- Sport chiefs vow swift action in cricket 'fixing' scandal (AFP)
- Australian PM rejects new polls despite deadlock (AFP)
- JAL to submit rehab plan including 16,000 job cuts (AFP)
- Indian Kashmir protests after 11-year-old killed (AFP)
- Japan factory output rises 0.3 percent in July (AP)
- HIV discrimination case filed in China (AP)
- Myanmar media confirm junta chief retains power (AP)
- Nikkei drops 3 percent as yen worry hits investor confidence (Reuters)
- Now Google, Skype under fire in India (AFP)
- Obama must walk fine line in Iraq speech (Reuters)
- Russian police turn to crime (AFP)
- India's economy grew 8.8 percent in June quarter (AP)
- Rajendra Pachauri: IPCC chief in the spotlight (AFP)
- ICC chief pleads for Pakistan 'perspective' (AFP)
- India economy grew 8.8 percent in June quarter: data (AFP)
- S.Korea and US to stage joint naval drill (AFP)
- British paper calls for Pakistan to be sent home (AFP)
- Japan politics keeps US **** dispute in limbo (AFP)
- Flood spares Pakistan city as waters recede (AFP/File)
- Philippines urges media restraint after hostage chaos (AFP)
- Japan says too early to resume Korea nuclear talks (AP)
- Kazakhstan to double crude oil export duties in 2011 (AFP)
- US finding expected on Chinese aluminum exports (AP)
- Taiwan regulator rejects AIG unit sale (Reuters)
- JAL to slash workforce as part of restructuring (AP)
- Taliban bombs kill four US soldiers in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Suspected grenade explodes at Thai TV centre: govt (AFP/File)
- Fearing the future, few Iraqis cheer US departure (AP)
- Joe Biden lands in Iraq to underscore 'growing urgency' for new government (The Christian Scien
- At summer school, Iraqi refugees in Syria try to catch up (The Christian Science Monitor)
- Putin hits the open Russian road to woo his far-flung countrymen (The Christian Science Monitor
- Pakistan board will not suspend accused players (AFP)
- Petraeus: International pullout will be gradual (AP)
- Delhi uses fish to combat CGames dengue scare (AFP)
- JAL unveils recovery plan, to cut 16,000 posts (AFP/File)
- Japan's sumo vows to cut mob ties as tournament nears (AFP/File)
- Grenade explodes at Thai state-run TV station (AP)
- Japan's Ozawa sticks to leadership challenge to PM (Reuters)
- Pakistan's flood victims frustrated with medical care (Reuters)
- Panel: India must create more elephant reserves (AP)
- Japan political veteran says he'll vie for PM job (AP)
- Coal India says will begin giant IPO in October (AFP)
- Indonesian villagers go home after volcano eruption (Reuters)
- Japan PM faces challenge from party kingpin Ozawa (Reuters)
- US ends Iraq combat mission with Biden in Baghdad (AFP)
- Obama's Iraq Address: Afghan War Looms Large over Speech (Time.com)
- Burglars break into Russian investigators' office (AP)
- Taliban's Afghan footprint 'spreading': Petraeus (AFP)
- Myanmar chief still heads army, state media reports (AFP)
- Afghan withdrawal won't be a "hand-off": Petraeus (Reuters)
- Birthplace of the Taliban: The next battleground (AP)
- Taiwan targeting China's fashion market (AP)
- India GDP grows most since Dec 2007 (Reuters)
- Five US soldiers killed in Afghan violence (AFP)
- GM expects competitive Chevy Volt pricing in China (Reuters)
- China prods N.Korea on economic reform (AFP)
- Iraq wins independence as U.S. ends combat role: PM (Reuters)
- Gibbs: Combat troop pullout should be permanent (AP)
- Lukoil's Q2 profit drops 16 pct to $1.9 Bln (AP)
- 3 Russian pilots kidnapped in Darfur freed (AP)
- Top Sri Lanka court takes up constitutional changes (AFP)
