http://www.comcast.net?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_ AP - ap.online.regional.asia News Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:08:50 -0500 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:02:52 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/10/AS.Vietnam.War.Leftovers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Vietnam.War.Leftovers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-1389 Officials say a Vietnam War-era artillery shell has exploded at a coffee plantation. Four men were injured, three seriously. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:52:03 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.Afghan.Avalanche/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghan.Avalanche 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-22f3 At least 157 people have been killed in a series of avalanches that blocked a mountain pass north of Kabul, trapping hundreds more in their snowbound vehicles, Afghan officials said Wednesday. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:45:14 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.Sri.Lanka/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Sri.Lanka 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2012 Government supporters hurled stones at thousands of opposition activists demonstrating against the arrest of their defeated presidential candidate in Sri Lanka's capital Wednesday. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:35:00 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.China.Tainted.Milk/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Tainted.Milk 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2fba China declared a new food-safety campaign Wednesday after contaminated milk products from an earlier scandal showed up repackaged in several places around the country, exposing weaknesses in the country's promise to stop such problems from happening again. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:34:41 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/10/AS.China.Subversion/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Subversion 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-13e0 A 20-year-old factory worker who joined a banned political party because he was unhappy with one-party rule in China was sentenced to jail for 18 months Wednesday, his mother said. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:09:46 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/10/AS.Myanmar.Jailed.American/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Myanmar.Jailed.American 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-1507 A Myanmar court ordered a U.S. citizen Wednesday to serve three years in prison for entering the military-ruled country with forged documents and undeclared foreign currency. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:57:58 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/10/AS.Indonesia.Terrorism.Trial/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Indonesia.Terrorism.Trial 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-1571 An alleged Islamist militant being tried on charges of harboring terrorists behind deadly twin hotel bombings in the Indonesian capital claimed Wednesday that he had helped craft a plot to assassinate the president. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:38:32 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/10/AS.China.Death.Sentences/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Death.Sentences 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-14a8 China's highest court has issued new guidelines on the death penalty that instruct lower courts to limit its use to a small number of "extremely serious" cases. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:11:41 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.Koreas.Nuclear/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Koreas.Nuclear 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2149 A senior U.N. envoy pressed ahead Wednesday with international efforts to get North Korea back into nuclear disarmament talks, during the world body's first high-level visit to the reclusive state in nearly six years. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:09:39 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Afghanistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghanistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2ef9 U.S. and Afghan forces pushed Tuesday to the edge of the southern Afghan town of Marjah, poised to seize the major Taliban supply and drug-smuggling stronghold in hopes of building public support by providing aid and services once the insurgents are gone. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:55:50 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.China.Earthquake.Dissident/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Earthquake.Dissident 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2422 A Chinese activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of children crushed in their schools during the Sichuan earthquake was sentenced Tuesday to five years, underscoring the government's determination to suppress questions about why the buildings fell. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:55:31 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.China.Panda.Rescue/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Panda.Rescue 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-210d It was like getting a cat out of a tree — Sichuan style. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:28:35 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.Indonesia.Drinking.Deaths/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Indonesia.Drinking.Deaths 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-20f0 Indonesian police say eight people have died after drinking liquor laced with methanol on the country's main island of Java. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:09:45 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.Philippines.Massacre/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Philippines.Massacre 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2204 Philippine prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the biggest and deadliest murder case since the country's World War II war crimes trials. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:06:03 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Sri.Lanka.Opposition.Leader/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Sri.Lanka.Opposition.Leader 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2bd9 Sri Lanka's opposition called Tuesday for countrywide protests after its defeated presidential candidate was arrested for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government while serving as army commander. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:53:38 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.Antarctica.Whaling/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Antarctica.Whaling 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-21e9 Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:47:30 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Pakistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Pakistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2d40 Aid groups in Pakistan need nearly $538 million over the next six months to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by army clashes against the Taliban, the U.N. said in an international appeal Tuesday. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:25:46 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/06/AS.Koreas.Nuclear/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Koreas.Nuclear 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-3e8c North Korea's Kim Jong Il reportedly dispatched his top nuclear envoy to Beijing on Tuesday to discuss restarting nuclear disarmament talks, a day after pledging Pyongyang's commitment to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:56:11 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.Australia.Eating.A.Rat/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Australia.Eating.A.Rat 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-21f8 A British broadcaster has been convicted of animal cruelty after two reality show contestants skinned, cooked and ate a rat during filming in Australia. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:47:05 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.Taiwan.China.US.Arms.Sale/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Taiwan.China.US.Arms.Sale 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2202 A Taiwanese lawmaker says the island's navy commander told him that the island still wants to acquire diesel submarines from the United States, despite their absence from a recent U.S. arms package. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:18:56 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.China.Pollution.Census/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Pollution.Census 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-22cb China has revealed its most ambitious measure of what explosive development has done to its environment, saying Tuesday its first national pollution census has mapped nearly 6 million sources of industrial, residential and agricultural waste. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:17:49 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.Afghan.Waiting.For.Battle/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghan.Waiting.For.Battle 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2318 Take a desert of yellow-orange dust so flat it looks like Mars, with a freezing wind that blows so hard it can lift a large tent. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:01:23 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.China.Gangs/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Gangs 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2281 The lawyer for an alleged mob boss in southwest China was given a reduced 1 1/2-year prison term Tuesday during his appeal on charges that he helped his client falsely claim torture by police during interrogation, the court said. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:55:29 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.Asia.Year.of.the.Tiger/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Asia.Year.of.the.Tiger 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2375 It's the Year of the Tiger, but Chinese fortune tellers say it'll be a rough patch for the world's most famous one: disgraced golfer Tiger Woods. