Saturday, May 26, 2012

Vienna dismisses Beijing objections to Dalai Lama meet

Vienna dismisses Beijing objections to Dalai Lama meet

Vienna dismisses Beijing objections to Dalai Lama meet

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a rally in ViennaUp to 10,000 people came out to greet the Dalai Lama on Saturday after Vienna ignored warnings from China that ties with Beijing could be harmed by hosting the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.

Two US men held in Japan after Irish student's death

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Tokyo policeTokyo police arrested two American men on Saturday as part of an investigation into the suspicious death of a female Irish exchange student, reports said.

Singapore ruling party rebuffed in by-election

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Opposition Workers' Party's Png Eng Huat (C) who won the Hougang by-electionAn opposition candidate won by a landslide in a Singapore by-election on Saturday as voters handed a stinging rebuke to the ruling party in a poll seen as a referendum on their recent reforms.

India calls for US compassion in deportation case

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:38 AM PDT

India's Ambassador Ranjan MathaiIndia has appealed to Washington to show "utmost compassion" in the case of an Indian woman who was adopted and taken to the US in the 1980s but now faces deportation after being convicted of forgery.

Singapore's ruling party loses by-election

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:38 AM PDT

Voters dealt Singapore's ruling People's Action Party its third electoral setback in a year, allowing the opposition to hold onto a Parliament seat in a by-election Saturday.

Afghan parliament approves US strategic pact

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:27 AM PDT

Members of Parliament pray on the opening session of the Parliament in KabulAfghanistan's parliament on Saturday voted by an overwhelming majority to ratify a strategic partnership agreement with the United States signed earlier this month, lawmakers said.

S. Korea, Japan keep Olympic volleyball hopes alive

Posted: 26 May 2012 09:51 AM PDT

South Korea's Han Song-Yi (R) spikes the ball over Thailand's Kanthong Maika (2ndR)South Korea have one foot in the London Olympics after they whipped Thailand in three sets in the women's volleyball qualifying tournament Saturday, while Japan remain in contention despite losing heavily.

South Korean Cannes contender blasts homegrown corruption

Posted: 26 May 2012 09:40 AM PDT

South Korean director and screenwriter Im Sang-SooA sex-infused expose of rampant corruption among the super-rich in today's South Korea premiered at Cannes Film Festival Saturday, but the director slammed the Western view of Asian cinema.

Seven-try Hong Kong relegate Kazakhstan

Posted: 26 May 2012 09:19 AM PDT

Anthony Haynes of Hong KongHong Kong pummelled Kazakhstan 55-0 Saturday to relegate the Central Asian side to the second tier of the Asian Five Nations for the first time, while South Korea defeated the United Arab Emirates.

Afridi, Malik given Pakistan contracts

Posted: 26 May 2012 09:09 AM PDT

Shahid AfridiPakistan on Saturday awarded former captains Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik central contracts, which saw players given a 25-percent hike in their monthly salaries.

Japan pledges $500m for Pacific islands

Posted: 26 May 2012 07:51 AM PDT

Noda told the Pacific Islands meeting that Japan "would not be inward-looking"Japan pledged aid worth up to half a billion dollars to Pacific island nations Saturday at a summit stressing the importance of maritime law in a region warily eyeing China's growing might at sea.

Myanmar power protests put new reforms to the test

Posted: 26 May 2012 06:43 AM PDT

Protesters hold candles during a candlelight vigil in Yangon, Myanmar Friday, May 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Protests in Myanmar over persistent power shortages have provided a test of how the country's elected but military-backed government will respond to rising expectations sparked by the past year's democratic reforms.

Tears of joy as China win Uber Cup

Posted: 26 May 2012 06:38 AM PDT

Wang Yihan vowed to win the Uber Cup since the South Koreans broke China's run of six consecutive wins in 2010World number one Wang Yihan dramatically survived four match points in an epic singles contest as hosts China won the women's Uber Cup on Saturday, laying to rest the ghosts of two years ago.