- 'India's Supreme Court reviews Bhopal sentences' (AFP)
- Five US soldiers killed in day of Afghan violence (AFP)
- Pakistan authorities close ranks around accused (AFP)
- India top court begins Bhopal gas verdict review (Reuters)
- Denmark alleges Kurdish TV station promoted terror (AP)
- Three arrested in Britain over cricket betting claims (AFP)
- Oval Office makeoever to debut in Iraq speech (AP)
- Obama marks the symbolic end of Iraq combat operations (AFP)
- Kremlin critic, others detained at Moscow protest (Reuters)
- Three Oxfam workers die in Afghanistan (Reuters)
- Ozawa seeks to oust Japan PM after talks fail (AFP)
- Pakistan: Military jets kill 8 militants (AP)
- On day Iraq combat mission ends, Obama phones Bush (AP)
- PM says end of US combat restores Iraq sovereignty (AP)
- Obama marks the symbolic end of Iraq combat operations (AFP)
- Not yet time for victory parades in Iraq: Gates (AFP)
- Obama critic scolds Iraq 'surge' foes (AFP)
- Gates: All is not well as combat role ends (AP)
- Iran slams remaining US deployment in Iraq (AFP)
- EU lawmakers criticize Russian handling of rally (AP)
- Indonesian leader pledges police reform (AFP)
- India to distribute grain free to poor (AFP)
- Eight Bangladesh militants jailed for life (AFP)
- Corruption probe ruffles US-Afghan relations (AP)
- Summary Box: India's economy up 8.8 percent in 2Q (AP)
- China slump again at worlds (AFP)
- Citigroup to hire up to 7,500 in China: report (Reuters)
- Obama warns of 'tough fight' ahead in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Summary Box: AIG's sale of Taiwan unit on rocks (AP)
- US Republicans hit Obama on Iraq 'surge' (AFP)
- Summary Box: Lukoil's 2Q profit drops 16 pct (AP)
- Top US lawmaker condemns Putin protest threat (AFP)
- Scores of activists detained at Russian rights protest (AFP)
- Airstrikes kill 30 militants in Pakistan: security officials (AFP)
- Summary Box: Japanese factory output rises in July (AP)
- U.S. turns down currency probes in two China cases (Reuters)
- Clinton condemns election-linked killings in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Afghanistan's Kabul Bank taken over amid graft claims (AFP)
- U.S. turns down China currency probes in two cases (Reuters)
- Pakistan trio to meet officials Thursday - manager (AFP)
- Facts, figures related to the Iraq war (AP)
- House Republican leader needles Iraq surge critics (AP)
- Chinese eighth seed Li eliminated at US Open (AFP)
- Fed approves sale of Morgan Stanley stock shares (AP)
- US spies worry about Iraq's political deadlock (AFP)
- Obama declares end to US combat mission in Iraq (AP)
- Blair 'desperately sorry' for Iraq war deaths: memoirs (AFP)
- (AP)
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,416 (AP)
- Carter briefs administration on N.Korea visit (AFP)
- 5 more American troops die in Afghan fighting (AP)
- Flood refugee gives birth in graveyard in Pakistan (AP)
- Corruption probe ruffles US-Afghan relations (AP)
- Obama: US combat in Iraq over, 'time to turn page' (AP)
- Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq (Reuters)
- Obama remarks on Iraq as provided by White House (AP)
- FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for U.S.? (AP)
- Obama's Iraq Address: Afghan War Looms Large Over Speech (Time.com)
- House GOP leader jabs at Iraq war surge critics (AP)
- In address, Obama pays tribute to George W. Bush (AP)
- Obama urges Iraqis to form inclusive government (AP)
- (AP)
- Obama declares U.S. combat mission in Iraq over (McClatchy Newspapers)
- As troops withdraw, US spying scaled back in Iraq: official (AFP)
