- Summary Box: Japan mulls action against strong yen (AP)
- Canada intercepts two Russian bombers (AP)
- Three Spaniards killed in Afghan "rogue" attack (Reuters)
- India allows telecom imports after 8-month ban (AP)
- India beat New Zealand in cricket one-dayer (AFP)
- Japan senior lawmaker: Americans are simple-minded (AP)
- US: Pakistan will keep up counterinsurgency fight (AP)
- Singaporean arrested after Facebook attack on govt (AFP)
- China plans to merge 1,000 broadcasters: state media (AFP)
- Model city Singapore shows symptoms of urban stress (AFP)
- US calls on companies to rebuild Pakistan (AFP)
- Drawn series would be 'wonderful', says Butt (AFP)
- India and Afghanistan vow to fight terrorism together (AFP)
- Sri Lankan maid returns from Saudi with 24 nails inside body (AFP)
- Aussie mine collapse survivor clung to humor, song (AP)
- Lightning kills 25 in India, heavy rains strike Delhi (AFP)
- Sri Lanka maid says Saudi boss stuck nails in her (AP)
- Record-seeker Lin speeds towards Chinese showdown (AFP)
- US has helped with Taliban talks in Afghanistan: general (AFP)
- Obama to deliver Iraq speech from Oval Office: official (AFP)
- BOK chief: World needs financial safety net (AP)
- Carter in North Korea seeking release of US man: State Dept (AFP)
- Japan's Suzuki to invest heavily in Indian motorcycle arm (AFP)
- Summary Box: India allows telecom imports post-ban (AP)
- Obama to address nation to mark end of Iraq combat (AP)
- Obama to make Oval Office address about Iraq Tuesday (Reuters)
- Morgan Stanley China fund rights offering opens (AP)
- Militants plan to attack foreign aid workers in Pakistan: US (AFP)
- US grants licenses for radar equipment sales to Taiwan (AFP)
- Carter lands in North Korea to bring home American (AP)
- Japan PM to face fight for ruling party leadership (AP)
- Gunmen stop bus in southern Philippines, kill 4 (AP)
- Wave of Iraq suicide bombings target police (The Christian Science Monitor)
- Safety concerns raised about China crash runway (AP)
- Kim Jong-Il 'on visit to China': Yonhap (AFP)
- North Korea leader Kim Jong-il visits China: report (Reuters)
- Nobelists call for Obama to visit Hiroshima (AP)
- North Korea leader travels with son to China: reports (Reuters)
- Conservatives defy Australian 'kingmakers' (AFP)
- Hong Kong falls silent for Manila hostage victims (AFP)
- China Life first-half profit up 7.4 percent (AP)
- Japan government econ plan to call for BOJ easing: media (Reuters)
- South Africa wants to join so-called BRIC nations (AP)
- Reports: NKorean leader may be visiting China (AP)
- Australian PM contender frustrates key legislators (AP)
- Indonesia eyes new capital as Jakarta bursts at seams (Reuters)
- Russian pedophile case riles rights groups in Cambodia (Reuters)
- China's wired youth forget how to write (AFP)
- Young Afghan voters aim to change face of parliament (AFP)
- Fatality reduces new Solomons PM majority to one (AFP)
- Taliban kill nine police in Afghan north: report (Reuters)
- Hong Kong seeks answers to Manila hostage deaths (AP)
- Bombing spree doesn't shake Mullen's faith in Iraq security forces (The Christian Science Monito
- Militants plan aid worker attacks in Pakistan: US (AFP)
- Collapses hold key to England-Pakistan series (AFP)
- Golf in India ready to tee off after Atwal's triumph (AFP)
- China steps up air safety checks amid crash probe (AFP)
- Pakistan floods threaten 3 towns as levee fails (AP)
- Pakistan orders nearly half a million to evacuate (AFP)
- Mother Teresa remembered, 100 years on (AFP)
- Militants kill 8 policeman in northern Afghanistan (AP)