Pakistan: US missile attack kills 4 in northwest

Posted: 26 May 2012 02:01 AM PDT

Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked in a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, May 25, 2012. Pakistan's parliament has unanimously approved new guidelines for the country in its troubled relationship with the United States, a decision that could pave the way for the reopening of supply lines to NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)An American drone fired two missiles at a bakery in northwest Pakistan Saturday and killed four suspected militants, officials said, as the U.S. pushed on with its drone campaign despite Pakistani demands to stop. This was the third such strike in the country in less than a week.

N. Korea suffering severe drought: state media

Posted: 26 May 2012 12:55 AM PDT

If the unusually dry weather persists, it will be the driest May in 50 years, the Korean Central News Agency warnedNorth Korea is suffering a prolonged and widespread drought, state media says, raising fears it will worsen already dire food shortages in the impoverished communist country.

Wealthy Vietnam MP sacked over husband fraud claim

Posted: 26 May 2012 12:38 AM PDT

Dang Thi Hoang Yen lost her seat on the 500-member national assembly after a voteOne of Vietnam's wealthiest people was ousted from the communist parliament Saturday, reports said, after she was accused of failing to disclose that her Vietnamese-American husband was wanted for fraud.

Philippines names ambassador amid row with China

Posted: 26 May 2012 12:19 AM PDT

Sonia Brady, 70, who served as the Philippines' ambassador in Beijing from 2006 to 2010, has been named to her old postPhilippine President Benigno Aquino named a veteran diplomat as ambassador to China amid a tense standoff over disputed territory in the South China Sea, a presidential spokeswoman said Saturday.

Afghan parliament approves US partnership

Posted: 25 May 2012 11:44 PM PDT

French President Francois Hollande prepares to deliver his speech after visiting troops at Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Nijrab, Kapisa region of Afghanistan Friday, May 25, 2012, where most of French troops are stationed in Afghanistan. France's new President Francois Hollande arrived early Friday in Afghanistan to meet with troops and the country's president and discuss plans for an early pullout. (AP Photo/Joel Saget, Pool)Legislators say Afghanistan's parliament has approved a strategic partnership agreement with the United States.

Indian court drops case against Pomersbach

Posted: 25 May 2012 11:37 PM PDT

Luke Pomersbach (C) has battled depression and drug problems and narrowly avoided a jail sentence in AustraliaAn Indian court has dropped a criminal case against Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach after the woman who accused him of molesting her said they had agreed to an out-of-court settlement.

Myanmar power protests put government to the test

Posted: 25 May 2012 11:02 PM PDT

Protesters hold candles during a candlelight vigil in Yangon, Myanmar Friday, May 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Protests this past week in Myanmar over persistent power shortages have provided a test of how the country's elected but military-backed government will respond to rising expectations sparked by democratic reforms.

Japan's swimmer Terakawa lays down Olympic marker

Posted: 25 May 2012 10:38 PM PDT

Aya Terakawa on Friday clocked the world's 2nd fastest time of the season to win the women's 100m backstroke in TokyoJapan's Aya Terakawa clocked the world's second fastest time of the season to win the women's 100 metres backstroke at the Japan Open swimming championships, laying down a marker ahead of the Olympics.

US missile attack kills 3 in northwest Pakistan

Posted: 25 May 2012 10:28 PM PDT

Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked in a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, May 25, 2012. Pakistan's parliament has unanimously approved new guidelines for the country in its troubled relationship with the United States, a decision that could pave the way for the reopening of supply lines to NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a bakery in northwest Pakistan Saturday morning, killing at least three suspected militants, two local intelligence officials said.

Pakistan: US missile attack kills 3 in northwest

Posted: 25 May 2012 10:07 PM PDT

Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone has fired two missiles at a shop in the country's northwest, killing three suspected militants and wounding another.

China cancels Britain visit 'over Dalai Lama meet'

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:30 PM PDT

Wu Bangguo, China's top legislator, has cancelled his visit to the UKChina's top legislator cancelled a visit to Britain in anger over a meeting between British Prime Minister David Cameron and the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, a source said.

Eight killed in Indonesia landslide

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:19 PM PDT

Landslides are common in Indonesia, particularly in heavily deforested mountainous areasA landslide in Indonesia killed eight people, according to an official, after days of heavy rain hit a mountainous part of the country's main island.
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