WTO sets date for MC9 meeting in Bali, Indonesia

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• WTO sets date for MC9 meeting in Bali, Indonesia
• India beat Sri Lanka in third ODI
• Turkmenistan seeks investors for gas pipeline
• Chinese great Wang hands out lifting masterclass
• Japan ukulele ensemble crowned world's largest
• China shoot to first Games gold
• Hidayat off to a flier at Olympics
• 26 arrested, 2 dead in raid after Indians killed in Nigeria
• Nepal jeep plunge kills 14 pilgrims: police
• New Zealand set world rowing record
• Narrow escapes for Phelps, Park
• Tendulkar urges India squad to embrace pressure
• Indonesian rescuers free stranded whale
• India had 56% of new leprosy infections in 2010
• Chinese city kills project after pollution protest
• N. Korea floods kill 88, leave thousands homeless
• APNewsBreak: China ex-official's wife OKs lawyers
• Sri Lanka navy urges Australia to deport boatpeople
• Chinese weightlifters look for Beijing repeat
• Pollution protestors clash with police in China
• 2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan
• Australian media laud London opening gala
• Australian, Nigerian held in Malaysia for drugs
• Malaysian hospital separates conjoined twins

WTO sets date for MC9 meeting in Bali, Indonesia Posted: 28 Jul 2012 10:48 AM PDT The Indonesian island of Bali is to be the venue of next World Trade Organization inter-ministerial meeting, the international trade arbiter said.

India beat Sri Lanka in third ODI Posted: 28 Jul 2012 10:45 AM PDT India defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third one-day international in Colombo on Saturday to gain a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Turkmenistan seeks investors for gas pipeline Posted: 28 Jul 2012 10:20 AM PDT Turkmenistan said Saturday that it would try to recruit international investors for a new gas pipeline project that would link Central and South Asia.

Chinese great Wang hands out lifting masterclass Posted: 28 Jul 2012 10:05 AM PDT Chinese weighlifting great Wang Mingjuan extended her incredible 10-year unbeaten record by totally dominating the field to win her maiden Olympic gold in the -48kg class on Saturday.

Japan ukulele ensemble crowned world's largest Posted: 28 Jul 2012 10:04 AM PDT More than 2,000 musicians strummed ukuleles in a Japanese port city Saturday to set a new world record for the largest ever ensemble of the Hawaiian guitar.

China shoot to first Games gold Posted: 28 Jul 2012 09:41 AM PDT Shooting powerhouse China launched their Olympic campaign in style Saturday by taking the first gold of the London Games while South Korea's Jin Jong-Oh survived a late attack of nerves to win.

Hidayat off to a flier at Olympics Posted: 28 Jul 2012 09:59 AM PDT Taufik Hidayat, the former Olympic champion aiming for a gold medal-winning climax to a great career, began the last lap of his long and colourful journey with a fast win over an unusual opponent.

26 arrested, 2 dead in raid after Indians killed in Nigeria Posted: 28 Jul 2012 10:02 AM PDT Nigerian soldiers have arrested 26 alleged members of Islamist group Boko Haram and killed two others in a raid after an attack that left two Indian nationals dead, a statement said Saturday.

Nepal jeep plunge kills 14 pilgrims: police Posted: 28 Jul 2012 09:26 AM PDT At least 14 pilgrims were killed when a jeep carrying them to a sacred Hindu site in southern Nepal swerved off a highway and fell 100 metres (330 feet) into a stream below, police said on Saturday.

New Zealand set world rowing record Posted: 28 Jul 2012 09:25 AM PDT New Zealand's Hamish Bond and Eric Murray set a new men's pairs rowing world record in the Olympic heats Saturday, smashing the mark held by Britain's Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell.

Narrow escapes for Phelps, Park Posted: 28 Jul 2012 09:21 AM PDT Michael Phelps scraped into a 400m medley showdown with Ryan Lochte and South Korean hero Park Tae-Hwan was disqualified then reinstated Saturday on a turbulent opening day of Olympic swimming competition.

Tendulkar urges India squad to embrace pressure Posted: 28 Jul 2012 09:05 AM PDT Cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has simple advice to offer India's medal hopefuls at the London Olympics -- embrace pressure, don't fight it.

Indonesian rescuers free stranded whale Posted: 28 Jul 2012 08:56 AM PDT Rescuers and navy divers in Indonesia Saturday helped a sperm whale return to the sea after it was stranded in shallow waters off the coast of West Java province for four days.

India had 56% of new leprosy infections in 2010 Posted: 28 Jul 2012 08:50 AM PDT India accounted for 56 percent of the world's new leprosy infections in 2010 despite declaring itself free of the nerve-destroying disease five years earlier, a report said Saturday.

Chinese city kills project after pollution protest Posted: 28 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT Authorities in eastern China dropped plans for a waste water discharge project Saturday after thousands of protesters angry about pollution took to the streets. It was the latest of many such confrontations in a country where three decades of rapid economic expansion have come at an environmental price.

N. Korea floods kill 88, leave thousands homeless Posted: 28 Jul 2012 06:52 AM PDT Flooding across impoverished North Korea this month has killed 88 people, left tens of thousands homeless and devastated swathes of farmland, state media said Saturday.

APNewsBreak: China ex-official's wife OKs lawyers Posted: 28 Jul 2012 05:02 AM PDT The wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has agreed to be defended by two government-appointed lawyers in the murder case against her, two different lawyers with knowledge of the case said Saturday. Her decision could be the latest sign that a resolution to her case is near.

Sri Lanka navy urges Australia to deport boatpeople Posted: 28 Jul 2012 04:47 AM PDT Sri Lankan navy officials have urged Australia to deport the growing number of boatpeople arriving from their country, saying it was the "best way" to deter people smugglers, a report said Saturday.

Chinese weightlifters look for Beijing repeat Posted: 28 Jul 2012 04:15 AM PDT Chinese weightlifters will bid to replicate their performance on home soil in Beijing at the London Olympics.

Pollution protestors clash with police in China Posted: 28 Jul 2012 03:38 AM PDT Thousands of people demonstrating over fears of pollution from a sewage pipeline at a paper factory in east China clashed with police Saturday, the latest in a series of environmental protests.

2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan Posted: 28 Jul 2012 12:52 AM PDT The NATO military coalition in Afghanistan says two of its service members have been killed in an insurgent attack in the east of the country.

Australian media laud London opening gala Posted: 27 Jul 2012 11:44 PM PDT The London Olympics opening ceremony was lauded as a "whimsical, riotous and very British" spectacle and an "obvious retort" to the tight discipline seen in Beijing by Australia's press Saturday.

Australian, Nigerian held in Malaysia for drugs Posted: 27 Jul 2012 11:23 PM PDT An Australian woman and a Nigerian man have been arrested in Malaysia after drugs were discovered in the car they were driving in the capital Kuala Lumpur, police said Saturday.

Malaysian hospital separates conjoined twins Posted: 27 Jul 2012 10:59 PM PDT Conjoined 15-month-old twins attached at the pelvis and sharing three legs were successfully separated at a Malaysian hospital in a complex 24-hour operation, reports said Saturday.

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