- China on track to aim 2,000 missiles at Taiwan: report (Reuters)
- Most vulnerable nations pledge climate action (AFP)
- US service member killed in Afghanistan (AP)
- India must halt 'honour' killings: HRW (AFP)
- North Korea expected to steal ASEAN spotlight (AP)
- Moody's downgrades Ireland (Reuters)
- Indonesian Musilms facing Africa during prayers (AP)
- Officials: Small plane crash in Maine kills 2 (AP)
- China seals oil port after spill (Reuters)
- Bill Clinton speaks at int'l AIDS conference (AP)
- Obama presses for extension of jobless benefits (Reuters)
- China to build new nuclear power plant: state media (AFP)
- Australian PM leaps ahead in pre-election poll (AFP)
- Taiwan holds computerised wargame (AFP)
- Rain washes out play in India-Sri Lanka Test (AFP)
- India's Reliance comm shares jump on reported deal (AFP)
- Clinton believes Osama bin Laden still in Pakistan (AFP)
- North Korea and Myanmar top agenda for Asia security meet (Reuters)
- 'Inception' earns dreamy reception with $60.4M (AP)
- Afghanistan plans ambitious vision for the future (Reuters)
- Free vote needed in Myanmar: Asian security forum (AFP)
- "Deep concern" over ship sinking: Asian forum (AFP)
- Indian entrepreneur closes in on Blackburn deal (AFP)
- Indonesian Muslim group may ban civet coffee (AP)
- Bangladesh bank says 6.7-percent growth possible (AFP)
- US defense chief arrives in SKorea for talks (AP)
- New powers given to Russia's security agency (AP)
- American charged with murdering Thai bar hostess (AP)
- 2 Pakistani Christians killed at courthouse (AP)
- US defence chief arrives in Seoul in show of support (AFP)
- Homebuilders less confident in housing market (AP)
- Bill Clinton and Bill Gates want value for money in AIDS fight (Reuters)
- Australia, Britain bury WWI soldier in France (AFP)
- Syneron vascular laser approved in Japan (AP)
- Obama to GOP: Restore jobless benefits (AP)
- Syria bans face veils at universities (AP)
- Clinton: Aid program must be closely monitored (AP)
- US: No plans to send Richardson to North Korea (AFP)
- Report: 196 indicted in alleged Turkish coup plot (AP)
- Contador takes Tour lead in stage won by Voeckler (AP)
- Clinton arrives in Kabul ahead of conference (AFP)
- Britain says no plans to review Libya prisoner deal (Reuters)
- Cricket legend's blood to be used in biography (AFP)
- US deploys aircraft carrier to South Korea (AP)
- Russian court gives crime kingpin 10 years (AP)
- Rare Sri Lankan primate gets 1st wide-eyed closeup (AP)
- India happy with 8.5 percent growth even if IMF more bullish (AFP)
- Clinton arrives in Kabul ahead of conference (AFP)
- Another young man dies in firing in Indian Kashmir: police (AFP)
- AIDS breakthrough: Gel helps prevent infection (AP)
- AIDS gel with Gilead drug protects women in study (Reuters)
- China-ASEAN dispute stalls S.China Sea projects: diplomat (AFP)
- Turkish court indicts 196 over suspected coup plot (Reuters)
- Stores push summertime 'Christmas' sales (AP)
- U.S. troops to arrive at U.S.-Mexico border August 1 (Reuters)
- British author of book on hangings posts bail in Singapore (AFP)
- India's poor need to join the banking mainstream: minister (AFP)
- Russia complains to Washington over arrest: reports (Reuters)
- Al-Qaida cleric: Yemen to be Obama's Afghanistan (AP)
- RI, Ariz. immigrant measures diverge on key points (AP)
- Gun permit allows quick access to Texas Capitol (AP)
- Seepage is three kilometers from BP oil well: WHouse (AFP)
- ASEAN meets in shadow of Korea tensions (AFP)