- Conditions will set pace of Afghan pullout: Obama (AFP)
- Corrected: Citigroup to hire up to 7,500 in China - report (Reuters)
- Mass breakout from Australia immigration centre (AFP)
- Birthplace of the Taliban: the next battleground (AP)
- Australian Greens back PM as coalition talks progress (AFP)
- Blair says did not foresee Iraq "nightmare" (Reuters)
- Iraq pullout unlikely to push down war spending (AFP)
- Troops, families glad to hear end to Iraq combat (AP)
- Factbox: Reaction to Obama's address on Iraq (Reuters)
- Obama declares an end to Iraq combat mission (AFP)
- Greens party supports Australian Labor Party gov't (AP)
- Skeptical US lays ground for N.Korea talks: analysts (AFP)
- Japan leadership battle kicks off (AFP)
- Japanese-Argentine couple take world tango crown (AFP)
- N.Korea forges trade ********s to dodge sanctions (AFP)
- North Korea seeks stronger military ties with China (Reuters)
- Chinese manufacturing snaps out of slowdown (Reuters)
- Trio leave Pakistan cricket squad to face authorities (AFP)
- Mass grave holds soldiers killed in Tet Offensive (AP)
- China beefs up school security as classes resume (AFP)
- Afghan bank's bosses ousted to avert meltdown (AFP)
- Critics put on mute as China tightens mobile phone rules (Reuters)
- China launches war games in Yellow Sea (AFP)
- China imposes anti-subsidy duties on US chicken (AP)
- Pakistan raid kills 45 militants and their families (Reuters)
- Surveys show Chinese manufacturing gained in Aug. (AP)
- US defense secretary makes surprise visit to Iraq (AFP)
- Gates arrives in Iraq as combat mission ends (AP)
- Russian protesters defy Putin warning â
- Bollywood raises awareness on 'honour killings' (AFP)
- 2010 highest annual US deaths since Afghan war began (AFP)
- A hungry start to life for new Pakistan flood victim (AFP)
- Aussie mom jailed 27 years for killing two sons (AP)
- Pakistan army cancels US trip amid search dispute (AP)
- Pakistan air strikes on militants kill 55: officials (AFP)
- Rogue ship dumps oil, coating famed Indian beaches (AP)
- Indonesian police kill five in riot (AFP)
- Indian film drops Pakistan's Asif - report (AFP)
- Outrage after new delay in Philippine massacre trial (AFP)
- Black box found at Nepal plane crash site (AFP)
- Pakistan army cancels U.S. talks over security checks (Reuters)
- Gates arrives in Iraq as combat mission ends (AP)
- Blair 'desperately sorry' for Iraq war deaths (AFP)
- Dolphin hunt kicks off in Japan 'Cove' town (AFP)
- Indonesian police kill 5 villagers ransacking post (AP)
- India backs embattled IPCC chief Pachauri (AFP)
- S.Korean firm wins major Saudi water deal (AFP)
- Kabul Bank safe, says Afghan central bank governor (AFP)
- Doubts grows over N.Korea Kim succession (AFP)
- India 'standing firm' on demand for BlackBerry access (AFP)
- Myanmar's cyber generation boots up for first-time vote (AFP)
- Hungry flood-hit Pakistanis protest lack of help (AFP)
- Pakistani jets target militant hideouts, 45 killed (AP)
- Blair 'sorry' for Iraq victims but no regrets (AFP)
- US war in Iraq is over: Gates (AFP)
- Biden and Gates in Iraq to mark US change of command (AFP)
- US defence secretary makes surprise visit to Iraq (AFP)
- Indian carmaker Maruti Suzuki posts record sales (AFP)
- China to vaccinate 100 million children to fight measles (Reuters)
- NKorea forges trade docs to dodge sanction: report (AP)
- Chinese manufacturing, auto sales show rebound (AP)
- China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers (AP)
- China auto sales rebound to grow 56 percent in Aug (AP)
