- US troops unlikely to resume combat duties in Iraq (AP)
- Contractors 'looting and stealing', says Karzai (AFP)
- Blackstone, Great Eagle in China housing deal: report (Reuters)
- India's Atwal makes history with Wyndham win (AFP)
- Miyazato wins Safeway Classic, leaps to golf No. 1 (AFP)
- Philippine gunmen kill South Korean, kidnap two (AFP)
- 7 people reported missing by landslide in Vietnam (AP)
- Ex-policeman in Philippines holds tourists hostage (AP)
- Philippine gunman hijacks busload of tourists (AFP)
- Australian leaders haggle to form government (AFP)
- South Africa's Zuma looks to China to boost trade (Reuters)
- Gunman holds tourists on bus in Manila: report (Reuters)
- U.S. pullout from Iraq a mountainous challenge (Reuters)
- AP Exclusive: Japanese mayor defends dolphin hunts (AP)
- Taiwan craftsman seeks to save printing heritage (AP)
- China may drop death penalty for economic crimes (AP)
- Fight to save Pakistan city from flooding (AFP)
- Official: Seoul not considering food aid to NKorea (AP)
- Tide turned on Taliban momentum says US commander (AFP)
- US looks to Iraq strategy for Afghanistan (AFP)
- 'Pressure' not in Aamer's vocabulary (AFP)
- China cleans up after flooding by N.Korea border (AFP)
- N.Korea develops camouflage tactics (AFP)
- Pakistan floods leave millions hungry: U.N. (Reuters)
- Sacked policeman hijacks tourist bus in Philippines (AFP)
- Malaysia warns of waterborne disease after 10 die (AP)
- NATO: Bombs kill 2 foreign troops in Afghanistan (AP)
- Nepal's parliament holds fifth vote for new leader (AFP)
- Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghan attacks (AFP)
- Mother, daughter shot by militants in Kashmir: police (AFP)
- Flood defenses strengthened in Pakistan (AP)
- China may scrap death penalty for some crimes (AFP)
- 25 militants escape prison in Tajikistan (AFP)
- India's Mahindra vows to become global SUV player (AFP)
- Porn offers window into Iraq's chaotic politics (AP)
- India rejoices over Atwal's USPGA victory (AFP)
- Blast in Pakistan's Kurram region kills 7 (Reuters)
- Bomb kills 7 at tribal elders' meeting in Pakistan (AP)
- A shoe flies, a leader ducks ... a trend is born? (AP)
- Lawyer: American detained in Turkey deported (AP)
- 25 Islamic militants escape from Tajik prison (AP)
- Cat culture thrives in Istanbul (AP)
- Japan execution chamber opening could spark debate (Reuters)
- Turkey to remove Iran from enemies watchlist (AFP)
- Bangladesh top court bans 'toxic' ships (AFP)
- Protester killed, 31 policemen hurt in Indian Kashmir (AFP)
- Britons give
- Tropical storm to lash south China, bring more rain (Reuters)
- Japan PM, central bank chief discuss yen (AFP)
- Philippine gunman says he shot two hostages (AFP)
- India state oil firms 'may make counterbid' for Cairn (AFP)
- Suicide attack kills 10 in Pakistan's Waziristan (AFP)
- Iraq investors wary but optimistic: survey (AFP)
- Afghan capital removing its protective blast walls (AP)
- Suicide attack kills 12 in Pakistan's Waziristan (AFP)
- India leader claims progress on Posco steel project (AFP)
- Police storm Philippine hostage bus (AFP)
- Protest in Turkey against detention of politicians (AP)
- 1 Russian border guard dead, another missing (AP)
- Seven tourists killed in Philippine hostage crisis (AFP)
- Summary Box: China Construction Bank profit rises (AP)
- Wikileaks says Australia warned of 'dirty tricks' (AFP)
- Biden tells vets US keeping Iraqi commitments (AP)
- Summary Box: Australian mining stocks rise (AP)
- Summary Box: Chinese refiner Sinopec 1H profit up (AP)
