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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Asia Pacific News.Net http://www.asiapacificnews.net/ en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:32:47 -0400 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:32:47 -0400 30 Al-Qaeda militants killed 23 members of Iraq's security forces across the country on Thursday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666041 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:10:27 -0400 Asia Pacific News.Net http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666041 Police in France say a woman has admitted to suffocating eight newborn babies. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666058 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:32:00 -0400 Asia Pacific News.Net http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666058 Russia's special forces have managed to prevent a hijacker from taking complete control of a plane carrying 105 passengers. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666042 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:20:49 -0400 Asia Pacific News.Net http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666042 The FBI has been asked to look into how Wikileaks got hold of more than 90,000 classified US military documents. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665988 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:14:40 -0400 Asia Pacific News.Net http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665988 Police in riot gear stared down protesters in a tense stand-off in Pheonix, Arizona on Thursday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665996 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:50:08 -0400 Asia Pacific News.Net http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665996 Another US serviceman has been found dead in a remote area of Afghanistan. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665990 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:35:48 -0400 Asia Pacific News.Net http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665990 Indonesian police have been involved in a confrontation with people who were attacking a mosque used by a minority Islamic sect. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665989 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:24:36 -0400 Asia Pacific News.Net http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665989 The US polling group, Pew Research Centre, has done a survey in Pakistan to determine how Pakistanis view the Taliban and other terrorist groups. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665986 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:53:19 -0400 Asia Pacific News.Net http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665986 The British government has refused to consider returning the jewel in the British monarch's crown. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665987 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:02:00 -0400 Asia Pacific News.Net http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665987 Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron insists he hates watching himself on screen as he notices 'every single flaw' in his performance. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666451 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666451 Scientists were making efforts to contact the non-responsive Spirit Mars rover, which has lost contact with Earth during the Martian winter prompting fears that it might be permanently lost. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666450 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666450 A representative for pop group Girls Aloud has rubbished reports that they are reuniting without band member Nadine Coyle. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666449 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666449 Glamour model Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan is planning to launch her own modelling agency. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666448 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666448 The UN announced Friday it has removed five former senior members of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan from its sanctions blacklist. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666446 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666446 Playboy founder Hugh Hefner wants to move over 'adult programming' and expand his business empire further by opening casinos here and in Macau, China. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666444 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666444 An actor and his agent sealed Friday their 30-year relationship and many years of struggle to have their rights acknowledged as they became the first same-sex couple to be married under Argentine law. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666443 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666443 American actor Mark Wahlberg has been honoured with a star at Hollywood Walk of Fame. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666439 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666439 Ageing beauty Jennifer Aniston says she wouldn't ever have a baby via artificial insemination. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666437 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666437 Six NATO-led soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, while 15 Afghan civilians died in violence elsewhere in the country, officials said Friday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666434 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666434 Fears of another recession in the United States loomed as the government reported slower growth in the second quarter and the International Monetary Fund suggested the country's financial system remains fragile. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666431 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666431 The United Arab Emirates has ordered urgent delivery of relief to displaced people in Pakistan's flood-hit region. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666426 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:30:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666426 At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured in Russia amid forest fires and hurricane-like winds, officials said Friday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666413 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666413 Floods triggered by heavy rains have left at least 408 people dead in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, the local government said Friday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666409 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666409 A passenger aircraft of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) caught fire Friday after hitting a bird at an airport here, but no casualties were reported. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666407 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666407 Pakistan is using a so-called peace conference here to drum up support for internationalising the Kashmir issue with calls to India to enter into 'result-oriented talks' with Islamabad on what it terms a core issue. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666402 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666402 July was the deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan since the war there started nearly nine years ago, CNN reported Friday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666398 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666398 Russian defence spending will increase by a staggering 60 percent by 2013 to $66.3 million from $42 million in 2010, a media report said Friday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666391 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:30:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666391 The second cricket Test of the three-match series ended in a draw with both the teams India and Sri Lanka blasting the unsporting pitch after the end of the final day's play at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground here Friday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666381 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666381 Three employees of the US embassy in Paris were treated for poisoning Friday after handling a suspicious mail. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666357 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:00:05 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666357 The city of London woke up to a bit of chaos on the launch of the bipedaller - that mayor Boris Johnson calls the 'Rolls Royce of bicycles -- as the newest mode of public transport Friday morning, but as the day wore on people did manage to make short trips on it instead of taking the bus or the tube. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666351 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666351 Britain has removed restrictions on travel imposed on its citizens touring Sri Lanka's northern region. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666340 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666340 A former Swedish police chief was convicted Friday on several counts of sexual crimes, including rape, and sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666329 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:04 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666329 The owner of two Indian restaurants here has come under the scanner of Australian authorities after it was revealed that he allegedly accepted money to prepare fake documents for migrant workers seeking permanent residency. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666325 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:00:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666325 High-end Italian fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana have designed a range of suits for English football club Chelsea. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666324 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:50:04 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666324 Pakistanis consider India a greater threat than Taliban and Al Qaeda with a quarter viewing Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, blamed for 2008 Mumbai attacks, favourably, according to a new study. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666276 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:50:08 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666276 Floods triggered by heavy rains have left more than 230 dead and scores of others missing in Pakistan's northern region in the last two days. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666274 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:50:07 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666274 Thousands of readymade garment workers Friday rampaged through different parts of the national capital to protest the new wage structure announced for them by the government. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666272 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:50:05 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666272 The conviction and life imprisonment awarded to Charles Sobhraj in a 35-year-old murder case was upheld by Nepal's Supreme Court Friday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666267 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666267 Soot from the burning of fossil fuels contributes far more to global warming than has been thought. But, unlike carbon dioxide (CO2), soot lingers only a few weeks in the air, so cutting emissions could have a significant and rapid impact on the climate. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666260 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666260 Scientists have developed a new pain-relief pill from a chemical in sea snails' saliva that they use to catch their prey. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666194 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:00:08 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666194 A 75-year-old man in China is building a castle to win back his wife who separated from him 10 years ago. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666191 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:00:07 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666191 Hollywood actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, who has been single since April, has now started dating actor-director Alex Beh. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666189 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:00:05 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666189 More than a third of young people suffer from high blood pressure, thanks to bad diet and binge drinking, according to a survey released Friday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666187 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:00:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666187 Men may have become somewhat softer over time but society still prefers them to be rugged and 'manly'. Research shows that modesty is viewed as a sign of weakness, a low-status character trait for males, but in women it is not viewed negatively or linked to status. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666181 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:50:05 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666181 Bangladesh and India, home to the famous Royal Bengal tiger, will attend the 13-nation Tiger Conservation Summit in St. Petersburg in September to plan out urgent measures to save the species. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666180 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:50:04 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666180 Keep yourself busy to stay happy. People who have something to do, even if pointless, are happier than those who sit idle, say researchers. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666177 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666177 Hollywood's sound effect artists, who bring films to life with an unlikely range of props, including celery, polystyrene and soap, could be made redundant by a new generation of synthesised sound. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666178 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666178 An American man was sentenced to death for beheading three children, including his daughter, as he believed they were possessed and he was the 'chosen one' who must kill them to save the world. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666176 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:10:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666176 Veteran actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is getting a feeding tube inserted into her stomach as she battles to recover from a fall earlier this month. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666175 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666175 A school in New Zealand gave out condoms to students attending a ball 'to help them make better choices' but the move has shocked an advocacy group. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666170 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666170 Calling it a 'difficult decision', 'American Idol' judge Ellen DeGeneres has announced that she is quitting the show. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666169 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666169 Aditya Jagtap carried India's hopes into the quarterfinal stage of the World Junior Men's Squash Championships here. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666153 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:40:05 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666153 Hollywood actress Jessica Biel says she is paranoid about being bankrupt as she often doesn't know when her next pay cheque will come. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666148 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:40:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666148 Police are investigating whether the family of Tokyo's 'oldest man' - who appears to have been dead at home for decades - fraudulently received pension money paid to him, news reports said Friday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666145 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:40:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666145 A rare shrimp that may be the most ancient animal species on earth is alive and well in Britain, scientists have discovered. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666142 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666142 Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the issue of hostile statements made by British Prime Minister David Cameron would be taken up at a diplomatic level, and warned that such statements could adversely affect the war against terrorism. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666092 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:20:15 -0400 ANI http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666092 Women who take calcium supplements to improve bone density in middle age could face 30 percent higher risk of heart attacks, warn researchers. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666087 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:10:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666087 South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co Friday posted a record 83 percent net profit rise for the second quarter, boosted by strong demand for chips and flatscreen televisions. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666086 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666086 A page has been set up in the social network site facebook to reunite a thread bare teddy bear with its owner in Britain. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666079 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:50:05 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666079 A newborn baby in Australia died of head injuries after his mother pushed him out of his cot because she found it 'hard to cope' with very little money, a court was told. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666076 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666076 Hollywood star Leonardo Di Caprio has opted out of Mel Gibson's historical epic on Viking culture after the latter was accused of domestic abuse. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666077 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666077 A British woman suffered a damaged tooth after biting into a sandwich that had a pebble in it. She had to endure four complex dental procedures costing 3,000 pounds. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666065 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666065 Three people of Indian origin - two of them brothers - have been acquitted by a high court in Malaysia of drug trafficking charges. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666064 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666064 With Apple's iPhone 4 threatening to topple it from its top perch in North America and even President Barrack Obama admitting on a TV show Thursday that using BlackBerry is 'no fun'' any more, the smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM) seems all set to unveil a new device next week. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666062 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666062 In an embarrassing case for the Canadian immigration system, a court here Thursday jailed an immigration judge for demanding sex from a South Korean woman to grant her permanent residence in this country. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666060 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:40:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666060 At least 230 people have died while hundreds of others have gone missing in floods triggered by heavy rains in the past three days in Pakistan's northwestern region bordering Afghanistan. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666059 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:40:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666059 Men are more likely to be involved in a car accident in summer as they are distracted by girls in skimpy outfits, a survey has revealed. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666039 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666039 A former Indian-American executive, who 'engaged in irrational and excessive buying sprees', faces up to 20 years in jail after pleading guilty to embezzling $34 million from stereo headphone manufacturer Koss Corporation where she worked as vice president, finance. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666031 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:40:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666031 Internet giant Google 'did not grab' personal details but it happened 'accidentally' when it was collecting data from wi-fi networks, Britain's top information office has said. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666030 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666030 Spain has designed the world's first robot with its own 'conscience' and 'life', which will 'entertain, teach and be a companion' to humans who purchase it. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666022 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666022 Around 10,000 pounds in cash was found hidden in the underwear of an Italian man who was caught as he was about to fly out from the Belfast international airport in Ireland Friday. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666019 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666019 The remains of 79 human bodies dating back to the seventh century have been found at a fortress in Peru. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666018 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666018 A politician in Mexico has been fined over 27,000 pesos ($2,000) for referring to god in public during his election campaign for governor of a northwestern state, officials said. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666017 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666017 With the storm over WikiLeaks revelations refusing to die down, US officials are at pains to suggest that while some people in Pakistan's intelligence community had supported the Taliban, that situation is changing. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666016 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666016 A private radio and television station was destroyed in a mob attack in Sri Lanka's capital Friday morning, police said. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666014 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666014 The Yemen-based wing of militant outfit Al Qaeda has threatened to 'cleanse the land' with a new army of 12,000 fighters. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666013 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:30:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666013 The United States says it encourages a dialogue between India and Pakistan despite 'revelations' of known links between Pakistani spy agency ISI and the Taliban as it is in the interest of all three nations. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666009 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666009 At a time when one in five 16-24 year olds in Britain are unemployed, the government has decided to scrap the default retirement age of 65 years from October. This means employers cannot tell workers attaining the age of 65 to leave their jobs. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666007 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666007 US environmental regulators Thursday rejected a series of challenges to the science behind climate change, reaffirming that global warming is real and the result of man-made pollution. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666005 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:30:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666005 Canadian scientists said Thursday that they have rediscovered the HMS Investigator, a famous British rescue ship that got trapped in Arctic ice 157 years ago while trying to track the fate of another Arctic expedition. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666003 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:40:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/666003 Singer-actress Jessica Simpson reportedly kept kissing her new boyfriend Eric Johnson during a dinner with her mother. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665995 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:50:06 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665995 Actress Kate Hudson and beau singer Matt Bellamy are looking to buy an apartment together in New York. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665994 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:50:05 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665994 Actresses Meryl Streep and Tina Fey have been roped in to play mother and daughter in a new comedy film titled 'Mommy & Me'. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665993 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:50:04 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665993 Lady Gaga's fitness trainer was in for a surprise when the pop singer turned up in a quirky outfit for work out sessions in the gym. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665992 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665992 Singer Cheryl Cole, who is recovering from malaria, looked well on the way back to health as she made her first public appearance after being struck down by the mosquito-borne disease. http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665991 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.asiapacificnews.net/story/665991 Chrysler Group LLC said Friday that it will add nearly 900 jobs at a factory in suburban Detroit and spare it from a planned closing. The decision is a show of optimism that consumers will embrace the... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372383&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:41:00 -0400 Globe and Mail http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372383&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders' hopes of becoming a Dutch Cabinet minister evaporated Friday after exploratory talks to include him in a right-wing coalition ended wi... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372983&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:37:52 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372983&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 TEHRAN, Iran — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people. Iran's state TV said the quake also damaged seve... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372982&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:37:49 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372982&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian journalist whom the U.S. deported to Russia this month in a spy swap is free to return home but her Russian husband could be charged with lying on his citizenship applica... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372981&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:37:46 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372981&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 U.S. soldiers stand guard as a medical helicopter arrives to evacuate a soldier from 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, who was seriously wounded when he stepped on an ... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372984&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:37:33 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372984&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 A man rides one the the new cycle hire scheme bikes, launched Friday by London mayor Boris Johnson, over Westminster Bridge in London. Friday July 30, 2010. London launched a new bicycle rental progra... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372230&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:37:28 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372230&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Representative for the anti-capital punishment organization, the International Committee Against Executions and the International Committee Against Stoning. , with coordinator Mina Ahadi and Iranian S... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372986&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:37:25 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372986&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Saudi King Abdullah, left, and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, step off the plane upon their arrival at RAfik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday July 30, 2010. The leade... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372493&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:37:21 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372493&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 BEIJING — Three men accused of “endangering state security” for their role in maintaining popular Uighur-language Web sites have been sentenced to prison terms of 3 to 10 years, acco... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372086&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:33:24 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372086&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Gaza struck the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon on Friday, damaging buildings and causing panic after more than a year of relative calm. There were no physical injuries, but police said that several... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372085&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:33:19 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372085&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 rick.brand@newsday.com Nearly two months after the state GOP convention, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has formally given up his gubernatorial ambitions - at least for this year.As expected, Le... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37373054&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:32:10 -0400 Newsday http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37373054&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 With the arrival of Lebron James, the Miami Heat rapidly sold out all their season tickets. That turned out to be bad news for the ticket-sales staff, which was fired Friday. In a statement, the Heat ... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37373034&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:29:43 -0400 The Miami Herald http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37373034&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 NEW YORK -- Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum will be together at least five more years, hoping to deliver the New York Jets a Super Bowl.The Jets signed the bold and brash Ryan to a two-year contract ext... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37373033&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:29:41 -0400 The Miami Herald http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37373033&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins signed forward Blake Wheeler to a one-year contract on Friday.His agent Matt Keator said the deal is worth $2.2 million, the amount of an arbitrator's award given after a ... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37373032&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:29:38 -0400 The Miami Herald http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37373032&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 DAVIE, Fla. -- Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall has been cleared to participate full-speed at the start of the Miami Dolphins' training camp.Also given full clearance were running backs Ronnie Brow... http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372922&cat=2411cd3571b4f088 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:29:36 -0400 The Miami Herald http://feeds.asiapacificnews.net/?rid=37372922&cat=2411cd3571b4f088