- 10 Vietnamese saved after 2 days lost at sea (AP)
- Air China says first-half profit up 60 percent (AP)
- Mazda, Ford to invest $350 million in Thai plant (AP)
- Ozawa to challenge Japan's PM for party leadership (AFP)
- Suspect at centre of Goa drugs probe goes missing (AFP)
- 'Taliban kill eight Afghan police' (AFP)
- N.Korea leader 'makes visit to China' (AFP)
- Facebook clinches top spot from Orkut in India (AFP)
- Indian PM says wealth divide adding to instability (AFP)
- Japan develops 'touchable' 3D TV technology (AFP)
- Japan set to draft fresh economic stimulus (AFP)
- Rotating statue of late Turkmen dictator removed (AP)
- India holds crucial meeting on BlackBerry security (Reuters)
- Iraqi police say 6 guards killed in ambush (AP)
- Iraqis who fought view U.S. exit with mixed feelings (Reuters)
- Sri Lanka blocks over 100 porn ***sites (AFP)
- India's new nuclear law criticised by business groups (AFP)
- Japan's PM facing party leadership challenge (AFP)
- India's PM tells police to change Kashmir strategy (AP)
- All Nippon Airways is Japan's top carrier: Nikkei (AFP)
- Indian tycoon slams cost of Commonwealth Games (AFP)
- China wants Philippine hostage probe results quickly (Reuters)
- Ford furthers Asia push in India and Thailand (AP)
- Indians remember Mother Teresa on birth centennial (AP)
- Pakistan seeks to salvage economy as more flee floods (Reuters)
- Land protests bring central Delhi to standstill (AFP)
- Surgery for S.Lankan maid with 24 nails in body (AFP)
- Sony working on 3-D TVs that don't need glasses (AP)
- India's Rahul Gandhi hails tribes in mine battle (AFP)
- Russian ruling party appeal to Medvedev over motorway (AFP)
- 21 suspected militants go on trial in Indonesia (AP)
- 603-pound Thai woman leaves home after 3 years (AP)
- Kim delegation visits China: local residents (AFP)
- Indonesia court ********s show links between jihadist networks (Reuters)
- Spaniards rethink Afghanistan after fatal shooting (AP)
- Afghanistan drills oil for first time in north (Reuters)
- Russian says Bout "ballyhoo" may hurt reset with U.S. (Reuters)
- Bad light stops play in England-Pakistan cricket Test (AFP)
- Summary Box: China's ICBC 1H profit up 27 percent (AP)
- Summary Box: PetroChina 1H profit up 29 percent (AP)
- Summary Box: China brands use foreign celebrities (AP)
- England 39-1 against Pakistan in cricket Test (AFP)
- 'Five rebels, two guards' killed in Iran clashes (AFP)
- Six Iraqi fighters killed in Qaeda attack: police (AFP)
- 'Sons of Iraq' feel betrayed by motherland (AFP)
- Iraq's bric-a-brac man wary of US troop departure (AFP)
- US soldiers relieved to depart Iraq, proud of accomplishment (AFP)
- The Iraq Attacks: U.S. Mission Still Not Accomplished (Time.com)
- Ford to storm India with eight new models, create export hub (AFP)
- Summary Box: Malaysia's Sime Darby posts loss (AP)
- RIM makes offer to end BlackBerry crisis in India (AFP)
- Pakistani flood victims return home to destruction (AP)
- U.S. sees threat to foreign aid workers in Pakistan (Reuters)
- ***ber looks to land major title blow (AFP)
- US brings flood relief for Pakistan to 200 million dollars (AFP)
- Marine's defense to seek dismissal of Haditha case (AP)
- Obama Iraq speech to signal shift to Afghan focus (AP)
- Karzai aide accused of corruption is on CIA payroll: report (AFP)
- India's Maruti mulls new factory to meet soaring demand (AFP)
- U.S. concerned over Afghan voter turnout, violence (Reuters)
- Afghan president questions US timeline for leaving (AP)
- Outdoor Channel to launch in Asia, Europe (AP)
