Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia Pacific News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Australian News.net http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/cat/4a8b544d0e80ba53/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 19:47:19 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:47:19 -0400 30 North Korea fired its fourth short-range missile in the past two days into waters off its east coast on Sunday, despite calls for restraint from South Korea and other countries in the region, as well as the United Nations. The latest launch into the Sea of Japan, confirmed by South Korean Defense Ministry officials, follows three coastal launches on Saturday that rattled the region. ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619476/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:15:02 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619476/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Team MRF achieved a 1-2 finish here Sunday with Esapekka Lappi and Gaurav Gill finishing in that order in the International Rally of Whangarei that also doubled up as the first round of the 2013 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship. Visiting New Zealand for their first time, 22-year-old Finn Esapekka Lappi (co-driver Janne Ferm) led from start-to-finish driving the Skoda Fabia S2000. Lappi ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616451/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:01 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616451/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 An explosion at an unlicensed firecracker workshop in central China killed three people and left three others injured Sunday, officials said. The blast occurred around 9.50 a.m. in Yangzhai village in Henan province, Xinhua reported. Police suspect it was caused by illegally stored gunpowder. The workshop owner's wife and daughter and a neighbour were killed. The three injured include the ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614904/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:50:01 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614904/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Cricket Australia (CA) Sunday said David Warner has been reported for breaching their Code of Behaviour. Warner is alleged to have breached Rule 6 which is "Unbecoming behaviour, regarding comments posted on his twitter account". The rule states that "players and officials must not at any time engage in behaviour unbecoming to a representative player or official that could (a) bring them or the ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614135/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:50:02 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614135/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 North Korea Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, even as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was concerned over Pyongyang's latest missile launches and urged the regime to return to the talks on its controversial nuclear programme. Citing an anonymous military official in Seoul, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the short-range missile launch came a day after Pyongyang ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613803/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:20:02 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613803/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 4G services, which provide mobile users with internet access up to 50 times faster than the current 3G network, will be launched in Shanghai next month when the China Mobile company begins large-scale trials. The fourth generation of mobile phone mobile communication technology standards orm 4G provides users with high-speed internet access on devices such as phones, data cards and MiFi routes, ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613298/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:50:02 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613298/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Indian shuttlers were thrashed 0-5 by their Chinese counterparts on the first day of the Sudirman Cup here at the Putra Stadium Sunday. India lost their Group A matches in all the five categories of the biennial world mixed team badminton championships, winning only one game out of 11. In the first match, Tarun Kona and Ashwini Ponnappa expectedly lost their mixed doubles tie against World No.3 ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613135/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:10:02 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613135/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan has said that China is ready to act as an arbiter in Kashmir dispute but any such arrangement is subject to India's consent. Envoy Liu Jian affirmed that the India and Pakistan could see rapprochement over Kashmir issue through China, reports The Nation. Jian, at a farewell reception, said that Pakistan and China would sign a wide range of trade and economy ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612970/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:00:01 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612970/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday said he was concerned over North Korea's latest short-range missile launches and called on Pyongyang to return to the six-party talks on its controversial nuclear programme. The communist regime broke off talks with South Korea, China, the US, Japan and Russia on its nuclear programme in 2009, after the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612779/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612779/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 The death toll in an avalanche in the Siachen glacier region last year has risen to 128, following the recovery of three more bodies, the Pakistani military said. The bodies of three soldiers were recovered from Gayari sector of Siachen Saturday, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. On April 7, 2012, at least 140 soldiers of the 6 Northern Light Infantry Battalion and a few civilians came ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612474/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:40:01 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612474/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 A one-man inquiry tribunal comprising Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of Lahore High Court may visit India to complete the judicial inquiry into the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, a media report said. Sarabjit Singh, an Indian on death row in Pakistan, died May 2 after a group of Pakistani prisoners attacked him April 26 Kot Lakhpat Jail. Sarabjit was on death row since 1990 ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612473/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:30:01 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612473/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Continuous rainfall has claimed one life and affecting some 200,000 people in southwest China, authorities said Sunday. The rains started Thursday and had battered 14 counties in Guangxi region, Xinhua reported. The downpour damaged or destroyed 561 houses and ruined 12,120 hectares of crops, resulting in direct economic losses of about $24 ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611548/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611548/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 While confirming North Korea's missile launches Saturday, the Japanese government clarified none of the missiles landed in its territorial waters, Xinhua reported. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, citing its country's defence ministry, had reported that North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan. The ministry had detected two missiles being launched in the ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214608691/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:00:02 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214608691/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 China Daily interviewed Chi Fulin, president of the China Institute for Reform and Development in Hainan province, on the challenges facing the country's ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619579/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:33:53 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619579/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned of a "dangerous escalation" after North Korea test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas to ease tensions."I hope that North Korea will refrain from such further actions," Ban told the RIA Novosti news agency overnight.Ban was in Moscow following talks on Friday with Russian President Vladimir ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619580/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:32:36 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619580/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Japan is scheduled to release a batch of data on Monday, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap are final March figures for the leading and coincident indexes, plus April numbers for machine tool orders, convenience store sales, department store sales and Tokyo condominium sales. In addition, the Cabinet Office will release its monthly economic report for May.The ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619581/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:29:44 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619581/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 LONDON: A 22-year-old woman fled to Britain from the southern African nation of Swaziland and is seeking asylum after refusing to join the harem of 13 wives of Swazi king Mswati III. Tintswalo Ngobeni fled to Britain after she caught the attention of the millionaire monarch, known for his lavish lifestyle, the Daily Mail reported. As part of Swazi custom, the 45-year-old king is permitted to ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619575/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:20:15 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619575/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 It will take days to rebuild 2,000 feet (600 meters) of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision between two trains on Friday evening in the ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619585/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:00:41 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619585/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Mirza Ali , who becomes the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain. Nepal mountaineering department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese Sherpa guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col - the pass between Everest and a neighbouring ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619584/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:00:39 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619584/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Yoon Chang-Jung(Photo:Agencies) South Korean President Park Geun-Hye fired her spokesman over an unspecified "unsavoury" act midway through a summit trip to the United States this week, Yonhap news agency reported Friday. Senior presidential press secretary Lee Nam-Ki announced Yoon Chang-Jung's dismissal, saying he was "personally involved in an unsavoury incident", ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619586/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:58:16 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619586/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Chinese counterpart Sunday discussed efforts to resolve a decades-old border dispute between the world's two most populous ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619092/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:45:29 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619092/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Nigeria's military says it killed 14 Boko Haram militants and captured 20 others Sunday, as it presses its offensive against the al-Qaida-linked group in the country's restive ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619091/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:45:29 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619091/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 By Stanley WhiteTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan risks missing, yet again, an opportunity to use foreign investment to help fuel sustained economic growth that has eluded it for the last two decades.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to make Japan "the world's easiest country for companies to do business in" as part of his economic revival plan, which so far has been largely met with ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619097/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:43:47 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619097/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 NEW DELHI (AFP) - Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will hold talks with a string of Indian leaders on Monday as the two sides look to rebuild trust after a recent flare-up in a border dispute as well as boost trade.Li, who arrived in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon, has said that his decision to choose India for his first foreign visit since taking office "indicates the great importance ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619098/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:43:42 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619098/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 /enpproperty--> NEW DELHI - China and India are both willing and able to foster new highlights in cooperation among Asian countries and make new engine of the world economy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday. "The two countries have the will, wisdom and capability to jointly nurture new bright spots in cooperation among Asian countries, create new engine of the world economy, ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619012/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:33:31 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619012/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619386/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:23:26 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619386/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 SHANGHAI, China - It has taken almost no time, but it was anticipated by many - China has become the number one source market for many Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. In my capacity as a former hotelier, a new travel agent, a journalist, and National President of SKAL International-Thailand, I had the opportunity to visit Shanghai and Nanjing, to experience first-hand China's ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619101/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:20:11 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619101/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Afghan policy that suits its strategic and business interests, has been interacting with various Afghan lobbies, discreetly reaching out to Northern Alliance leaders as well as the Taliban, while also coordinating with Pakistan to create space for itself in possible political deliberations on the future of Afghanistan. Even as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang prepares to tour Pakistan soon after ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619102/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:10:53 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619102/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun May 19, 2013 4:53pm EDT (Repeats story first published on Sunday. No changes to text) By Li Hui and Maxim Duncan QIANTUN, China May 19 (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619069/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:53:35 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619069/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 US$ dollars have been flooding the financial markets ever since Bernanke launched quantitative easing, allegedly to turnaround the US economy. These huge amounts of US$ toilet papers are mainly in financial markets (and in central banks) outside of the United States. A huge chunk is represented as reserves in central banks led by China and Japan. If truth be told, the real value of the US$ would ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618606/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:50:01 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618606/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Letters , 3 May) is untrue and unacceptable. The constitution of the People's Republic of China explicitly enshrines Chinese citizens' right to freedom of expression and press in its article 35. The Chinese government attaches great importance to and protects such rights in accordance with law. China now publishes 1,937 newspapers, 9,851 journals, 302,000 kinds of books, and owns over ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618590/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:59 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618590/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Gary Pruitt, the president and CEO of the Associated Press (AP) has said that US justice department's seizure of phone records is hurting the agency's ability to gather ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618607/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:20:53 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618607/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 /enpproperty--> GUIYANG - Three people were confirmed dead after a truck carrying ammonium nitrate burst into flames after colliding with two sedan cars in Guizhou province on Sunday, rescuers said. The accident happened around 6 pm near Guiyang city, capital of Guizhou. Rescuers said the casualties may rise as they were still searching the charred vehicle frames for victims trapped within. ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618175/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:53:59 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618175/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 White House in recent days. After wavering initially, the US president has launched an all-out offensive to contain fallout from the trio of controversies. Senior Obama advisor Dan Pfeiffer, doing the rounds of weekly television talk shows, went into damage control mode on the scandals, including one related to alleged abuses by the ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618195/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:51:18 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618195/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 extremists and three soldiers. Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, a military spokesman, said in a statement that one soldier also was missing as "forces have been engaging a large number of heavily armed terrorists" for the last two days. He did not say exactly where the fighting occurred but that about 20 people were arrested. There was no independent confirmation of the military's ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618170/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:51:12 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618170/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI (Reuters) - North Korean forces have seized a Chinese fishing boat, Chinese officials told state-run news agency Xinhua late on Sunday, creating a potential new irritant in ties between the two allies. Chinese counsellor to North Korea Jiang Yaxian said North Korea had "grabbed" the private vessel from the northern city of Dalian in waters between China and ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618470/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:47:11 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618470/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 A TWO-CAR train derailed on Hong Kong's light railway in the north of the city yesterday, injuring 62 people. Passengers sat dazed on the ground near where the train derailed, some bleeding and being treated by medics. Others were taken away on stretchers, television news footage showed. Three people who were seriously injured had already been taken to hospital according to state-run ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618177/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:29 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618177/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 AT least 11 flights to Shanghai were disrupted last night after airports in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Chongqing