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:54:04 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.China.Iran.Nuclear/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Iran.Nuclear 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-22be China has called for more talks in the wake of calls by other world powers for possible sanctions on Iran if it goes through with its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:28:04 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/AS.Philippines.Elections/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Philippines.Elections 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-230a Campaign posters went up and jingles blared at election rallies Tuesday as the Philippines' richest politician and the son of its democracy icon began a tight race to succeed scandal-tainted President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:38:46 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/09/Toyota.Recall/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_Toyota.Recall 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-242e Toyota said Tuesday it is recalling 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose details of its global plans for a fix. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:36:10 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Afghan.Afghan.Role/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghan.Afghan.Role 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2a9d Thousands of Afghan soldiers and police will join U.S. and NATO troops in an upcoming offensive in southern Afghanistan, playing their biggest role in any joint operation of the Afghan war. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:34:22 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.China.Quake.Comeback/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Quake.Comeback 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2b1e Couples gather near dusk to practice ballroom dancing by the new cultural center, twirling leisurely in the heart of a city so devastated by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake that leaders had planned to simply seal it off and rebuild elsewhere. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:59:56 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.China.Bus.Crash/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Bus.Crash 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2dd4 A bus collided with a sport utility vehicle Monday and plunged down a mountain ravine in southern China, killing seven people and injuring 50, state media reported. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:21:37 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Japan.Body.in.Plane/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Japan.Body.in.Plane 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2e70 A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:17:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Kashmir.Avalanche/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Kashmir.Avalanche 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2ef1 A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 soldiers and critically injuring 17 others. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:15:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Thailand.Southern.Violence/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Thailand.Southern.Violence 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2e47 Police say suspected insurgents detonated a bomb as two truckloads of soldiers passed, wounding seven troops in Thailand's restive south. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:51:25 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Thailand.Security/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Thailand.Security 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2ea2 Thailand has started deploying about 20,000 security forces to brace for protests ahead of a widely anticipated court ruling on the $2.2 billion fortune of deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra, a spokesman said Monday. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:29:38 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Afghan.Wild.West.Motif/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghan.Wild.West.Motif 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2fc6 Welcome to the O.K. Corral. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:52:05 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/06/AS.Kashmir.Protest/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Kashmir.Protest 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-3e96 Authorities put separatist leaders under house arrest and thousands of armed troops in riot gear warned people to stay indoors in Indian Kashmir's main city Monday in an attempt to block a seventh day of violent demonstrations against Indian rule. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:14:47 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Australia.Immigration/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Australia.Immigration 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2f93 Australia tightened its migration rules Monday in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many hairdressers and cooks and too few doctors and engineers. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:50 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Hindu.Festival/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Hindu.Festival 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-2ff0 These body piercings have nothing to do with fashion — they are Hindu devotees' way of fulfilling their vows to the deity Lord Muruga. The rite is part of the annual festival of Thaipusam, which this year drew some 9,500 believers in the island city-state of Singapore. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:50:30 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.Malaysia.Anwar.Trial/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Malaysia.Anwar.Trial 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-3003 The sodomy trial of a Malaysian opposition leader who claims he is a victim of political persecution was temporarily halted Monday after he called for the removal of the presiding judge. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:44:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/08/AS.China.Hacking/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Hacking 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-30e3 Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:33:22 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/05/AS.Afghanistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghanistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-4e1e Minivans piled high with mattresses and clothing lined up at checkpoints Sunday as hundreds of civilians fled a Taliban-controlled area ahead of a planned NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:39:29 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/07/AS.Afghan.The.Electricity.War/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Afghan.The.Electricity.War 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-3457 About 90 factories sit vacant in the economic capital of southern Afghanistan. They could fight militants in a way no army could, employing thousands of people and giving them a reason to shun the Taliban. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:02:22 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/07/AS.Pakistan.Elusive.Taliban/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Pakistan.Elusive.Taliban 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-34d2 If Afghan Taliban fighters and their top leaders are roaming around this remote part of Pakistan as the U.S. alleges, the police chief here says he hasn't seen them. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:00:36 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/05/AS.Pakistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Pakistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-4d0d Pakistani security forces have seized a key Taliban stronghold in a northwestern area that the government had declared free of militants a year ago following a military offensive but has experienced periodic violence since then. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:39:40 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/07/AS.India.Missile.Test/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.India.Missile.Test 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-367f India again successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile Sunday that can hit targets across much of Asia and the Middle East, a defense ministry press release said. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:26:40 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/07/AS.Australia.Wildfires/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Australia.Wildfires 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-39c0 Releasing butterflies to honor the dead, Australians marked the one-year anniversary of the country's worst-ever wildfires Sunday in big-city cathedrals and small towns still bearing burn scars. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:06:08 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/07/AS.Japan.Earthquake/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Japan.Earthquake 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-369c A strong earthquake shook several small islands off Japan's southern coast on Sunday, rattling buildings over 100 miles (160 kilometers) away in Taiwan and causing officials to temporarily issue a tsunami warning. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:19:04 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/07/AS.China.Gang.Trial/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.China.Gang.Trial 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-36b2 A Chinese court has concluded the trial of a former police chief accused of protecting gangs, accepting bribes and rape in a southwestern China megacity with a long history of corruption. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:43 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/07/AS.Japan.US.Paying.the.Bill/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Japan.US.Paying.the.Bill 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-3730 In a country where land is a precious commodity, many U.S. bases in Japan boast golf courses, football fields and giant shopping malls whose food courts offer everything from Taco Bell to Subway and Starbucks. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:43 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/asia/2010/02/07/AS.Pakistan.The.Third.Gender/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_asia_AS.Pakistan.The.Third.Gender 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-55f39b24:1268fcad6b7:-3731 Taunted at home, Sanhya ran away at age 12, searching for acceptance as she sees herself — neither male nor female, but a member of a third gender.