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• Evans waiting for next big sprint
• Pakistan agrees to re-open Afghan supply routes
• Pakistan committee summons Kamran Akmal
• Whaling body approves aboriginal whaling
• Dissidents among Myanmar inmate release: activists
• Philippines downplays US spy plane request
• Two dead as heavy rains pound Philippine capital
• Pakistan PM: Closure of NATO lines hurts US ties
• Cricket star Afridi to front Pakistan polio fight
• Air India pilots decide to end two-month strike
• Indian monsoon 30% short, govt tries to allay fears
• Russia PM's defiant island visit angers Japan
• Karzai to seek $3.9 bn annual aid at donors meeting
• Tibetan monks tackle science in the Indian hills
• Suu Kyi defiant in 'Burma' row
• Dilshan, Sangakkara lift gloom with tons
• Myanmar frees at least 20 political prisoners
• Shark sighting in Hong Kong sparks warnings
• New Taiwanese centre to probe origins of universe
• Pakistan Cabinet to decide on NATO supply lines
• Myanmar frees more political prisoners
• Earthquake rattles New Zealand capital
• China vows crackdown after latest protest
• Afghan media freedom threatened: rights group
• Australia bans sleeping pills at London Games

Evans waiting for next big sprint Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:12 AM PDT As reigning Tour de France champion, Cadel Evans should be staying well clear of the fast men of the peloton when they unleash their high-octane drives for the finish line.

Pakistan agrees to re-open Afghan supply routes Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:44 AM PDT Pakistan has agreed to reopen its border to NATO supply convoys into Afghanistan after a seven-month blockade, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday, adding Washington was sorry for the loss of life in a botched US air raid last year.

Pakistan committee summons Kamran Akmal Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:20 AM PDT A Pakistani cricket committee has summoned wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal in a bid to clear him from suspicion of match-fixing and revive his derailed career, an official said Tuesday.

Whaling body approves aboriginal whaling Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:58 AM PDT The International Whaling Commission on Tuesday extended whaling rights for indigenous people in three countries, overcoming objections by Latin American nations to Caribbean hunts.

Dissidents among Myanmar inmate release: activists Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:33 AM PDT Myanmar included about 20 political prisoners in a jail amnesty announced Tuesday as opposition activists called for all remaining dissidents to be freed immediately.

Philippines downplays US spy plane request Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:17 AM PDT The Philippines on Tuesday said the deployment of US spy planes, suggested by President Benigno Aquino, was just one option to monitor the country's territory, as China appealed for stability in the region.

Two dead as heavy rains pound Philippine capital Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:18 AM PDT Two people were killed by a collapsing wall as heavy rains pounded the Philippine capital Tuesday, bringing floods that have been worsened by garbage clogging the city's sewers and drains, officials said.

Pakistan PM: Closure of NATO lines hurts US ties Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:16 AM PDT Pakistan's prime minister says the closure of NATO supply lines through the country hurts Islamabad's relationship with the U.S. as well as other coalition members.

Cricket star Afridi to front Pakistan polio fight Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:16 AM PDT Dashing cricketer Shahid Afridi is to front efforts to eradicate polio from Pakistan, going head-to-head with militants who have banned vaccinations in an Al-Qaeda-linked stronghold on the Afghan border.

Air India pilots decide to end two-month strike Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:15 AM PDT Hundreds of state-run Air India pilots agreed Tuesday to call off their nearly two-month strike after the airline management said it would consider their grievances "sympathetically".

Indian monsoon 30% short, govt tries to allay fears Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:05 AM PDT India's agriculture minister on Tuesday warned the annual monsoon, which is crucial to the country's economy, was 31 percent below average but he added increased rainfall was forecast.

Russia PM's defiant island visit angers Japan Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:58 AM PDT Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday made a repeat trip to one of the four Pacific Kuril islands claimed by Japan, drawing new protests from Tokyo following years of unrelenting tensions.

Karzai to seek $3.9 bn annual aid at donors meeting Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:21 AM PDT Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek $3.9 billion in annual international assistance to rebuild the economy when he attends a conference this weekend in Tokyo, Japanese media reported Tuesday.

Tibetan monks tackle science in the Indian hills Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:05 AM PDT The shouts of more than a dozen Tibetan monks echo through the small classroom. Fingers are pointed. Voices collide. When an important point is made, the men smack their hands together and stomp the floor, their robes billowing around them.

Suu Kyi defiant in 'Burma' row Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:39 AM PDT Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday brushed off orders from Myanmar's government to stop calling the country "Burma", a name widely used by democracy campaigners to defy the former junta.

Dilshan, Sangakkara lift gloom with tons Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:31 AM PDT Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara smashed successive centuries against Pakistan to light up the rain-hit second Test in Colombo on Tuesday.

Myanmar frees at least 20 political prisoners Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:14 AM PDT Myanmar's reformist government granted amnesties for at least 20 political prisoners on Tuesday, but opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for the release of hundreds more still behind bars.

Shark sighting in Hong Kong sparks warnings Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:11 AM PDT Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday urged the public to remain alert after a shark sighting prompted a one-day closure of popular beaches across the territory at the height of summer.

New Taiwanese centre to probe origins of universe Posted: 03 Jul 2012 06:38 AM PDT Taiwan opened a space research control centre Tuesday, as part of an ambitious international project aimed at exploring the origins of the universe.

Pakistan Cabinet to decide on NATO supply lines Posted: 03 Jul 2012 06:24 AM PDT Senior Pakistani government officials are expected to meet Tuesday to decide whether to reopen the country's Afghan border to NATO supplies amid signs that a deal to end Islamabad's 7-month blockade is within reach, a Pakistani official said.

Myanmar frees more political prisoners Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:38 AM PDT Myanmar's reformist government freed more than a dozen political prisoners on Tuesday, but opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for the release of hundreds more still behind bars.

Earthquake rattles New Zealand capital Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:39 PM PDT A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled the New Zealand capital of Wellington on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties.

China vows crackdown after latest protest Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:56 AM PDT Chinese police clashed for a second day on Tuesday with protesters who stopped the construction of a metals factory, in the latest unrest highlighting grass-roots, environmental concerns in China.

Afghan media freedom threatened: rights group Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:00 AM PDT Hard-won media freedoms in Afghanistan are under serious threat from a draft law that is seen as a concession to Muslim conservatives ahead of NATO's exit in 2014, a rights group warned Tuesday.

Australia bans sleeping pills at London Games Posted: 03 Jul 2012 12:54 AM PDT Australia's Olympic athletes will be banned from using sleeping pills, officials said Tuesday, after ex-swimming star Grant Hackett admitted to a heavy use of the sedatives while he was still competing.

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