Kirilenko defeats Peng at Wimbledon

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• Kirilenko defeats Peng at Wimbledon
• Afghan suicide car bomb kills at least seven: officials
• Libya releases ICC legal team
• 7 killed in suicide attack in Afghanistan
• Afghan official: 7 killed in suicide attack
• Afghan police officer kills three British troops
• Guinness says Philippine croc world's largest
• Dozens quit Japan's ruling party in blow to PM
• Chinese megacity limits new car sales
• Apple pays $60 mn to end China iPad trademark row
• Top Taiwan official admits taking millions in bribes
• Hammond slams death of three UK soldiers in Afghanistan
• Afghanistan, Pakistan clash over border violence
• Japan's ruling party stung by Ozawa walkout
• Australia to play Afghanistan in UAE ODI
• Sri Lanka make spirited start in rain-hit Test
• Pufferfish a hit in Japan, despite the risks
• Kabul threatens Pakistan with Security Council
• Indian teen girl kills father, brother over affair
• India floods kill 79, displace two million
• Afghan official: NATO airstrike kills 3 civilians
• North Korean media promotes hymn to Kim
• Mumbai terror suspect's taped voice comes to life
• New H.K. leader vows to listen after mass protest

Kirilenko defeats Peng at Wimbledon Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:58 AM PDT Peng Shuai failed to get past the fourth round of a Grand Slam once again as China's last remaining hope at Wimbledon was knocked out in three sets by Maria Kirilenko on Monday.

Afghan suicide car bomb kills at least seven: officials Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:44 AM PDT A suicide car bomb attack outside a university in southern Afghanistan on Monday killed at least seven civilians and wounded more than 20, officials said.

Libya releases ICC legal team Posted: 02 Jul 2012 09:15 AM PDT Libya on Monday freed four envoys of the International Criminal Court who had been detained after visiting a son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi last month, officials said.

7 killed in suicide attack in Afghanistan Posted: 02 Jul 2012 08:46 AM PDT A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near the gates of a university in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least seven people, officials said.

Afghan official: 7 killed in suicide attack Posted: 02 Jul 2012 08:14 AM PDT An Afghan provincial official says a suicide car bomber has killed seven people and wounded 23 near Kandahar University in southern Afghanistan.

Afghan police officer kills three British troops Posted: 02 Jul 2012 07:34 AM PDT An Afghan police officer has killed three British soldiers serving with NATO in Afghanistan's troubled south, the latest in a series of escalating "green on blue" attacks in the decade-long war.

Guinness says Philippine croc world's largest Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:18 PM PDT A saltwater crocodile weighing more than a ton and suspected of killing two people in the Philippines has been declared the largest such reptile in captivity by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Dozens quit Japan's ruling party in blow to PM Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:50 AM PDT A powerful politician and dozens of his followers quit Japan's ruling party on Monday and are likely to form their own rival bloc, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

Chinese megacity limits new car sales Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:44 AM PDT China's booming southern city of Guangzhou has imposed a cap on the number of cars allowed to be sold in an effort to curb worsening traffic and pollution, state media reported on Monday.

Apple pays $60 mn to end China iPad trademark row Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:43 AM PDT Apple has paid $60 million to end a dispute over who could use the iPad name in China, a court said Monday, giving the US tech giant more certainty in selling its tablet computer in the Chinese market.

Top Taiwan official admits taking millions in bribes Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:31 AM PDT A top official in Taiwan's cabinet facing a corruption probe admitted Monday to taking millions of dollars in bribes from a wealthy businessman, his lawyer and legal officials said.

Hammond slams death of three UK soldiers in Afghanistan Posted: 02 Jul 2012 06:22 AM PDT Defence Minister Philip Hammond says the "cowardly" killing of three British soldiers in Afghanistan by a man in police uniform will not derail the mission to build up Afghanistan's security forces.

Afghanistan, Pakistan clash over border violence Posted: 01 Jul 2012 05:42 PM PDT Pakistani officials accused up to 60 Afghan soldiers on Monday of crossing into Pakistani territory and sparking clashes that killed two tribesman.

Japan's ruling party stung by Ozawa walkout Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:57 AM PDT "Shadow Shogun" Ichiro Ozawa and his supporters on Monday stormed out of Japan's ruling party in protest at a sales tax hike, in a move that reduces, but does not overturn the government's majority.

Australia to play Afghanistan in UAE ODI Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:50 AM PDT Top-ranked Australia will play emerging cricket nation Afghanistan for the first time in a one-day international in the Middle East next month, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Monday.

Sri Lanka make spirited start in rain-hit Test Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:42 AM PDT Resolute Sri Lankan batting and wet weather frustrated Pakistan's bid to drive home the advantage on the third day of the second Test in Colombo on Monday.

Pufferfish a hit in Japan, despite the risks Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:38 AM PDT Every year in Japan people are hospitalised after eating pufferfish; sometimes the result is fatal. But despite apparent dangers, strict rules on serving the toxic delicacy in Tokyo are to be relaxed.

Kabul threatens Pakistan with Security Council Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:26 AM PDT Afghanistan on Monday threatened to report Pakistan to the UN Security Council over what Kabul alleges is the shelling of its villages along the border between the two countries.

Indian teen girl kills father, brother over affair Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:29 AM PDT Police arrested a teenage girl in eastern India on charges of killing her father and brother who opposed her affair with a lower-caste boy, in a reversal of the usual "honour killing" scenario.

India floods kill 79, displace two million Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:26 AM PDT At least 79 people have died and 2.2 million forced to leave their homes over the last week as torrential monsoon rains triggered floods across India's northeast, officials said Monday.

Afghan official: NATO airstrike kills 3 civilians Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:22 AM PDT An Afghan provincial official says a NATO airstrike has killed three civilians in the east of the country. A spokesman for the coalition says initial reports of the strike do not suggest any civilian deaths.

North Korean media promotes hymn to Kim Posted: 02 Jul 2012 02:12 AM PDT North Korea's state media has been playing a new hymn dedicated to new leader Kim Jong-Un in an apparent attempt to bolster his public support and personality cult.

Mumbai terror suspect's taped voice comes to life Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:05 AM PDT The voice had long haunted Indian police investigating Mumbai's deadly 2008 terrorist attack.

New H.K. leader vows to listen after mass protest Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:18 AM PDT Hong Kong's new leader vowed Monday he would "humbly" listen to the public, but some critics are already branding him a lame duck after the restive Chinese city's biggest protest in nearly a decade.

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