- Clinton urges review of decision to release Libyan (AP)
- Abducted Calif. girl, 7, placed with foster family (AP)
- N.Korean ex-spy and jet bomber in Japan: report (AFP)
- No serious problem at capped Gulf oil well: US (AFP)
- Imran fears fast bowlers could become 'dinosaurs' (AFP)
- 60 votes in place, Dems ready to extend jobs money (AP)
- Zsa Zsa Gabor recovering from hip surgery (AP)
- Tea party group on defensive over blog about NAACP (AP)
- Court grants bail to jailed ex-media mogul Black (AP)
- Feds: Oil, gas leaking from cap on ruptured well (AP)
- 60 votes in place, Dems ready to extend jobs money (AP)
- Syria bans full Islamic face veils at universities (AP)
- Tea party group on defensive over blog about NAACP (AP)
- Clinton urges review of decision to release Libyan (AP)
- Court grants bail to jailed ex-media mogul Black (AP)
- Kabul meeting to lay ground for 2014 deadline (AP)
- Blago's brother denies role in alleged corruption (AP)
- U.S. troops to arrive at Mexico border August 1 (Reuters)
- BP floats new 'static kill' operation (AFP)
- N.Korean jet bomber flies to Japan (AFP)
- Singapore arrests British writer for defamation (AP)
- Aussie state wants more jail time for US doctor (AP)
- Afghans seek greater control over aid funds (Reuters)
- Gates and Clinton to visit Korean DMZ (Reuters)
- AIDS breakthrough: Gel helps prevent infection (AP)
- Bullock renews restraining order against stalker (AP)
- BP to continue test, seepage unrelated to well (Reuters)
- US officials push back at 'troubling' spy agency report (AFP)
- Death toll from typhoon rises to 76 in Philippines (AFP)
- Death comes from far away in Afghan valley (Reuters)
- North Korea reportedly executes former official (AP)
- China to limit foreign trade in index futures: report (Reuters)
- Ex-NKorean spy who blew up jetliner visits Japan (AP)
- Gates: navy exercises to send 'signal' to N.Korea (AFP)
- Slower factory output growth lets China restructure (Reuters)
- U.S. reviewing more sanctions on North Korea: South (Reuters)
- BP floats new 'static kill' operation (AFP)
- China downcast on exports as EU debt woes bite (Reuters)
- Gates, Clinton to visit DMZ dividing 2 Koreas (AP)
- Toxic spill from China copper mine spreads (AFP)
- Eight held after clash at China mine: state media (AFP)
- China now world's number one energy user: report (AFP)
- Landmark international conference opens in Kabul (AFP)
- Clinton to Afghan women: You will not be forgotten (AP)
- Rain delays play again in India-Sri Lanka Test (AFP)
- Obama and Cameron to hold talks clouded by BP concerns (Reuters)
- Kabul hosts milestone international conference (AFP)
- Gates: navy exercises to send 'signal' to N.Korea (AFP)
- Play finally resumes in India-Sri Lanka Test (AFP)
- ASEAN meets in shadow of Korea tensions (AFP)
- Pakistan police say army kills 3 suspected bombers (AP)
- ADB: China may need rate hikes to avoid inflation (AP)
- Aboriginal opera hits personal note (AFP)
- Ijaz Ahmed hints at Yousuf return (AFP)
- China satisfied with Google search engine tweaks (Reuters)
- Australia PM pledges close ties with Asia (AFP)
- LCD makers brace for softer H2 as TV growth weakens (Reuters)
- Clinton: US, world stand with Afghanistan (AP)
- 'Five militants killed' in NW Pakistan attack (AFP)
- U.S. eyes military drills over North Korea (Reuters)
- Thailand lifts emergency rule in three provinces (AFP)
- ASEAN urges Myanmar to hold free, fair election (AP)
- Blame-game over deadly India train crash (AFP)