received bomb threats. The calls, which turned out to be hoaxes, came a day after a man was detained for making similar calls that disrupted five domestic flights on Wednesday. Operations at the Shanghai Hongqiao and Pudong International airports were unaffected by the latest ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618176/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:29 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618176/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Chinese top leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Gaoli meet with representatives of the honored units and individuals of China's manned submersible mission in Beijing, capital of China, May 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Lan ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618180/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:28 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618180/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 TAIWAN'S leader called for calm yesterday as he promised to protect Filipinos on the island amid widespread anger over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman. Anti-Manila sentiments mounted after the 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead last week by Philippine coast guard at sea 164 nautical miles southeast of Taiwan. Taiwanese media reported an attack on a Filipino, tourists cancelled visits ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618179/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:28 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618179/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Hundreds of homosexuals made to the street on May 17 in the largest-scale gay rights rally in Chinese mainland 2013 in Changsha, capital of S China's Hunan ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618178/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:28 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618178/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 A WEIBO account was banned for spreading a rumor that the teenage son of renowned PLA singer Li Shuangjiang was immune from the law as the victim of the gang rape case dropped the charge against the teenage. A Spanish newspaper, El Pas, reported that sources from Beijing said Li Tianyi, 17, who is now known as Li Guanfeng, only needed to do 300 to 400 hours of community service and will fly to ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618181/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:27 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618181/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 The Philippines on Wednesday apologised to Taiwan after coastguards shot dead a Taiwanese fisherman sparking tensions that saw Taipei threaten a naval exercise near Philippine waters. Taiwan "foreign minister" David Lin told reporters that "the Philippines has voiced deep regret and apology for the incident" after a closed-door meeting with Antonio Basilio, the de facto ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618182/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:27:24 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214618182/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 President Barack Obama and White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer, right, react to a reporter's question as they leave the Treasury Department in Washington, Jan. 16, ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214617635/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:44 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214617635/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Two agents with the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident off the coast of Virginia Beach. The accident happened on Friday afternoon during a training exercise involving at least one military helicopter, according to sources. The two FBI agents, whose identities have not been released, were based in Quantico, Va. and were in Hampton ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214617895/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:48:39 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214617895/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 China has broken the record for the longest viaduct demolition in the world. The 3.5km long concrete bridge which served as a part of a main highway will be replaced by a six-lane 5 km viaduct. Demolition workers careful wrapped the structure in protective material to prevent flying ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214617138/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:09 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214617138/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Philippine authorities have told Filipino workers to limit their activities in Taiwan following the Philippine Coast Guard's slaying of a Taiwanese fisherman. Violence against Filipinos in Taiwan has escalated since fisherman Hung Shih-chen was killed May 9 in waters off Balintang Island in northern Philippines, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Sunday. The violence has prompted ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214617146/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:48:59 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214617146/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 South Korea, long in the shadow of other Asian 'tiger economies,' is suddenly hip and enormously prosperous - so much so that it may have outgrown its thankless dream of reuniting with the ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214617015/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:46:41 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214617015/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 It's official. The New Zealand Rugby Union lacks imagination and soul. We knew that anyway, of course. But its snubbing of Fiji - whose request for a home test against the All Blacks to mark their centenary was turned down - typifies the arrogant, ham-fisted running of the national ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619583/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214619583/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 A spokesman for the Afghan president says Mr. Karzai will ask for assistance for the strengthening of the country's military and security institutions. Afghanistan and India signed a strategic partnership in 2011 which included India's training of Afghan forces as they prepare to takeover security from foreign troops in 2014. Pakistan has also offered a strategic partnership ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616588/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:29:33 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616588/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Zahra Shahid Hussain was killed late Saturday after being approached by two unknown gunmen outside her home in Karachi. Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Khan, leader of Pakistan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, blamed Saturday's slaying of Zahra Shahid Hussain on the rival Muttahida Qaumi Movement party, or MQM. The party has denied any ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616589/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:29:33 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616589/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 oil companies are increasingly visible in the Middle East. Here's why: China is the world's most populous country and largest energy consumer. It is the second largest economy in the world. From 2001 to 2011, it experienced annual GDP growth of about 10 per cent. The recent slowdown in the Chinese economy is planned and calculated, as indicated in the government's 12th Five Year ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616596/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:27:55 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616596/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Australia's coach Robbie Deans has not often been described as a risk taker and after scrutinising the Lions squad and noting their power and physicality he decided the mercurial attributes of the fly-half Quade Cooper, who is not the most eager of tacklers, would have worked more to the advantage of the opposition than the Wallabies.Cooper, who fell out with Deans last year after describing ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616597/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:26 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616597/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 The US special envoy for North Korean human rights has canceled a five-day trip to South Korea on Sunday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.Robert King, who had been scheduled to visit South Korea from Sunday to Thursday next week, abruptly canceled the visit without giving a reason, the report said, quoting multiple diplomatic sources.King had been scheduled to meet with officials ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616598/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:17 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616598/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang (L) is welcomed by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, E. Ahmed on his arrival at Palam Airport in New Delhi on May 19, 2013. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India Sunday afternoon on the first stop of his maiden foreign trip, for talks on issues ranging from an unresolved border dispute to a festering trade-imbalance. (Raveendran /AFP/Getty ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616600/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:19:49 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616600/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Profits of Alibaba Group, the world's biggest online retailer, more than doubled in the three months ended in December, jumping to $642.2 million from $236.9 million a year ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616491/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:19:39 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616491/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 This undated picture, released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 13, 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju (2nd L), enjoying a performance given by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Korean People's Internal Security ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616602/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:14:23 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616602/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Authorities said they suspect a firecracker-workshop explosion that killed three people in China Sunday morning was caused by illegally stored gunpowder. The blast in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province killed the workshop owner's wife and daughter and a neighbor, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. The owner and two others have been hospitalized, Xinhua ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616604/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:58:34 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616604/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616455/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:42:45 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616455/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 PARIS -- Police in Tunisia fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing Islamists in two cities after the government banned the hardline Ansar al-Shariah group from staging its annual congress Sunday. The events underscore the growing clout of Muslim extremists in the once staunchly secular North African country. The assassination of secular opposition leader Chokri Belaid in February sparked ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616038/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:39:04 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616038/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 An advisor to Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan says the government is encouraged by the progress of the ongoing military offensive against the Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram. "The majority of the various camps where the terrorists have converted into their hideouts have been heavily bombarded, both by air and on land. And I’m just receiving a report that about 55 ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616039/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:39:03 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616039/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615930/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:30:40 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615930/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 David Beckham has always prompted overreactions.At the 1998 World Cup, an overreaction from Argentina's Diego Simeone to a tap on the leg saw Beckham sent off; England lost the game and Beckham was subsequently hated by the majority of English soccer fans for at least a year.Just last week, Beckham's announcement that he is retiring saw the news widely described as "stunning" ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616049/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:48 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616049/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 The peaceful resolution of the "tent confrontation" points to the maturing of India-China relations, and that both sides have the will and confidence to dissolve the crisis bilaterally and prevent it from acquiring dangerous proportions. But it also shows that India-China relations remains "fragile" and the hyper sensitive nature of the border issue remains at the core of ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616053/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:40 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616053/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 In January, the Philippines instituted arbitration proceedings against China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with regard to disputes between the two countries in the South China Sea. China has chosen not to take part in these proceedings, claiming that the compulsory dispute settlement procedures under UNCLOS do not apply. Does China's rejection of the ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616052/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:39 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616052/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 It's true that we cannot predict the future. Yet when we know how much snow has fallen on the Himalaya Mountains, we can predict flood levels six months later as the snow creates the floods. Similarly, a lot of snow has fallen on the global order, and we can see some of the flood of challenges to come.One prediction in my new book, The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615931/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:39 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615931/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Mexico is in a great moment. Macroeconomic stability and a low debt rate are part of our strengths as one of the top 15 economies in the world. We are an economy with a broad social perspective fully inserted into international trade, with an exchange of goods and services that amounts more than $700 billion each year. We offer a secure and trustworthy environment for foreign investment. Our ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616051/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:38 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616051/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Last week, an Australian satirical show called The Checkout was sued for defamation by Professor Avni Sali on behalf of Swisse, a herbal supplement company headed up by his son Radek. No doubt the brand name was the brain child of a clever marketing analyst who assumed consumers would equate Swisse with alpine clinics, legitimacy and cool refined doctors. Maybe even a singing nun. The product ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616050/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:36 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616050/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 JUBA: At least 29 people were killed when cattle raiders from a South Sudanese minority group opened fire on members of another minority in a village in Upper Nile state, a local official said Sunday. The gunmen crept into Tolleri village in Ulang county in the early hours of Saturday morning and sprayed it with bullets, killing 23 people instantly, said Dak Tap Chuol, commissioner for the nearby ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616055/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:04:52 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616055/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Barack Obama learned that the federal tax collection agency had targeted conservative groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for answers on Sunday. The Obama administration has also been forced on the defensive over its handling of last September's terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the US ambassador and ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616056/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:04:51 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616056/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 DUBAI, UAE -- Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, Iran's Fars news agency reported. Mohammad Heidari, accused of passing security-related information and secrets to Israeli Mossad agents in exchange for money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, accused of gathering information for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, were hanged at ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615460/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:40 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615460/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 A journalist (R) records a video on a raft as a man paddles along flooded street after heavy downpours hit Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Hunan province May 16, 2013. One person died and 270,000 others were affected by a new round of rain in central China's Hunan Province, authorities said. China rains have killed 55 people this week, as devastating storms hit the southern regions of the ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615479/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:36:16 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615479/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 This picture courtesy of the Gupta family shows Vela Gupta and her husband Indian-born Aaskash Jahajgarhia posing with relatives and guests during ceremonies for their wedding in Sun City, South Africa, on May 1, 2013. (AFP ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615464/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:33:33 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615464/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 NEW DELHI - India says all issues will be ';on the table,'; including a recent border spat and a festering trade imbalance, during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to the South Asian giant, which started Sunday. At the same time, New Delhi thinks ';very highly'; of Li’s decision to make India his first overseas stop since taking charge as premier, Indian Foreign ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615483/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:36 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615483/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Life in Japan just seems tailor-made for certain foreign residents, who slip into the fabric of this society as smoothly as a hand slides into a glove. American Curtis Patterson, a professional koto player and music teacher, is a case in point. Not only ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615484/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:23:29 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615484/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang is expected in the country this week for an official visit, it has emerged. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday the vice-premier will make the visit at the invitation of Vice-President Joice Mujuru. Minister in VP Mujuru's office, Sylvester Nguni yesterday confirmed to The Standard Yang's visit, but could not give details as he was in ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615467/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:19:12 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615467/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Several independent candidates belonging to influential political families of Punjab and Sindh provinces are among those who have joined the PML-N, which emerged the single largest party in the May 11 general election by winning 124 ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615485/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:13:18 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615485/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 SEOUL ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616974/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:09:52 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214616974/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Syrian state television says government troops have entered the rebel town of Qusair as part of a weeks-long offensive to recapture the strategic area connecting Damascus to the Mediterranean ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615012/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:58:16 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615012/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 BRUSSELS (AFP) - The latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but both sides have a lot to lose if things get out of hand and harm the much-needed economic growth they seek, analysts said.In May alone, the two have locked horns over solar panels, steel tubes and telecoms equipment, sparking fears of a trade war between two of the world's biggest trading ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615026/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:56:55 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615026/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 TAIPEI (AFP) - Thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital Taipei on Sunday urging the government to halt construction of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, citing the Japanese atomic crisis.The demonstrators chanted slogans like "No Nuke for Our Children" during the march which extended for miles as they evoked memories of the March 2011 Fukushima crisis sparked by an ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614954/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:56:53 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614954/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Resource security has long been creating a bottleneck restricting the development of China's aluminum industry. According to figures from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, China's bauxite ore imports were on the rise during the 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-10). Imports reached 30.36 million tons in 2010, up 53.3 percent year-on-year, indicating a 45.18 percent ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615028/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:48:40 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615028/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 No, that's cool, we're not in Europe, we get it.But excuse us for feeling a little jealous when we see all that pageantry and - when it comes to the voting - b*stardry, and we can't have a piece of it.We reckon we could mix it with some of Europe's "finest" musical acts.Surely with Australia's Got Talent, Australian Idol, The X Factor and The Voice Australia we ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615030/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:35:51 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615030/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 The test comes one day after the country's military fired three short-range missiles off its eastern coast. The launches come amid a period of relative quiet from North Korea that followed a state of high tension and belligerence earlier this ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615031/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:33:56 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615031/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 WAM ABU DHABI, 19th May, 2013 (WAM) -- The Minister of International Cooperation and Development, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi has discussed prospects of enhancing cooperation between the UAE and Australia in various international development and humanitarian issues. The discussions came during a meeting at the ministry in Abu Dhabi today with Australian Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, and his ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615032/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:22:22 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214615032/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Radical Islamists in Tunisia have engaged in street battles with police after authorities banned thousands of them from holding an annual conference in the center of the country. The radical activists, also known as Salafists, threw stones at Tunisian police who deployed heavily in the central town of Kairouan to prevent them from gathering on Sunday. Police responded to the stone throwers by ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614623/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:07:13 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614623/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 /enpproperty--> PARIS - Second seed Ma Long of China fought off fierce challenge from fifth seed Timo Boll to enter the semifinals of the World Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday. Ma, the World Cup winner and a member of China's winning team at the London Olympics, beat the German star 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9 before a boisterous crowd at the Bercy Arena. He will next ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614631/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:56:16 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614631/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Arlington family is safe at home after going through quite an ordeal during an overseas adoption. Tracy Antonelli, her husband Patrick and their two girls were among the 60 families that were stuck in China. They were trying to get a visa for their newly adopted daughter, but the office at the U.S. Consulate was shut down because of a security threat. The office reopened Thursday afternoon, and ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614632/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:54:00 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614632/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis warned the Catholic Church to not close in on itself at a Mass to mark Pentecost Sunday attended by more than 200,000 people, urging the faithful to be open and present in a new and changing ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614821/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:53:49 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614821/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey's state-run news agency says a jet has crashed during an airshow in southern Turkey, killing its pilot. The Anadolu Agency says there were no other casualties in Sunday's crash in the southern city of Adana. There was no immediate information on the plane's type. The agency says the airshow was part of public holiday festivities marking the 94th anniversary ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614639/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:53:39 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614639/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Assad regime's "barbaric and destructive" assault on Qusayr could render "meaningless" US-Russian attempts to organize a conference on ending two years of bloodshed in the country. The Arab League called an emergency meeting for Thursday, ahead of the conference, following demands from the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) for it to meet and "stop the massacre ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614643/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:53:38 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614643/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 It's bad for Kenneth Bae, the Washington man arrested in North Korea last year and sentenced to 15 years in prison, but it could be worse, according to people familiar with the workings of one of the world's most secretive and repressive regimes. Bae began serving a 15-year, hard labor sentence on Tuesday for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state. But word from ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614635/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:44:15 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614635/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Japan has made progress in its attempts to curtail soaring fuel costs since the 2011 Fukushima disaster and Washington on Friday gave it the green light to import cheap liquefied natural gas. Since Japan is poor in natural resources, it has been longing to import U.S.