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Breaking News Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Chinese paramilitary police patrol near a mosque closed to Friday prayers in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009.
China   Law   Photos   Uighurs   Wikipedia: Uyghur people  
 The New York Times 
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
| 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, ac... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Pakistani rescue workers take a break as they search for evidence and victims at the site of Wednesday's deadly plane crash, in the mountains surrounding Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Aviation   Disaster   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: Airblue Flight 202  
 The New York Times 
Search Resumes After Pakistan Plane Crash
| ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — For the first time since Wednesday’s airplane crash that killed 152 people, rescue workers continued the search for body parts and the aircraft’s black box un... (photo: AP / Anjum Naveed)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, July 16, 2010.  Asia Times 
China finds a friend in Germany
|      Jul 31, 2010 China finds a friend in Germany | By Jian Junbo | SHANGHAI - China and Germany are moving toward a closer and friendlier partnership, a process that seemed high... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Business   China   Germany   Photos   Politics  
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.  Asia Times 
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
|      Jul 31, 2010 US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep | By Clifford McCoy | BANGKOK - Cambodia's first-ever multinational military exercise is part and parcel of intensifyi... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith)
Asia   Cambodia   Defence   Photos   US  
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Lebanese soldiers march in front of a portrait of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, during a military parade as they celebrate the 62th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2005. Lebanon celebrates its independence, first time without Syrian troops in 29 Asia Times
Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal
|      Jul 31, 2010 Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal | By Sami Moubayed | DAMASCUS - Saudi King Abdullah's landmark visit to Syria on Thursd... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Hezbollah   Israel   Lebanon   Photos   Wikipedia: Rafic Hariri  
In a Monday, July 26, 2010 photo provided by the Navy Visual News Service, U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea ships transit the East Sea Monday, July 26, 2010 in a 13-ship formation led by the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tuscon (SSN 770). Asia Times
The (war) games go on
|      Jul 31, 2010 The (war) games go on | By Donald Kirk | SEOUL - The drama over United States and South Korean war games in the seas off the coast... (photo: AP / Navy Visual News Service, PO 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas)
Defence   Korea   Photos   US   Wikipedia: ROKS Cheonan sinking  
Visitors play the online game 'World of Warcraft' at the Games Convention, the fair for interactive entertainment in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. Asia Times
Gaming gamble for Google
|      Jul 31, 2010 <IT WORLD> | Gaming gamble for Google | By Martin J Young | HUA HIN, Thailand - Google is cooking up new recipes in its digi... (photo: AP / Eckehard Schulz)
Google   Industry   Internet   Photos   Wikipedia: Online game  
In this July 7, 2008 photo, an investor looks at a stock price board at a private securities' company in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares fell sharply Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, on heavy selling of airlines and other market heavyweights, as investors and analysts puzzled over why expectations of a rally linked to the Beijing Olympic games never materialized. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 4.5 percent, or 122.81 points, to 2,605.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index of China's smaller, second market dropped 5.6 percent to 74 Asia Times
Asia nudges ahead
|      Jul 31, 2010 MARKET RAP | Asia nudges ahead | By R M Cutler | MONTREAL - Overall, Asia looks like having some rough going, at least for a while... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, FILE)
Asia   Economy   Finance   Markets   Photos  
President Barack Obama listens while conducting the daily press briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the White House press briefing room in Washington. Asia Times
A Persian message for Obama
|      Jul 31, 2010 A Persian message for Obama | By M K Bhadrakumar | The season of diplomacy on the Iran nuclear issue is once again approaching. An... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, students walk out of an exam venue after Thursday morning's national college entrance exam in Anxian County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Thursday, July 3, 2008. More than 120,000 students whose university entrance exams were delayed by the massive Chinese earthquake in May finally sat down Thursday to take the tests that will dictate their future. China Daily
Backgrounder: China's 10-year national education plan
| BEIJING - China published in full the country's national education plan for the next decade Thursday, pledging to shape a learning society and turn China into a countr... (photo: AP / Xinhua,Yin Dongxun)
Beijing   China   Education   Photos   Society  
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Singapore Airlines to introduce electronic magazines
| Singapore Airlines said Friday it is to introduce an electronic version of its inflight magazines as part of its plans for paperless planes. | The carrier said it had e... (photo: Creative Commons / Kprateek88)
Aerospace   Photos   Singapore   Transport   Wikipedia: Singapore Airlines  
Former Pakistani cricket stars and winners of World Cup 1992 Imran Khan, left, and Javed Miandad chat at a reception to celebrate the 10 years anniversary of victory at the World Cup 1992, in Lahore Saturday, March 31, 2002. London Evening Standard
PM's attack on Pakistan will fuel extremism, warns Imran Khan
Cricket legend Imran Khan lambasted David Cameron today over his criticism of Pakistan, and warned that his remarks would radicalise more young Muslims against the West. ... (photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary)
Cricket   Pakistan   Photos   Sport   Wikipedia: Imran Khan  
Politics Business & Industry
- China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
- China finds a friend in Germany
- US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
- Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms
Chinese paramilitary police patrol near a mosque closed to Friday prayers in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009.
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
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- Labor promises art investment won't be excluded from sup
- Banks sit on record holdings as wary consumers save
- Search Resumes After Pakistan Plane Crash
- Suspicious Envelope Received at U.S. Embassy in Paris
Pakistani rescue workers take a break as they search for evidence and victims at the site of Wednesday's deadly plane crash, in the mountains surrounding Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Search Resumes After Pakistan Plane Crash
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Health & Science Farming
- Hospital's filthy loo a health threat
- Suspicious Envelope Received at U.S. Embassy in Paris
- UK PM wants US-like ties with India: China media
- Taiwan surgeons explore effects of electricity on penises
Kidney
Kidney donors down, says expert
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- Liberals to limit foreign farm investment
- 3 more US troops die in southern Afghanistan
- 3 more US troops die in southern Afghanistan
- 3 more US troops die in southern Afghanistan
worm found at Moresco-I Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental PHILIPPINES
Army worms infest Negros Occidental farms
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Women & Society Terrorism
- China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
- Search Resumes After Pakistan Plane Crash
- Suspicious Envelope Received at U.S. Embassy in Paris
- India's communists should think again
Chinese paramilitary police patrol near a mosque closed to Friday prayers in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009.
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
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- Islamists spread terror message
- Coalition ditches nanny rebate
- School-building value found in narrow scope
- Israel honours Aboriginal elder for defying Nazis
In a Monday, July 26, 2010 photo provided by the Navy Visual News Service, U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea ships transit the East Sea Monday, July 26, 2010 in a 13-ship formation led by the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tuscon (SSN 770).
The (war) games go on
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Fashion & Entertainment Sports
- Video: HK firms make $9.1 bln EDF grid buy
- The Polyvore Team Talks About User-Generated Fashion Stylist
- 'Peepli Live', a thoughtful and comic look at Indian
- Bradley to shoot Hangover 2 in Thailand
Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, left, and Aamir Khan display Bachchanalia, a book based on Bachchan's film carrier
'Peepli Live', a thoughtful and comic look at Indian society: Aamir
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- Trainer Johnny Lewis - Australia's king of boxing
- Finn rattles Pakistan on return
- SC order on polls a fitting reply to problem creators: HI
- England tear through Pakistan
Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, left, celebrates after scoring a century as teammate Suresh Raina looks on during the third day of the second test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
Sri Lanka-India Test ends in draw
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