- AP-Univision Poll: US Hispanics mix hopes, strains (AP)
- SEC chief appearing after Goldman deal (AP)
- Intelligence director nominee faces a grilling (AP)
- Committee vote Tuesday on Kagan court nomination (AP)
- Cardinals pound Kendrick, Phillies 8-4 (AP)
- Report: Kurdish rebels kill 6 Turkish soldiers (AP)
- Floods, landslides kill 15 in central China (AP)
- China sounds alarm over filthy *****ng oil (AP)
- India dent Sri Lanka's batting in first Test (AFP)
- Six Turkish soldiers killed in Kurdish rebel attack (AFP)
- Rights group urge Cambodia to end sex worker abuse (AFP)
- Veteran PNG leader faces no-confidence motion (AFP)
- China denies IEA label as world's top energy user (Reuters)
- Parachuting donkey shocks Russian beachgoers (AFP)
- US-S.Korean military exercise to start July 25 (AFP)
- Ponting wants more from pacemen against Pakistan (AFP)
- Toyota gets second US grand jury subpoena: company (AFP)
- Big commercial orders remain at Farnborough Airshow (Reuters)
- Honda plans electric vehicle, plug-in in 2012 (AP)
- China says Google renewal due to legal compliance (AFP)
- Maldives police arrest two more MPs on graft charges (AFP)
- Sex Party promises 'real action' for Australians (AFP)
- Official: Google's China changes in line with law (AP)
- Lindsay Lohan due in court to report for jail term (AP)
- Driver error may have caused Indian train crash (AP)
- Rebels killed, rocket attack pre-Kabul conference (AFP)
- US-S.Korea war games to send 'message' to N.Korea (AFP/File)
- WTA Tour: SWilliams questionable for US Open (AP)
- Indian police arrest five over 'honour' killing (AFP)
- Honda to sell electric cars, plug-in hybrids by 2012 (AFP)
- Toyota subpoenaed by federal grand jury (AP)
- Official: China's slowdown helping restructuring (AP)
- U.S. aid can lessen but not remove Pakistan mistrust (Reuters)
- N.Korea FM to attend Asian security forum (AFP)
- Honda China supplier gets tough on striking workers (Reuters)
- U.S. cleric warns Yemen could be next Iraq or Afghanistan (Reuters)
- Junior Indian diplomat charged with spying: police (AFP)
- Taiwan leader vows to fight corruption (AFP)
- UN: Uzbeks face torture, abuses in Kyrgyzstan (AP)
- Cambodian police abuse sex workers: rights group (Reuters)
- Spider-infested ship turned back from Guam landing (AP)
- Another Foxconn worker falls to death: Xinhua (Reuters)
- Clinton speaks out for Afghan women in Kabul conference (AFP)
- India 140-3 in reply to Sri Lanka's 520-8 (AFP)
- Another Foxconn worker falls to death in China (AFP)
- US committed to helping end Philippine unrest: envoy (AFP)
- China surpasses US as world's top energy consumer (AP)
- Myanmar shuts major border checkpoint with Thailand (AFP)
- Renegade Afghan recruit kills two NATO troops (Reuters)
- NATO says 4 dead in shooting at training range (AP)
- Kurdish rebels kill seven Turkish soldiers (Reuters)
- Unemployment rate falls in 39 states in June (AP)
- Russian prosecutors probe parasailing donkey (AP)
- Housing starts fall, permits offer ray of hope (Reuters)
- Obama pushes for passage of women's pay act (Reuters)
- Pakistan's Malik glad of 'anti-Aussie' support (AFP/File)
- Butt says captaincy will be no 'hassle' (AFP/File)
- Japan World Cup bid chief upbeat (AFP/JIJI Press)
- 13 missing in China landslide as flood woes persist (AFP/File)
- Police intimidating Facebook users in Kashmir: rights group (AFP)
- Russia says delivers 50 armoured vehicles for Palestinians (AFP)
- Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan wins committee approval (Reuters)
