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UN chief begins mission in Burma
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:31:01 -0000
Ban Ki-moon visits Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi, whose trial is again delayed.
Fans and foes pray for ill Aquino
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:56:33 -0000
Former Philippine President Cory Aquino has stopped treatment for cancer, prompting prayer vigils for her by both fans and foes.
New dinosaurs found in Australia
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:48:58 -0000
Three new dinosaur species are found in Queensland, Australia, and named after the Outback song Waltzing Matilda.
N Korea fires short-range missiles
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:08 -0000
North Korea test fires four short-range missiles off its eastern coast, South Korea's defence ministry says.
China babies 'sold for adoption'
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:35:50 -0000
Baby girls removed from parents who broke China's family-planning laws have been sold for adoption overseas, it is reported.
Japan envoy wins UN nuclear post
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:23:08 -0000
Japanese envoy Yukiya Amano is elected the next director-general of the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, diplomats say.

NYT > Asia Pacific

U.S. Faces Resentment in Afghan Region
By CARLOTTA GALL Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:51:23 -0000
A new American military operation in southern Afghanistan may ignite further tensions among a weary population, residents and local officials warn.
In Tactical Shift, Troops Will Stay and Hold Ground in Afghanistan
By THOM SHANKER and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:35:56 -0000
Almost 4,000 Marines moved to clear Taliban fighters from the volatile Helmand River valley.
Head Scarf Emerges as Indonesia Political Symbol
By NORIMITSU ONISHI Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:10:11 -0000
The jilbab, the Islamic style of dress in which a woman covers her head and neck, has become an issue in Indonesia’s presidential campaign this year.

L.A. Times - Asia

GI apparently seized in Afghanistan
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
The capture of the soldier would be a first for militants in the war. The incident in the east of the country comes just as an anti-Taliban offensive involving U.S. Marines has begun in the south. Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Istanbul, Turkey -- The apparent capture of an American soldier by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, believed to be the first such case in nearly eight years of warfare, presents U.S. military officials with potentially agonizing choices just as a major military offensive is underway in one of the most guerrilla-filled areas of the south.
India gays win landmark ruling decriminalizing homosexual sex
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700
A Delhi court rules that punishment for sexual relations between consenting adults is a violation of constitutional rights. The ruling applies to Delhi but is seen as a trendsetter for the country. The Delhi High Court issued a landmark ruling Thursday decriminalizing homosexuality, a move that could bring more freedom to millions of people in this deeply conservative nation.
American soldier believed captured in Afghanistan
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:59:00 -0700
The U.S. military releases few details about the apparent capture by militants in the east. The soldier has been missing since Tuesday. Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Istanbul, Turkey -- An American soldier is believed to have been captured by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said today.

UN News Centre - Asia Pacific

Japanese official chosen to head UN atomic watchdog
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500
A Japanese diplomat with a lengthy record of working on disarmament and non-proliferation issues will be the next chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog after winning a secret ballot today against two other candidates.
UNAIDS hails Indian court decision decriminalizing homosexuality
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has hailed today's decision by an Indian court to overturn a 150-year-old law and decriminalize homosexuality, voicing hope that more countries that ban same-sex activity will follow suit.
Ban discusses Myanmar during talks with Singapore's leaders
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500
The situation in Myanmar and the global economic crisis topped the agenda today when Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Singapore's leaders on the latest stop of his international trip.

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