- China warns of fallout from U.S. anti-dumping plans (Reuters)
- 3 Oxfam workers killed in northeastern Afghanistan (AP)
- Saudi official denies Sri Lankan maid was abused (AP)
- Pakistan economy to suffer prolonged flood damage (Reuters)
- US enters final phase of Iraq war (AP)
- Biden: Time to give more attention to jobs problem (AP)
- Obama: Time to turn the page in Iraq (Reuters)
- Defense Secretary Gates arrives in Iraq (Reuters)
- Iraq civilian deaths dip as U.S. combat mission ends (Reuters)
- Survivors mark six years since Beslan massacre (AFP)
- Afghan school poisonings linked to toxic chemicals (AP)
- Indian government begins allocating 3G bandwidth (AFP)
- Cambodia boasts plans for Asia's tallest building (AP)
- US forces officially begin new Iraq mission: Biden (AFP)
- US lawmaker: Complete Iraq pull-out needed (AFP)
- Biden: Iraq close to forming government (Reuters)
- US deaths in Afghanistan hit record in 2010 (AFP)
- US adds Pakistani Taliban to terrorism blacklist (AP)
- US to shun military drills in Turkey: embassy official (AFP)
- Iraq 'close' to forming new government: Biden (AFP)
- What the U.S. Leaves Behind: An Unstable, Vulnerable Iraq (Time.com)
- Germany charges Austrian with spying for Russia (AP)
- Summary Box: Growth seen for Singapore economy (AP)
- Summary Box: China manufacturing, auto sales (AP)
- Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods (AP)
- U.S. charges Pakistani Taliban leader in CIA killings (Reuters)
- Blasts kill 18 in Pakistan's Lahore, 100 hurt (Reuters)
- Australia unable to topple determined Serbia (AFP)
- China intensifies military build-up against Taiwan: reports (AFP)
- Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 18, injure 143 (AFP)
- Mirza out of US Open (AFP)
- GM says sales drop 25 percent, sees slower recovery (Reuters)
- Saudis query Sri Lankan maid's torture claim (AFP)
- China in danger of early basketball exit (AFP)
- Climate: Risks loom for China: study (AFP)
- Summary Box: China requires ID to buy cell numbers (AP)
- South Korean climber in disputed record was 'tricked' (AFP)
- U.S. adds Pakistan Taliban to terror list (Reuters)
- US charges Pakistani Taliban chief over CIA killings (AFP)
- US non-committal on resuming NKorea nuclear talks (AFP)
- After Obama's Iraq Speech, Afghans Worry About U.S. Commitment (Time.com)
- U.S. touts Iraq trade mission as war mission wanes (Reuters)
- Gates: Iraq outcome 'will always be clouded by how it began' (McClatchy Newspapers)
- South Korean company dumping *****'s search ads (AP)
- Obama's Iraq Speech: Reactions from Afghanistan (Time.com)
- Afghan ambassador to US to leave post, slams smears (AFP)
- Pakistan army cancels US trip amid search dispute (AP)
- Tar balls coat Indian beaches after ship dumps oil (AP)
- Official: 3 bombs kill 25 at Pakistan Shiite march (AP)
- Australian lawmakers reveal $9.7 B hole in pledges (AP)
- Australian school drops 'gay' from classic song (AP)
- China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers (AP)
- Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods (AP)
- India seeks a Commonwealth Games miracle (AFP)
- Flights halted, power cut as typhoon hits S.Korea (AFP)
- South China landslide kills 3, leaves 57 missing (AP)
- China landslides kill three, 57 missing (AFP)
- US forces still in fight at end of combat mission (AP)
- Pakistan cricket stars face betting scam probe (AFP)
- Manila ready to dazzle for historic gay beauty pageant (AFP)
- Google data gathering was not a crime: NZealand (AFP)
- Kookaburra sits in gum tree, but no longer 'gay' (AFP)