- US poised to end Iraq combat mission as bloodshed spikes (AFP)
- US leaves behind murky picture in Iraq (AFP)
- Iraq combat phase ends, but U.S. might stay past 2011 (McClatchy Newspapers)
- Russia jails top rights activist over protest (Reuters)
- Visteon forms JV with Russian company (AP)
- Japan consumer prices fall, deepening deflation (AP)
- US registers concern over jailing of Russian activist (AFP)
- Pakistani Taliban hint at attacks on aid workers (AP)
- China silent on North Korea's Kim visit (Reuters)
- Philippine govt delays hijack diplomacy trip (AFP)
- Afghan president questions US timeline for leaving (AP)
- Japan unemployment rate down, consumer prices drop (AFP)
- Carter leaves N.Korea with freed US citizen (AFP)
- NKorea releases American man held since January (AP)
- N.Korea tells Carter wants to resume nuclear talks (Reuters)
- Carter in North Korea to free U.S. prisoner (Reuters)
- Man seriously injured in Bangkok blast: police (AFP)
- Japan Airlines to launch budget carrier: report (AFP)
- Carter exits N.Korea with freed US man, nuke vow (AFP)
- RIM offers to work with India on BlackBerry access (Reuters)
- Mystery surrounds NKorean leader's trip to China (AP)
- BlackBerry maker battles to avert India shutdown (AFP)
- N.Korea's Kim Jong-Il extends China trip (AFP)
- Australia's Abbott accused over vote: Greens (AFP)
- Pakistan orders evacuation of southern town (AFP)
- N.Zealand hijack attempt: woman jailed for 9 yrs (AFP)
- India-China relations hit by defence row: report (AFP)
- U.S. welcomes release of American freed by North Korea (Reuters)
- US welcomes release of American detained by N.Korea (AFP)
- Indian police kill Maoist leader (AFP)
- AFC chief Bin Hammam rules out bid for FIFA presidency (AFP)
- India dreams of success with 'chateau mango' (AFP)
- Tiger cub found in luggage in Thai airport (AFP)
- Kashmir visa row stokes India, China tensions (Reuters)
- Japan automakers report solid production for July (AP)
- Pakistan orders evacuation of southern town (AFP)
- Aussie soap 'Neighbours' celebrates 6,000th edition (AFP)
- CIA pays many in Karzai administration: report (Reuters)
- 5 killed in northern Afghanistan market bombing (AP)
- NKorea releases American imprisoned since January (AP)
- Gunman's bullets likely killed HK tourists: police (AFP)
- S.Korea rejects woman's world record climbing claim (AFP)
- China warns US against selling Taiwan radars (AP)
- More than 17,000 enter China panda-keeper contest (AFP)
- Pakistan orders evacuation of town as flood spreads (Reuters)
- 'Afghan children killed in NATO air strike' (AFP)
- Japan opens up gallows to media, may spark debate (Reuters)
- Japan gives rare tour of gallows to spur debate (AP)
- Japan's Kodo troupe beats drum for a better world (AFP)
- China shares rise but earnings temper gains (AP)
- Japan opens up death chamber to media for first time (AFP)
- Bangladesh's Rahman heads to European Tour (AFP)
- Visitors to Tokyo Disney parks hit 500 million (AFP)
- Iraq gunmen kill three anti-Qaeda militiamen (AFP)
- Looking at lessons that can be learned from Iraq (AP)
- Nails extracted from abused Sri Lankan maid (AP)
- Japan PM to outline measures to boost economy (AFP)
- Yen rise to push more Japan output overseas: survey (Reuters)
- Doctors remove 19 nails from Sri Lankan maid (AFP)
- American arrested in India denies killing mother (AP)
- Japan PM Kan vows firm moves against strong yen (Reuters)
- Myanmar generals shed uniforms ahead of election (AP)
- China to inspect airline safety in wake of crash (AP)
- NATO kills Afghan children, loses three soldiers (AFP)
