining magnate to run for Parliament
• Nepal bomb blast kills four
• Pakistan sends mixed signals on US drone attack
• Bangladesh charges opposition leaders with blasts
• Red Cross was in contact with Briton's kidnappers
• Bomb in eastern Afghanistan kills 2 children
• Oil drops to near $104 on global growth concerns
• UN's Ban calls for truce in Myanmar ethnic conflict
• Australia mining mogul to run against treasurer
• Pakistani PM strikes moderate tone after US attack
• Telenor writes off rest of India mobile business
• Taiwan beauty pageant battles 'home wreckers'
• Oil hovers below $105 as US, China growth slows

200 dead or missing after India ferry sinks Posted: An overcrowded river ferry broke in two and sank in northeast India during a severe storm on Monday, leaving at least 68 people dead and more than 130 missing, police said.

Rights group: US asylum likely for China dissident Posted: U.S. and Chinese officials are ironing out a deal to secure American asylum for a blind Chinese legal activist who fled house arrest, with an agreement likely before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives this week, a U.S. rights campaigner said Monday.

Suu Kyi, her party to attend parliament Wednesday Posted: Aung San Suu Kyi said she and other lawmakers in her opposition party will attend Myanmar's parliament on Wednesday for the first time and will take the oath of office though they still fiercely dispute its wording.

Obama, Japanese PM meet at White House Posted: President Barack Obama welcomed Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to the White House Monday, as Japan and the United States look to reinvigorate defense ties after a rocky few years.

Pakistanis dead; got 'blood money' in CIA killing Posted: The widow and mother-in-law of a Pakistani man killed by a CIA contractor last year were murdered Monday, allegedly by the widow's father who may have feared she would remarry and take the "blood money" she received with her, police said.

Indian ferry capsizes; 35 dead, 165 feared missing Posted: A packed ferry boat capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeastern India late Monday, leaving at least 35 people dead and 165 others feared missing, police said.

Chinese activist 'in US embassy' Posted: Blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng is holed up in the US embassy in Beijing but is not seeking asylum abroad, a fellow dissident said Monday, raising the spectre of a China-US diplomatic wrangle.

Taiwan MPs visit disputed Spratlys to renew claim Posted: Three Taiwanese legislators and several top military officers flew to the disputed Spratly islands Monday to renew their territorial claim amid mounting tensions in the South China Sea.

EU's extra 20 mln euros for Pakistan flood victims Posted: Brussels on Monday announced a further 20 million euros in aid to victims of Pakistan's 2011 monsoon floods, as well as people displaced by conflict, bringing funding this year to 55 million euros.

Pakistani women who received 'blood money' killed Posted: Police say the widow and mother-in-law of one of two Pakistani men shot and killed by a CIA contractor last year have been murdered in the eastern city of Lahore.

CIA victim's widow killed by her father in Pakistan Posted: The widow of a Pakistani man shot dead by a CIA contractor last year in an incident that sparked a major crisis in American-Pakistani relations, was killed by her father on Monday for refusing to remarry, police said.

Australian mining magnate to run for Parliament Posted: Mining magnate Clive Palmer, one of Australia's richest business people, said Monday he hoped to run for Parliament for the conservative opposition, which opinion polls suggest will win government next year.

Nepal bomb blast kills four Posted: Four people were killed and nearly 30 wounded when a bomb attached to a motorbike went off near a crowd of protesters in southern Nepal on Monday, police said.

Pakistan sends mixed signals on US drone attack Posted: Pakistani officials on Monday condemned the U.S. for carrying out its first drone strike in the country since parliament demanded they end two weeks ago, but qualified that it should be seen in light of the presence of Islamist militants on Pakistani soil.

Bangladesh charges opposition leaders with blasts Posted: Bangladesh police charged 28 opposition officials on Monday over a series of bomb explosions in the capital Dhaka, as a nationwide strike again paralysed the country.

Red Cross was in contact with Briton's kidnappers Posted: The Red Cross confirmed Monday it had been in contact with the kidnappers of a British aid worker before he was killed in Pakistan and said his murder would prompt a review of operations in the troubled country.

Bomb in eastern Afghanistan kills 2 children Posted: A buried bomb killed two children in eastern Afghanistan who triggered the explosive when they were playing outside near their village, officials said Monday.

Oil drops to near $104 on global growth concerns Posted: Oil prices fell toward $104 a barrel Monday on expectations that slowing economic growth in the U.S. and China and ongoing debt problems in Europe will undermine demand for crude.

UN's Ban calls for truce in Myanmar ethnic conflict Posted: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for an end to the bloodshed in war-torn northern Myanmar that has marred the new regime's reformist image.

Australia mining mogul to run against treasurer Posted: Australian mining billionaire Clive Palmer said Monday he hopes to run against Treasurer Wayne Swan in national elections, escalating a fiery war-of-words between the government and the outspoken mogul.

Pakistani PM strikes moderate tone after US attack Posted: Pakistan's prime minister struck a moderate tone Monday amid criticism of the U.S. for carrying out its first drone strike in the country since parliament demanded that Washington end the attacks two weeks ago.

Telenor writes off rest of India mobile business Posted: Norwegian telecom giant Telenor wrote off Monday the rest of its mobile business in India worth 3.9 billion kroner (513 million euros, $680 million) after New Delhi scrapped licences in a massive fraud probe.

Taiwan beauty pageant battles 'home wreckers' Posted: A Taiwanese beauty pageant is demanding contestants sign a declaration confirming they are not "home wreckers", amid growing concern over celebrity extramarital affairs.

Oil hovers below $105 as US, China growth slows Posted: Oil prices hovered below $105 a barrel Monday in Asia amid the prospect that slowing economic growth in the U.S. and China will undermine demand for crude.

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