- Afghans start to remove Kabul roadblocks (Reuters)
- Hong Kong criticizes handling of Manila hostage crisis (Reuters)
- US drone strike kills five militants in Pakistan: officials (AFP)
- Summary Box: Malaysia carmaker Proton posts profit (AP)
- Afghanistan security force more than a year away (AP)
- U.S. Drone strike kills 20 people in Pakistan (Reuters)
- Biden pressing Iraqi leaders to form government (Reuters)
- U.S. drone strike kills 20 people in Pakistan (Reuters)
- Zardari says Pakistan needs three years or more to recover (AFP)
- Too soon to call US-led war in Afghanistan a failure: Biden (AFP)
- India offers exporters breaks amid 'fragile' global recovery (AFP)
- Lin and Lee cruise at badminton worlds (AFP)
- Iraq border concerns spur effort to integrate Kurdish and Iraqi Army forces (The Christian Scie
- Afghan security force training faces big hurdles (Reuters)
- Afghanistan attacks kill five NATO soldiers (AFP)
- Iran's influence in Iraq overstated: Biden (AFP)
- No major handover to Afghans before October 2011: US (AFP)
- World pledges 700 million dollars for Pakistan floods: US (AFP)
- Mayhem in Manila: 9 killed on hijacked tourist bus (AP)
- Afghanistan security force more than a year away (AP)
- Jimmy Carter to visit NKorea to free US man: report (AFP)
- Australian 'kingmakers' to meet on vote deadlock (AFP)
- Jimmy Carter to visit N.Korea to free US man (AFP)
- Jimmy Carter to visit N.Korea to get prisoner out: report (Reuters)
- Pakistani president defends gov't flood response (AP)
- AIG committed to closing Nan Shan sale (Reuters)
- AP source: Carter going to NKorea to free American (AP)
- Anger and shock in Hong Kong over Manila siege (AFP)
- 'Mission accomplished'? Joe Biden gives upbeat assessment of Iraq. (The Christian Science Monito
- Philippine police admit blunders in hostage ordeal (AFP)
- Afghan poll a chance for change, or more of the same (Reuters)
- Taiwan woman charged with grandson's murder (AFP)
- Taiwan's Cold War spy pilots reveal secret missions (AFP)
- Plane crashes in Nepal with 15 on board (AFP)
- Small passenger plane crashes near Nepal's capital (AP)
- S.Korea detects 'massive' N.Korea troop deployment (AFP)
- No major handover to Afghans before October 2011: US (AFP)
- Pakistan warns flood recovery could take years (AFP)
- Toshiba to launch first glasses-free 3D TV (AFP)
- Philippines defends handling of bus hostage crisis (Reuters)
- Floods halt shipping at China's Three Gorges dam (AP)
- France's Carrefour retreats from Malaysia: govt (AFP)
- Ahead of Afghan poll, security deteriorates across north (AFP)
- S.Africa's Zuma in China for wide-ranging talks (AFP)
- Taiwanese mark Ghost Month with colorful ceremony (AP)
- Four held over Malaysia Muslim prayer hall attack (AFP)
- Malaysia lawyers contest 'judge-fixing' video probe (AFP)
- Viktor Bout moved to high-security Thai prison (AP)
- New Zealand cut Tests, increase ODIs for Pakistan (AFP)
- China's massive traffic jam could last for weeks (AP)
- US troops fire shots to disperse Afghan protesters (AP)
- Afghan foreign minister on India visit (AFP)
- Taiwan investors exit sole China airline holding (AFP)
- Indian ministry rejects Vedanta mine plan: minister (AFP)
- Iraq's banks urge privatisation of state lenders (AFP)
- Nikkei hits 15-month closing low below 9,000 (Reuters)
- Recovery from floods to take Pakistan years: Zardari (Reuters)
- S.Korea military drill envisions 'occupying N.Korea' (AFP)
- Cairn India jumps almost 6.0 percent (AFP)