- Four-star Aamer sparks England slump (AFP)
- Myanmar junta leader steps down from army: media (AFP)
- Pakistan death toll to rise 'significantly': official (AFP)
- Top police officials removed in Indian Kashmir (AP)
- Russian spy courts new scandal with racy photo shoot (AFP)
- Philippine fire leaves thousands homeless (AP)
- Rains trigger landslide in Turkey, 12 killed (AP)
- 3 kingmakers mull Australia's next government (AP)
- Pakistanis too broken to rebuild in flood crisis (Reuters)
- China bars foreign food products over safety concerns (AFP)
- China urgently needs to reverse coal dependency: Greenpeace (AFP)
- Under attack, Obama holds cards on Afghan pullout date (AFP)
- Sluggish Lin Dan slumps to unexpected loss (AFP)
- US Official: CIA pays Afghan government officials (AP)
- US soldiers back from Iraq made 'America safer': Obama (AFP)
- Sutil plays down Force India hopes (AFP)
- Police shake-up in Indian Kashmir amid deadly riots (AFP)
- US aid chief says threatened in Pakistan (AFP)
- Jet Airways plane evacuated at Mumbai after fire alarm (AFP)
- Iraq road map: the new US ambassador explains hurdles (The Christian Science Monitor)
- US points to oil as key to Iraq's postwar future (AP)
- Eight killed in Iraq violence, Qaeda militants arrested (AFP)
- Japan Tests Out Judgemental Touchscreen Vending Machines (PC World)
- Summary Box: Japan's jobless rate falls (AP)
- US: $1.9M in computers for kids missing in Iraq (AP)
- Peru: Peruvian in Russia spy swap faked records (AP)
- US implores Americans not to visit NKorea (AP)
- Tongan troops leave Solomons under cloud (AFP)
- Iraqi PM warns of attacks as U.S. withdraws: TV (Reuters)
- PR police arrest runaway Russian in homicide case (AP)
- N.Korea leader on way home from China trip: reports (AFP)
- NKorean leader's trip spurs succession speculation (AP)
- Carter brings American home from North Korea (AFP)
- Taliban 'attack NATO ****' in eastern Afghanistan (AFP)
- North Korea threatens nuclear "holy war" if attacked (Reuters)
- Taliban attack U.S. **** in Afghanistan's east (Reuters)
- Nails, needles removed from abused Sri Lankan maid (AP)
- Suspected US missile strike kills 4 in NW Pakistan (AP)
- US considers fresh approach to N. Korea: report (AFP)
- Bollywood takes on sexual harassment in new film (AFP)
- N.Korea helping to probe crash in Singapore (AFP)
- Police say exchange of fire erupts in NW Pakistan (AP)
- Philippine fire leaves thousands homeless (AP)
- Scores turn out to bury Philippine hostage-taker (AFP)
- Insurgents attack 2 NATO ****s in east Afghanistan (AP)
- Broad savours 'amazing' Test century (AFP)
- Five killed in U.S. strike in Pakistan: officials (Reuters)
- Gunmen attack Pak army buildings near US consulate (AFP)
- US drone strike kills 4 militants in Pak: officials (AFP)
- China's Henan Airlines to change name: report (AFP)
- China's monster traffic jam rears its head again (AP)
- New breach in Pakistan flood levee (AP)
- Dane charged over sex tourism in Cambodia: official (AFP)
- Sri Lanka holds withdrawal of on-arrival visa (AFP)
- Returned US soldiers made 'America safer': Obama (AFP)
- VIP road impunity spurs rage in Russia (AFP)
- Exodus as floods threaten more Pakistani towns (AFP)
- Japan's Noda says ready to use all measures on yen (Reuters)
- U.N. fears for children as Pakistan floods threaten towns (Reuters)
- Tibetans shot by China police in mine dispute: report (AFP)
- Australia PM Gillard woos 'kingmaker' MPs (AFP)
- Encephalitis kills 211 in India, toll likely to soar (AFP)
- Iraq on highest ***** for terror attacks (AP)