-produced LNG emerging from the shale gas boom. This is not only because the price of U.S. natural gas is around a quarter of ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614571/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:43:12 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614571/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 MANILA -- Advocates for Philippine migrant workers say they are concerned about the effects of a hiring freeze Taiwan's government has put in place against the Philippines. The move came less than a week after a Philippine Coast Guard crew admitted shooting at a Taiwanese vessel, killing a fisherman. Statistics from ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614248/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:16:35 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614248/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Reuters © Germany's Vice Chancellor and Free Democratic Party (FDP) Chairman Philipp Roesler attends the second day of an extraordinary FDP Party meeting in Nuremberg May 5, 2013. REUTERS/Kai ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614252/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:15:20 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614252/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Around 20,000 Red Shirt protesters rallied in Bangkok Sunday to mark the third anniversary of a bloodycrackdownon anti-government protests which exposed Thailand's deep divisions, police ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614483/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:04:38 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614483/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 reported on Wednesday that China’s environmental ministry has okayed the construction of a new hydroelectric dam on the Dadu River in the Sichuan province, which when completed will be the country’s largest. China’s energy mix was 9.4 percent renewable as of 2011, and the Sichuan project is part of the country’s effort to boost itself to 15 percent by 2020. Hydroelectric ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614176/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:02:10 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614176/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 TAIPEI - Taiwan Sunday repeated calls for a joint investigation into the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine coastguards, an incident which has ignited a major diplomatic dispute. A team of Taiwanese investigators returned to the island Saturday, accusing the Philippine government of failing to honor its agreement to conduct a joint ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614356/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:57:49 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614356/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines -- Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago warned on Sunday that injuries sustained by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Taiwanese attackers could be considered "an act of aggression" that could serve as basis for the fold-up of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei. "The 87,000 overseas ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614254/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:56:04 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614254/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 BAMAKO (Reuters) - After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a separate group of Tuareg ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614247/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:55:17 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614247/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 PHOTOS: Star-Studded Jury Lands in Cannes EuropaCorp and Fundamental will co-finance, produce and distribute the next three installments in the Transporter franchise (parts 4, 5 and 6). The projects will be budgeted from $30 million to $40 million; at least one of the films will likely shoot in China. No word yet on whether Jason Statham is staying on as the franchise's star. The ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614194/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:52:22 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614194/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 The politics of immigration in Japan involve anxieties about national identity and worries about crime. Looking at other countries with large numbers of immigrants, the Japanese government has said ';no thanks.'; There are, however, strong economic reasons for Japan to let down the drawbridges. ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614258/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:51:50 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614258/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 J K Rowling had with her boyfriend, in a Manchester hotel room, resulted in the idea that led to creation of the most gripping sport in 'wizarding world'. Quidditch - the sport which is one of the most famous elements of ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614260/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:41:11 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614260/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 China started their defending journey by sweeping India 5-0 at the 13th Sudirman Cup world team badminton championships on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur.Looking forward to winning a historical five-in-a-row Sudirman Cup, China opened with Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei's victory over Tarun Kona/Ashwini Ponnappa in mixed doubles event at 21-10, 21-13. The Chinese pair ranked third in the world while their ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613915/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:17:07 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613915/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 /enpproperty--> BEIJING - The recent snooping scandal involving global financial information and news provider Bloomberg LP has sounded an alarm for the Chinese financial industry and its heavy reliance on foreign data services. Bloomberg LP announced on Friday the appointment of former IBM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Samuel J. Palmisano as an independent adviser regarding privacy ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613916/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:14:26 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613916/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 A member of Hamas security forces stands guard in front of the closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip May 17, ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613850/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:05:14 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613850/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 MEET Sara and Sanja Krneta - the identical twins recruited by the RiAus Science Exchange to help peak their peers' interest in science as an area of study. The Year 12 Australian Science and Mathematics School students, who came to Adelaide as Bosnian refugees in 2001, are producing a series of online videos to promote science as fun and exciting. "What we've found is that children ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614255/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614255/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 AN exhibition of works by one of Britain's greatest artists has broken the Art Gallery of South Australia's attendance record for paid exhibitions staged in the past 25 years. The gallery's communications manager, Marika Lucas-Edwards, said yesterday that Turner from the Tate: The Making of a Master had eclipsed the previous record-holder, Egyptian Antiquities from the Louvre, which ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614256/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214614256/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Boracay Photo by Don Lejano/INQUIRER.net ILOILO CITY, Philippines -- Hotels and resorts on Boracay Island have been reeling from the cancellation of bookings of Taiwanese tourists amid the diplomatic row following the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by Filipino coast guards, according to travel operators. Henry Chusuey, chair of the Boracay Foundation Inc. (BFI), said several resorts catering ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613580/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:26:58 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613580/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 despite being left out of the initial Wallabies squad . Deans included three uncapped players in his squad to face the Lions on their Australia tour, but said it was not the end for players who hadn't been named as there are still six more places to be ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613582/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:26:22 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613582/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon arrived in Beijing on Sunday afternoon, kicking off his China visit.During his stay in China, Rakhmon is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and meet with top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang and Vice Premier Zhang ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613583/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:26:01 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613583/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 WASHINGTON: One ticket-holder won a record Powerball lottery jackpot of more than $590 million, organizers said today, ending a days-long American quest for a life-changing payout. The winning numbers -- 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and a Powerball of 11 -- were drawn just before 11:00 pm eastern time (0300 GMT Sunday) and the winning ticket was sold in Florida, according to the competition's website. ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613588/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:59:45 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613588/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Federal investigators on Saturday searched for the cause of a rush-hour train crash in Connecticut that injured dozens of people commuting home from New York City, three of them critically. More than 60 people were hospitalized on Friday night after an eastbound commuter train derailed and collided with a westbound passenger train on an adjacent track near the Connecticut suburb of Fairfield. ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613587/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:59:45 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613587/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Qusair has been under fire for weeks as government troops seek to re-capture it with airstrikes and shelling. The town is strategically important because it links the capital, Damascus, with the coast. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he will not step down before next year's elections. Mr. Assad's comments were published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613256/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:44:49 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613256/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 China says placing India first on the itinerary of new Premiere Li Keqiang demonstrates the importance Beijing places on the relationship between the two countries. The Chinese premier and his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, are expected to address how to smooth over a lingering border dispute - a root cause of their trust deficit. The Chinese leader's visit comes ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613255/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:44:49 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613255/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Justice Naqvi of the Lahore high court is investigating the death of Sarabjit who died on May 2 following a brutal assault by prisoners on April 26 within Kot Lakhpat Jail ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613197/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:30:28 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613197/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Shinzo Abe made the comment after a surprise visit to North Korea by one of his advisers last week has irritated the United States and South Korea as a possible damper to their efforts to forge a united front against Pyongyang. "I want to pursue negotiations or dialogue" with North Korea, he told reporters in Fukuoka, southern Japan, according to Japanese media. "I will definitely ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613264/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:30:25 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613264/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613176/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:39 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613176/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613241/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:38 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613241/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 This file photo shows Rohingya people, pictured on a fishing boat on November 7, 2012.(Photo:Agencies) A boat carrying up to 150 Rohingya Muslims fleeing a cyclone has capsized off Myanmar's coast, the UN said on Tuesday, as the storm threatened to strike flood-prone Rakhine State over coming days. The boat went missing on Monday night after it left Pauktaw township, a spokeswoman for the ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613271/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:05:54 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613271/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's advisor Isao Iijima arrived in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), reported Japan's Kyodo News Agency Tuesday. Kyodo said that the purpose of Iijima's visit to the DPRK is ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613270/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:05:54 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214613270/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Kahn has blamed the killing of a top member of his political party on a rival party, as voters in Karachi re-vote a parliamentary election originally held last ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612871/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:53:09 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612871/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 A new scheme rolling out in Chinese villages enlists 'young elderly' people to care for the very elderly left behind as young workers rush to the big cities. Max Duncan ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612846/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:51:36 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612846/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Brendan Jones, Paul Sheehan and Scott Strange have recorded top-15 finishes at the PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup on Sunday.The trio finished tied for 15th at two over at the Sobu Country Club Sohbu Course near Tokyo, with Jones and Strange the best of the group on the final day with even-par 71s while Sheehan shot two over.South Korea's Kim Hyung-Sung claimed the Japan Golf Tour ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612879/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:49:59 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612879/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Only weeks after Chinese President Xi Jinping had a much-publicized meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Durban on the sidelines of a BRICS summit, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is heading for New Delhi on Sunday on the first leg of his maiden tour abroad. Such a short time interval in top-level contacts between the two Asian giants gives the impression the Chinese dragon and the ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612880/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:44:12 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612880/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 North Korea has launched three missiles into the sea off its east coast, reheating simmering tensions and prompting mild rebukes from the US and ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612884/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:33:36 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612884/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 CANNES, France – Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers has signed a strategic co-production and distribution agreement with QED International. The new partners will first work together on the release ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612839/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:28:49 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612839/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Beijing-based economist Michael Pettis has carved out through his "China Financial Markets" blog a distinct position with his commentaries on the Chinese economy, notably with his consideration of the difficulties it faces with its necessary rebalancing towards a more consumption-based model. Asia Times Online here draws the attention of Pettis' latest insightful analysis to a ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612885/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:14:55 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612885/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 The United Nations chief has voiced hope that North Korea will abandon its missile tests, after the Stalinist state fired three short-range missiles into the sea on ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612567/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:02:09 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612567/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Oxbow, ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens and trained by veteran trainer Wayne Lukas, Saturday led the Preakness in Baltimore, Maryland from start to finish. Oxbow was the surprise winner with 15-to-1 odds. Itsmyluckyday finished second and Mylute was third. Kentucky Derby champion and favorite Orb finished fourth in the Preakness -- the second jewel in horse racing's Triple ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612569/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:02:08 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612569/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Millions of people across the U.S. have been waiting anxiously to hear the results of a record U.S. Powerball lottery drawing late Saturday worth $590.5 ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612568/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:02:08 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612568/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles. He urged North Korea to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers. Mr Ban, who spoke to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti during a visit to Moscow, called North Korea's launch of three short-range missiles from its east coast yesterday a ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612572/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:57:54 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612572/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Support rate for the Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has edged down almost 2 percent to 70.9 percent, compared with 72.1 percent in the previous poll last month, according to a Kyodo News survey showed on Sunday.It was the fourth time that the Cabinet approval rating has surpassed 70 percent in the monthly surveys since Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) took power in ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612573/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:52:34 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612573/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Although the DPRK has not launched the mid-range Musudan missile, which was believed to be capable of reaching Guam, the three short-range guided missiles still shocked many. As the tension in the Korean peninsula has eased recently, the timing of the DPRK's launch provoked heated discussion. One South Korean national defense expert said the DPRK was staging a low-level protest against the ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612574/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:52:32 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612574/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Belgian authorities have launched an investigation after the seizure of tons of fake euro coins which came from China. Customs at Brussels airport have been confiscating the counterfeit coins over the past few months. Germany’s Bundesbank mistakenly accepted fake money from China worth six million euros in ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612561/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:37:21 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612561/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 CHINESE authorities are investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official says. Armed North Koreans on May 6 hijacked the boat and escorted it towards North Korea while it was sailing in waters around 70 kilometres from North Korea's western coast, reports and the boat's owner Yu ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612580/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:34:19 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612580/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 TIMIKA, Indonesia -; Rescuers have pulled another body from a collapsed