- Michael Jackson items on show before Macau auction (AFP)
- NKorea deploying troops, weapons near Pyongyang (AP)
- Bangladesh vaccinating cows to contain anthrax outbreak (AFP)
- Prius gets sound option to protect pedestrians (AP)
- Britons give
- S.Korea pledges tough retaliation against N.Korea (AFP)
- Protests in Hong Kong over Manila bloodbath (AFP)
- US military: US troops in Iraq below 50,000 number (AP)
- U.S. says number of troops in Iraq below 50,000 (Reuters)
- US troop figures in Iraq below 50,000 (AFP)
- NATO soldier killed in Afghan unrest (AFP)
- All 14 people on crashed Nepal plane dead: rescuers (AFP)
- Afghan vote runs up against fear, disenchantment (AP)
- Dollar slides to new 15-year low vs yen (AP)
- Senior Chinese police officer condemned for graft (AP)
- Figure skater Kim splits with Canadian coach (AFP)
- Five oil workers killed in armed robbery (AFP)
- Al-Qaeda claims attacks on Iraqi judges: SITE (AFP)
- US steps up scrutiny into stalling Corolla cars (AP)
- NATO soldier, 8 civilians killed in Afghan violence (AFP)
- SKorea's Kim Yu-na, coach Brian Orser part ways (AP)
- HK families torn after Philippines hostage siege (Reuters)
- CIA station chief a key Afghanistan troubleshooter: report (AFP)
- No south Afghanistan handover for a 'few years': US (AFP)
- Summary Box: Toshiba developing no-glasses 3-D TVs (AP)
- Pakistan moves choppers from Taliban fight to relief (Reuters)
- Pakistan overlook Younus for England T20s, ODIs (AFP)
- Turkey to investigate Islamists coup claims (AFP)
- Qaeda says responsible for attacks on Iraq judges (Reuters)
- Passenger plane crashes in northeast China (AP)
- Obama's Afghan withdrawal date bolsters enemy: Marines (Reuters)
- Afghan Taliban say Petraeus's progress "baffling" (Reuters)
- Chinese plane with 91 on board crashes: state media (AFP)
- Plane with 96 on board crashes in NE China: report (Reuters)
- Senators raise concern about Huawei-Sprint deal (Reuters)
- Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for close watch on election: lawyer (AFP)
- Iraq unrest kills five (AFP)
- White House: Troop cut 'remarkable achievement' (AP)
- Obama to make major Iraq speech on Aug 31: W.House (Reuters)
- Summary Box: Dollar slides to 15-year low vs yen (AP)
- Summary Box: India rejects Vedanta mining project (AP)
- India's central bank says taming inflation key concern (AFP)
- 43 dead in China plane crash: state media (AFP)
- Obama's Afghan withdrawal date bolsters enemy: Marines (Reuters)
- Filipinos use Facebook to vent hostage anger at Aquino (AFP)
- Summary Box: Quiet Prius will have noisier option (AP)
- Obama to mark end of combat mission in major Iraq speech (AFP)
- Summary Box: US steps up Corolla stalling probe (AP)
- Thailand to extradite 'Merchant of Death' Wednesday (AFP)
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,416 (AP)
- UN says 800,000 cut off by Pakistan floods (AP)
- Jet misses runway and crashes in China, killing 43 (AP)
- Australian soldier killed in Afghan clash (AFP)
- China plane crashes after overshooting runway (Reuters)
- China's massive traffic jam could last for weeks (AP)
- Carter on way to North Korea to free U.S. prisoner: report (Reuters)
- 42 dead in China plane crash (AFP)
- Japan may mull solo yen-selling intervention: report (Reuters)
- Japan export growth slows for fifth month in July (AP)
- Solomon Islands' PM elected, country quiet (AP)
- Taliban take comfort in US withdrawal plans: general (AFP)
- Vietnam tropical storm leaves 4 dead, 10 missing (AP)
- Extradition of alleged Russian arms dealer delayed (AFP)