- Israel lifts warning over travel to Turkey (AP)
- Afghan soldier kills US trainers in shooting exercise (AFP)
- US surge not helping Afghanistan: Iran FM (AFP)
- Fedrigo denies Armstrong Tour de France stage win (AP)
- Summary Box: China surpasses US as top energy user (AP)
- Kashmiris rally against travel restrictions (AFP)
- Bangladesh exports rebound on back of garment growth (AFP)
- 'Fierce one' seeks Nepal premiership (AFP)
- China rushes to keep oil from international waters (AP)
- Obama, British PM: Bomber release not BP's doing (AP)
- Cubs manager Piniella retiring after season (AP)
- Carte Goodwin sworn in as Senator Byrd successor (Reuters)
- Strong BP in interest of US and Britain: Cameron (AFP)
- Summary Box: China's rapid rebound is slowing (AP)
- Lesbian gets $35K settlement over canceled prom (AP)
- Glenn Beck: Doctor says eye disease could blind me (AP)
- Senate breaks deadlock on jobless benefits (Reuters)
- Tough GOP fight in Ga. for open governor's seat (AP)
- USDA worker resigns over racism charge from video (AP)
- Obama, Cameron navigate Lockerbie, BP rows (AFP)
- House Democrats plan manufacturing jobs push (Reuters)
- U.N. "falling apart" under Ban Ki-moon: ex-official (Reuters)
- Strong 6.3-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea (AFP)
- Bond hearing set for ex-media mogul Conrad Black (Reuters)
- U.N. lists U.S.-born Muslim cleric as al Qaeda member (Reuters)
- Rod Blagojevich may not testify in his own defense (Reuters)
- Racial tensions roil NC school board; 19 arrests (AP)
- EPA takes new look at gas drilling, water issues (AP)
- BP to sell assets for $7 billion to Apache (AP)
- Ex-Ill. Gov Blagojevich may remain silent at trial (AP)
- US, SKorea to conduct military drills next week (AP)
- Police: Alleged freeway shooter was targeting ACLU (AP)
- Tough GOP fight in Ga. for open governor's seat (AP)
- Petition seeks to have wolves howl across US (AP)
- BP to sell assets for $7 billion to Apache (AP)
- Cubs manager Piniella retiring after season (AP)
- BP gets extension on well seal (Reuters)
- Scotland insists BP did not sway Lockerbie decision (AFP)
- More Tour de France woe for Evans and Rogers (AFP)
- Filibuster broken, jobless benefits may flow soon (AP)
- Spill chief says the capped well is holding up (AP)
- Judiciary panel OKs Elena Kagan for Supreme Court (AP)
- Cameron rebuffs US, says no new inquiry on bomber (AP)
- Racial tensions roil NC school board; 19 arrests (AP)
- BP's Hayward to step down within 10 weeks: report (Reuters)
- Arizona fights Obama challenge to immigration law (Reuters)
- Clinton in South Korea on trip to show support (AFP)
- Obama, Cameron navigate Lockerbie, BP rows (AFP)
- China flooding kills 701 in worst toll in a decade (AP)
- China rushes to keep oil from international waters (AP)
- US-S.Korea war games sends 'message' to N.Korea (AFP)
- Tongan ferry sinking manslaughter trial begins (AFP)
- Obama and Cameron tread cautiously on BP (Reuters)
- Dozens injured by turbulence on United flight (Reuters)
- Japan's politics too immature, says ex-PM (AFP)
- ASEAN in drive to boost regional disaster relief (AFP)
- NATO says 4 dead in shooting at training range (AP)
- Kurdish rebels offer to disarm for rights in Turkey (AFP)
- E.Timor seeks solution on asylum seekers: Minister (AFP)
- South Korea picks sports stars as G20 envoys (AFP)
- Hong Kong prepares for life after the tycoons (AFP)
- Australian inventor of 'black box' recorder dies (AP)