Japan PM weighs cabinet reshuffle: Nikkei (Reuters)

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• Japan PM weighs cabinet reshuffle: Nikkei (Reuters)
• Turkish ex-army chief in jail over anti-government plot (Reuters)
• Pakistan's former envoy to U.S. caught in web of scandal (Reuters)
• Summary Box: Asian countries want Iranian oil (AP)
• Two Tibetans in China set themselves ablaze in protest (Reuters)
• Green cars headline auto show, but India not ready (Reuters)
• Smoggy Beijing to reveal more pollution data (AP)
• Asian economies look to keep Iranian oil flowing (AP)
• Woodford gives up fight to head Olympus, will sue (AP)
• Radio broadcaster shot dead in south Philippines (AP)
• 'It's more fun' here, Philippines tells travelers (AP)
• Explosions kill 6 Afghan children, 5 NATO troops (AP)
• Philippines to shut some mines after landslide (AP)
• Britain's Hague says Myanmar needs more reforms (AP)
• Oil rises above $102 ahead of key US jobs report (AP)
• Worlda stocks down as euro debt woes multiply (AP)
• Fiji government imposes new public order controls (AP)
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• Indian Kashmir shuts to protest killing of student (AP)
• Aussie police: 'Stolen car' proves to be a runaway (AP)

Japan PM weighs cabinet reshuffle: Nikkei (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:24 AM PST Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is planning to revamp his cabinet as early as this month to remove two censured ministers whose presence blocks a budget deal with a key opposition party, the Nikkei business daily reported.

Turkish ex-army chief in jail over anti-government plot (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 09:30 AM PST Reuters - The former head of Turkey's armed forces, General Ilker Basbug, was in custody on Friday on charges of trying to overthrow the government, a stunning move by the judiciary against a military that was once the ultimate power in the land.

Pakistan's former envoy to U.S. caught in web of scandal (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:56 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan's former envoy to the United States, Husain Haqqani, is no stranger to intrigue. But even he didn't anticipate finding himself effectively imprisoned amid a scandal involving a shady memo, a businessman with unclear motives and allegations of treason.

Summary Box: Asian countries want Iranian oil (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:48 AM PST AP - SKIP THE SANCTIONS: China, the biggest buyer of Iran's oil, has publicly rejected U.S. sanctions aimed at Tehran's energy industry while American allies Japan and South Korea are scrambling to find a compromise to keep critical supplies flowing.

Two Tibetans in China set themselves ablaze in protest (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:38 AM PST Reuters - Two people in an ethnically Tibetan part of southwest China set themselves on fire on Friday, an advocacy group said, bringing the number of self-immolations in protest against religious controls imposed by the Chinese government to 14 since March.

Green cars headline auto show, but India not ready (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 07:42 AM PST Reuters - Music blared and white smoke swirled in the cavernous Tata Motors hall at the India Auto Expo as an excited crowd milled near a stage displaying the company's new hybrid car.

Smoggy Beijing to reveal more pollution data (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 06:20 AM PST AP - A bureau in charge of monitoring China's frequently smog-choked capital will release more detailed reports, state media said Friday, following a public outcry over the hazards of fine particle pollution.

Asian economies look to keep Iranian oil flowing (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 06:14 AM PST AP - China, the biggest buyer of Iran's oil, has publicly rejected U.S. sanctions aimed at Tehran's energy industry while American allies Japan and South Korea are scrambling to find a compromise to keep critical supplies flowing.

Woodford gives up fight to head Olympus, will sue (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:44 AM PST AP - The former Olympus Corp. CEO who blew the whistle on dubious spending at the Japanese camera and medical equipment maker said Friday he is giving up his fight to regain the presidency and plans to sue the company.

Radio broadcaster shot dead in south Philippines (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:24 AM PST AP - Gunmen fatally shot a radio broadcaster as he drove his car with his wife and son in what an advocacy group said Friday was the 150th journalist slain in the Philippines since democracy was restored in 1986.

'It's more fun' here, Philippines tells travelers (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:46 AM PST AP - The Philippines is highlighting the ebullient nature of Filipinos in a campaign to draw more visitors to Asia's tourism laggard.

Explosions kill 6 Afghan children, 5 NATO troops (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:38 AM PST AP - Explosives hidden in a trash heap killed six children in southern Afghanistan Friday, police said, and five NATO troops were killed in roadside bombings in the volatile region.

Philippines to shut some mines after landslide (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:25 AM PST AP - The Philippine government on Friday ordered the shutdown of gold-mining tunnels threatened by landslides in a southern town where a chunk of a mountain tumbled down on sleeping residents, killing at least 27 people.

Britain's Hague says Myanmar needs more reforms (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:25 AM PST AP - British Foreign Secretary William Hague cautioned Friday while visiting Myanmar that foreign supporters of democracy must not slacken pressure on its military-backed government while reforms remain incomplete.

Oil rises above $102 ahead of key US jobs report (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:44 AM PST AP - Oil prices rose to above $102 a barrel in Asia as investors await the latest U.S. employment data for clues about crude demand.

Worlda stocks down as euro debt woes multiply (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:32 AM PST AP - Asian stock markets fell Friday as signs of financial stress emerged in Italy and Hungary, but European shares turned higher as attention turned to the impeding release of monthly jobs data showing gains in U.S. employment.

Fiji government imposes new public order controls (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:07 AM PST AP - Fiji's government stepped back from a promise of a more open society Friday, imposing new controls on public order just a day before it was supposed to lift more than two years of emergency rule.

(AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2012 12:21 AM PST AP - NATO says bomb kills 4 coalition service members in southern Afghanistan.

Indian Kashmir shuts to protest killing of student (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:57 PM PST AP - Thousands of shopkeepers in the Indian portion of Kashmir have gone on a daylong general strike to protest the killing of a student and frequent power cuts.

Aussie police: 'Stolen car' proves to be a runaway (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2012 10:33 PM PST AP - Police say a car reported stolen from an Australian shopping center parking lot has been found more than two weeks later in the closed garage of a nearby home where it had apparently rolled unaided.

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