- Veteran MP elected Solomon Islands PM (AFP)
- Japan export growth slows for fifth straight month (AFP)
- Plane crashes in Nepal; foreigners among 14 dead (AP)
- Japan high-tech toilet makers flush with success (AFP)
- Aussie students assigned to plan terrorist attack (AP)
- US to supply Taiwan air force radar equipment (AP)
- Australia 'kingmakers' probe election promises (AFP)
- Reports: Ex-President Carter en route to NKorea (AP)
- China's Yao resumes practices with NBA Rockets (AFP)
- Myanmar parties struggle in 'sham' vote (AFP)
- Pakistan crop failure an opportunity for India (AFP)
- Pakistan rich and famous lead private flood efforts (AFP)
- Thai PM: Extradition of Bout can't be rushed (AP)
- Former Khmer Rouge prison chief appeals conviction (AFP)
- Pakistan warns of new floods, 800,000 cut off (AFP)
- Australia seeks US pledge not to execute honeymoon killer (AFP)
- Bodies, survivors of Manila hijack drama head home (AP)
- U.S. soldiers head home, hope Iraq on track (Reuters)
- India to reopen Kabul mission: report (AFP)
- Protesters try to storm NATO **** in Afghan north (Reuters)
- Philippines probes blame for botched hijack bus rescue (Reuters)
- Japanese torches home after mum dumps toys (AFP)
- Chinese bestseller slams Goldman Sachs for crisis (AP)
- Spanish troops clash with Afghan police in west (AP)
- Indian parliament to vote on key nuclear bill (AFP)
- Special report: World's workshop heads to inland China (Reuters)
- Bus blunders latest black mark on Philippine police (AFP)
- Kamran Akmal grateful to Stewart for keeping tips (AFP)
- Philippines suspends police over hostage crisis (AFP)
- Japan's sumo wrestlers grapple with Apple's iPad (AFP)
- Former US president on rescue mission to N.Korea (AFP)
- Taiwanese urge judges' dismissal over child abuser (AFP)
- Australian teacher rapped over terror assignment (AFP)
- Khmer Rouge figure appeals war crimes conviction (AP)
- 41 killed in string of attacks across Iraq: officials (AFP)
- 13 dead in string of attacks in Iraq (AP)
- Suicide truck bomber kills 11, wounds 34 in Baghdad (Reuters)
- 11 killed in Baghdad suicide attack (AFP)
- Former US president Carter arrives in N.Korea: media (AFP)
- Nepal struggles amid political turmoil (AP)
- U.N. appeals for more helicopters for Pakistan flood aid (Reuters)
- Nepal searches for clues after tourist plane crash (AFP)
- Vedanta looks for alternative mines after setback (AFP)
- India elect to bat against New Zealand (AFP)
- China jet crash survivors recount their ordeal (AFP)
- Afghans protest against Spanish after shooting (AFP)
- Five suspected rebels killed in Dagestan: officials (AFP)
- Report: Man axes 3 to death in south China (AP)
- Afghan girls fall ill after apparent gas poisoning (Reuters)
- India wants Dubai to extradite 4 for diamond theft (AP)
- India points to rise of Hindu 'saffron terror' risk (AFP)
- New death sparks protests in Indian Kashmir (AFP)
- Australian PM contenders promise no early election (AP)
- UN agency makes unusual Pakistan aid appeal (AP)
- Russia's Putin shoots darts at gray whale (AP)
- China detains four over attack on Xinjiang police (Reuters)
- Afghan schoolgirls sickened by unknown gas (AP)
- Kiwis restrict India despite Sehwag ton (AFP)
- Afghans say withdrawal timeline "invigorates" Taliban (Reuters)
- Police arrest 4 in bombing in restive west China (AP)
- Indian parliament's lower house approves nuclear bill (Reuters)
- Summary Box: South Africa wants to join BRIC group (AP)
- Summary Box: Chinese best-seller slams Goldman (AP)