US drone strike kills six militants in Pakistan

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• US drone strike kills six militants in Pakistan
• US missiles kill 9 suspected militants in Pakistan
• Hong Kong battens down for typhoon
• Indian government 'ready' after poor monsoon rains
• Cancer-causing toxin found in Chinese baby formula
• Japan, TEPCO 'ignored nuclear accident risks'
• 30,000 flee clashes in northeast India: police
• Afghan cleric held over rape of girl, 10: officials
• Spanish bailout fears stalk markets
• NATO: 3 Western advisers killed in Afghanistan
• Aquino urges Philippines to unite on China
• Magnussen says he's his own biggest rival
• Beijing rains kill 37, raise infrastructure debate
• Vietnam ranks worst in wildlife crime report
• US Osprey aircraft arrive in Japan amid protests
• Badminton stars Hidayat, Lin on Olympic collision course
• Gov't panel: Nuke plant operator still stumbling
• Protests as US Osprey aircraft arrive in Japan
• Pakistan negotiates with militants over hostage
• Oil falls to near $89 amid Europe, China jitters
• Indian gender row athlete blames injections
• Afghan soldier shoots two US troops: local official
• Top Indian female revolutionary dies aged 97
• Sex, drugs, stigma put Thai transsexuals at HIV risk

US drone strike kills six militants in Pakistan Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:51 AM PDT A US drone attack on Monday killed at least six militants in a restive northwestern Pakistani tribal area, security officials said.

US missiles kill 9 suspected militants in Pakistan Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:44 AM PDT Pakistani intelligence officials say U.S. drones have fired eight missiles at a compound in the country's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border, killing nine suspected militants.

Hong Kong battens down for typhoon Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:18 AM PDT Hong Kong warned residents to stay indoors and halted public transport Monday as Typhoon Vicente skirted the island, packing winds in excess of 140 kilometres (87 miles) an hour.

Indian government 'ready' after poor monsoon rains Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:01 AM PDT India said it was ready to cope with a potential drought after the weather office reported annual monsoon rains critical to the nation's economy had been "scanty" in food-growing areas.

Cancer-causing toxin found in Chinese baby formula Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:11 AM PDT A Chinese dairy has been ordered to suspend production after a cancer-causing toxin was found in its infant formula, China's quality watchdog said Monday, in the country's latest milk scare.

Japan, TEPCO 'ignored nuclear accident risks' Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:40 AM PDT Japanese officials and Tokyo Electric Power ignored the risk of an atomic accident because they believed in the "myth of nuclear safety", a government-backed report on the Fukushima crisis said Monday.

30,000 flee clashes in northeast India: police Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:37 AM PDT Police issued shoot-on-sight orders on Monday in a bid to quell violent clashes in India's remote northeast that have prompted thousands of villagers to flee their homes and left 19 dead.

Afghan cleric held over rape of girl, 10: officials Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:29 AM PDT Afghan police have arrested a cleric for allegedly raping a 10-year-old schoolgirl in northern Afghanistan, officials said Monday.

Spanish bailout fears stalk markets Posted: 23 Jul 2012 09:17 AM PDT Stocks took a battering while the euro slid to a two-year low against the dollar on Monday as fears over Europe's debt crisis returned to haunt markets.

NATO: 3 Western advisers killed in Afghanistan Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:31 AM PDT The three civilian police training contractors killed by an Afghan policeman over the weekend have been identified as two Americans and a British citizen, Afghan and NATO officials said Monday.

Aquino urges Philippines to unite on China Posted: 23 Jul 2012 08:13 AM PDT Philippine President Benigno Aquino urged all Filipinos on Monday to unite in sending a message to China over a territorial row, insisting his country would not give in to its more powerful neighbour.

Magnussen says he's his own biggest rival Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:45 AM PDT Super-confident Australian sprinter James "Missile" Magnussen said his biggest Olympic rival was himself Monday as he played down the challenge of Brazilian rival Cesar Cielo.

Beijing rains kill 37, raise infrastructure debate Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:04 AM PDT As China's flood-ravaged capital dealt with the aftermath of the heaviest rain in six decades Monday, including the deaths of 37 people, questions were being raised about whether the city's push for modernization came at the expense of basic infrastructure such as drainage networks.

Vietnam ranks worst in wildlife crime report Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:03 AM PDT A conservation group ranked Vietnam the worst country for wildlife crime Monday in its first-ever report on how well 23 Asian and African countries protect rhinos, tigers and elephants.

US Osprey aircraft arrive in Japan amid protests Posted: 23 Jul 2012 06:19 AM PDT A shipload of the U.S. military's latest transport aircraft arrived in Japan on Monday amid protests over safety issues that have aggravated longstanding grassroots concern over the presence of American bases in the country.

Badminton stars Hidayat, Lin on Olympic collision course Posted: 23 Jul 2012 06:09 AM PDT Taufik Hidayat, the former Olympic champion who is one of badminton's big four, could have an earlier than expected end to his famous career at the 2012 Games.

Gov't panel: Nuke plant operator still stumbling Posted: 23 Jul 2012 05:20 AM PDT The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant is still stumbling in its handling of the disaster 16 months later, by dragging its feet in investigations and trying to understate the true damage at the complex, investigators said Monday.

Protests as US Osprey aircraft arrive in Japan Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:06 PM PDT The US military's Osprey aircraft arrived in Japan Monday as residents rallied against their deployment after recent crashes raised safety concerns.

Pakistan negotiates with militants over hostage Posted: 23 Jul 2012 03:58 AM PDT A senior Pakistani official says the country's intelligence agency has been negotiating with militants over the release of the kidnapped son of an assassinated liberal politician.

Oil falls to near $89 amid Europe, China jitters Posted: 23 Jul 2012 03:48 AM PDT The price of oil sank toward $89 a barrel Monday as a flare-up in Europe's debt crisis and concern over Chinese economic growth suggested demand for crude will weaken.

Indian gender row athlete blames injections Posted: 23 Jul 2012 03:47 AM PDT A female Indian athlete accused of being a man and raping her housemate has blamed testosterone injections for making her more masculine, according to a magazine interview published on Monday.

Afghan soldier shoots two US troops: local official Posted: 23 Jul 2012 03:36 AM PDT An Afghan army soldier turned his gun on his NATO colleagues Monday injuring two US troops, officials said, just a day after a local policeman killed three foreign trainers in a similar attack.

Top Indian female revolutionary dies aged 97 Posted: 23 Jul 2012 03:35 AM PDT Top Indian female revolutionary Lakshmi Sehgal, who fought Allied forces during World War II, died on Monday following a heart attack, a doctor said. She was 97.

Sex, drugs, stigma put Thai transsexuals at HIV risk Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:32 AM PDT From a cafe near the go-go bars of a Bangkok red light district where she campaigns for safe sex, Gigi gives an unvarnished view of how she joined Thailand's growing ranks of transgender people with HIV.

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