Taiwan rock band Mayday sweep music awards

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• Taiwan rock band Mayday sweep music awards
• Star-studded K-pop concert in Hong Kong
• Gang suspects in Kazakhstan killed in gunfight
• China to conduct first manual space docking Sunday
• Wallabies win thriller to sweep Wales series
• New faces star as All Blacks thrash Ireland
• Lee strikes before rain frustrates Australia
• Ex-Pakistan greats lament Kaneria ban
• Australia ends search for 90 missing from boat
• Endangered Sumatran rhino gives birth in Indonesia
• Sangakkara stranded on 199 at Sri Lanka-Pakistan
• In North Korea, learning to hate US starts early
• After 28 years in N. Korea camp, survivor speaks out
• Gunmen kill eight in Pakistan laundry attack: police
• Sumatran rhino gives birth to male in Indonesia
• Remote Indian state becomes rock music hub
• Voting starts in troubled PNG
• Hope running out for 90 missing from capsized boat
• Malaysia summons Singapore envoy after poll rally
• Last efforts in refugee boat search off Australia
• 5.9 quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS
• S.Korea, US launch major naval exercise
• QPR FC to visit Malaysia, Indonesia
• Warner warmed-up as Ireland eye Aussie upset
• Mongolian dinosaur seized from US warehouse

Taiwan rock band Mayday sweep music awards Posted: 23 Jun 2012 11:07 AM PDT Taiwan rock band Mayday won a string of awards, including best album and best band, at the Golden Melody Awards for Asia's best Mandarin chart music in Taipei on Saturday.

Star-studded K-pop concert in Hong Kong Posted: 23 Jun 2012 10:52 AM PDT Thousands of fans flocked to a major K-pop concert in Hong Kong on Saturday, cheering an array of South Korean stars in the latest sign of the pop music phenomenon's rising popularity.

Gang suspects in Kazakhstan killed in gunfight Posted: 23 Jun 2012 10:40 AM PDT Prosecutors in Kazahkstan say police have killed two men in a gang involved in the deadly shooting earlier this week of a law enforcement officer.

China to conduct first manual space docking Sunday Posted: 23 Jun 2012 10:37 AM PDT China, which sent three astronauts into orbit a week ago, said they would conduct the nation's first manual space docking on Sunday -- a key step to building a space station.

Wallabies win thriller to sweep Wales series Posted: 23 Jun 2012 09:31 AM PDT A Berrick Barnes penalty five minutes from time gave Australia a 20-19 win for a clean sweep in the three-Test series against Six Nations champions Wales in Sydney on Saturday.

New faces star as All Blacks thrash Ireland Posted: 23 Jun 2012 09:28 AM PDT The All Blacks bounced back from a disappointing second Test to punish Ireland 60-0 in a nine-try blitz at Waikato Stadium on Saturday for a clean-sweep of the series.

Lee strikes before rain frustrates Australia Posted: 23 Jun 2012 09:16 AM PDT Brett Lee struck twice in the first over before rain washed out Australia's one-day international against Ireland at Stormont on Saturday.

Ex-Pakistan greats lament Kaneria ban Posted: 23 Jun 2012 09:14 AM PDT Former Pakistani greats Saturday expressed disappointment over a life ban on leg-spinner Danish Kaneria but stressed the need for tougher action against fixing to avoid such incidents in future.

Australia ends search for 90 missing from boat Posted: 23 Jun 2012 06:35 AM PDT Australia has ended a three-day search for survivors among more than 90 Afghan asylum seekers missing since a fishing boat carrying them capsized between Australia and Indonesia.

Endangered Sumatran rhino gives birth in Indonesia Posted: 23 Jun 2012 02:55 AM PDT A highly endangered Sumatran rhinoceros gave birth to a calf Saturday in western Indonesia, a forestry official said. It is only the fifth known birth in captivity for the species in 123 years.

Sangakkara stranded on 199 at Sri Lanka-Pakistan Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:26 PM PDT Kumar Sangakkara was stranded on an unbeaten 199 even as Sri Lanka took charge of the first cricket Test against Pakistan in Galle on Saturday.

In North Korea, learning to hate US starts early Posted: 23 Jun 2012 05:15 AM PDT A framed poster on the wall of a kindergarten classroom shows bright-eyed children brandishing rifles and bayonets as they attack a hapless American soldier, his face bandaged and blood spurting from his mouth.

After 28 years in N. Korea camp, survivor speaks out Posted: 22 Jun 2012 05:00 PM PDT Kim Hye-Sook survived a total 28 years of brutality, overwork and near-starvation in one of North Korea's notorious prison camps. Now she travels the world campaigning to shut them down.

Gunmen kill eight in Pakistan laundry attack: police Posted: 23 Jun 2012 04:18 AM PDT Gunmen on motorcycles on Saturday shot dead eight men at a laundry in the restive southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, police said.

Sumatran rhino gives birth to male in Indonesia Posted: 23 Jun 2012 02:06 AM PDT An Indonesian official says an endangered Sumatran rhinoceros has given birth to a male calf. It's only the fifth known to have been born in captivity.

Remote Indian state becomes rock music hub Posted: 23 Jun 2012 01:01 AM PDT In the far north-east of India, cut off from the rest of the country except via a narrow land bridge, perhaps the only way to make yourself heard is loud, really loud, rock music.

Voting starts in troubled PNG Posted: 23 Jun 2012 12:45 AM PDT Voting began in Papua New Guinea Saturday in polls seen as a watershed moment after months of political uncertainty in the struggling Pacific nation which is on the brink of a huge resources boom.

Hope running out for 90 missing from capsized boat Posted: 23 Jun 2012 12:24 AM PDT Australia says rescuers will likely soon stop searching for survivors among 90 Afghan asylum seekers missing since a boat capsized Thursday between Australia and Indonesia.

Malaysia summons Singapore envoy after poll rally Posted: 22 Jun 2012 11:45 PM PDT Malaysia has summoned Singapore's high commissioner over the alleged participation of three of the city-state's diplomats in a mass rally for electoral reform.

Last efforts in refugee boat search off Australia Posted: 22 Jun 2012 11:23 PM PDT Rescuers were on Saturday making a final search for survivors from a refugee boat accident off Australia's Christmas Island, with two more bodies found and little hope for around 90 people still missing.

5.9 quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS Posted: 22 Jun 2012 11:07 PM PDT A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit the north of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.

S.Korea, US launch major naval exercise Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:55 PM PDT South Korea and the United States on Saturday launched a massive naval exercise in the tense Yellow Sea, ahead of the 62nd anniversary Monday of the outbreak of the Korean War, a spokesman said.

QPR FC to visit Malaysia, Indonesia Posted: 22 Jun 2012 09:16 PM PDT English Premier League football club Queens Park Rangers will visit Malaysia and Indonesia next month in their first pre-season Asia tour, sponsor AirAsia has announced.

Warner warmed-up as Ireland eye Aussie upset Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:56 PM PDT Australia's David Warner paid Ireland the compliment of saying they can "blast it from ball one" ahead of the two countries' one-day international at Stormont on Saturday.

Mongolian dinosaur seized from US warehouse Posted: 22 Jun 2012 07:54 PM PDT A gigantic tyrannosaurus skeleton -- tucked away in a New York warehouse -- was seized by US authorities, who hope to return the prehistoric remains to their native Mongolia, officials said.

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