facility at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the death toll to ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612153/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:10 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612153/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Code-hopper Israel Folau was one of three uncapped players named in Australia's preliminary 25-man squad to face the British and Irish Lions, with in-form Reds playmaker Quade Cooper the most notable omission. Folau's selection caps a remarkable rise for the former rugby league international after just 12 Super 15 appearances for the Waratahs since switching from AFL at the start of ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612130/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:07:30 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612130/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – As violence against Filipinos escalated, Philippine officials have advised the thousands of workers to ';limit their movement'' in Taiwan amid the backlash over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard in Philippine waters. Antonio Basilio, resident representative of ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612131/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:03:06 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612131/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Dancers perform for the opening of the China Tourism Day and the 3rd Western China Tourism Industry Expo, in Chongqing, Southwest China, May 19, 2013. Chongqing is the main venue for the 2013 China Tourism Day. (Xinhua/Li ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612056/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:02:06 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612056/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 SAITAMA, Japan: When amateur actress Etsuko Shigemoto walks out in front of a Paris audience in an all-Japanese production this month she will forget about being 87 years old."I have weak hearing and poor sight. I have problems all over my body," she said. "But I am still young in spirit."Shigemoto is one of a troupe of elderly actors -- average age 74 -- under the tutelage of ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612132/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:59:47 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612132/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Amadeo Perez, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Center) AFP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is waiting for tempers in Taiwan to cool before settling the dispute over a shot Taiwanese fisherman, the head of an office in charge of relations said Sunday. Issues like Manila’s ';one-China'; policy and comments by Taiwanese investigators ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612136/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:51:37 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612136/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 View Photo Two Chinese paramilitary police test a telescopic sight fitted on a gun model at the China International Exhibition and Symposium on Police Equipment and Anti-Terrorism Technology and Equipment in Beijing on May 15, ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612076/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:43:11 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612076/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Imran Khan has held the chief of Mutthaida Qaumi Movement (MQM) directly responsible for the killing of a senior leader of his party in the city. "I ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612139/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:36:27 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612139/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 The report said Kayani called on Sharif to congratulate him on the PML-N's success in the general election and informally talked "about all national security ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612138/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:36:27 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612138/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Harry Potter book , complete with handwritten notes which reveal the author invented the fictional sport of Quidditch after a row with her then-boyfriend, is going up for sale. Rowling will auction a hand signed, annotated ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612140/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:36:25 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612140/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Japanese ministers denounced Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto on Tuesday, a day after he said sexual servitude by women was "necessary" for Japan's soldiers during World War II to maintain discipline in the military, Kyodo News reports. But Shintaro Ishihara, an opposition lawmaker who co-heads the Japan Restoration Party with Hashimoto, defended the outspoken mayor, saying that ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612141/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:34:14 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612141/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Japan has acknowledged that it conducted only a limited investigation before claiming there was no official evidence that its troops coerced Asian women into sexual slavery before and during World War II. A parliamentary statement signed Tuesday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged the government had a set of documents produced by a postwar international military tribunal containing ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612143/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:34:13 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612143/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Japan has lodged a diplomatic protest with China over an article in a state-run publication that challenged the ownership of Okinawa, home to major US bases, officials said Thursday. The People's Daily on Wednesday published a call for a review of Japan's sovereignty over Okinawa, suggesting that Beijing may be the rightful owner. The call came as the two countries are already at ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612142/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:34:13 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612142/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese minister on Sunday defended a surprise visit to North Korea by one of the prime minister's aides which Washington and Seoul said could not help efforts to forge a united front against Pyongyang.Akira Amari, state minister of economic revitalisation, said the four-day trip by Isao Iijima reflected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resolve to have North Korea come clean ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611674/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:19:50 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611674/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 FIJI'S military ruler says he will meet Beijing's leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Frank Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612137/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:17:19 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214612137/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Five Philippine policemen were wounded following a clash with leftist rebels in southern Philippines on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.Police commandos from the 11th Special Action Force were conducting combat patrol in Sta. Cruz village, Tagbina town, in Mindanao's Surigao del Sur province when they encountered some 30 New People's Army guerrillas at 10:30 a.m., according to Martin ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611678/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:11:12 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611678/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-suk speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, May 18, 2013. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing South Korea's defense ministry. ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611677/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:11:02 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611677/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 A visitor takes photo of azalea in a national forest park in Huinan County, Northeast China's Jilin Province, May 18, 2013. The blooming azalea in the park attracted many visitors and photographers. (Xinhua/Zhang ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611680/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:10:45 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611680/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Photo taken on May 18, 2013 shows a renovated sunken courtyard in Qucun Village of Zhangbian Township in Shaanxian County, Central China's Henan Province. The sunken courtyard, a kind of traditional residential construction in west Henan, has a high value in the study of local histroy, architecture, geology and sociology. The Qucun Village has 115 sunken courtyards, most of which are under ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611679/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:10:36 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611679/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 SUVA (AFP) - Fiji's military ruler said on Sunday he would meet Beijing's leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Mr Voreqe Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611719/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:02:15 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611719/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 The body of Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior female politician from cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf party, is carried at a hospital in Karachi, in this still image taken from video footage, May 18, 2013. Hussain was shot and killed by unidentified assailants on Saturday, according to ... http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611628/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:56:29 -0400 http://www.australiannews.net/index.php/sid/214611628/scat/4a8b544d0e80ba53