Archive for the ‘Asia’ Category
Pakistan restores Twitter after block over Prophet cartoons
Pakistan restored access to Twitter on Sunday, just hours after blocking the site over posts related to a contest involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, the telecoms authority said.
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Kung, Munoz to meet for LPGA Match-Play crown
Taiwan’s Candie Kung and Spain’s Azahara Munoz advanced to Sunday’s championship final of the $1.5 million LPGA Sybase Match-Play Championship with semi-final triumphs over American rivals.
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World behind strategy to end Afghan war: Obama
US President Barack Obama said Sunday at a NATO summit that the world was behind his strategy to end the war in Afghanistan but warned there would be days of hardship ahead.
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ASEAN, US talk security amid China stand-off
The US and Southeast Asian nations embarked on three days of talks Sunday that would include security cooperation, shortly after a Pentagon report raised concerns about China’s military build-up.
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Australian tug reaches ship adrift off Barrier Reef
An Australian tug boat Sunday reached a cargo ship which had been drifting off the Great Barrier Reef, as environmentalists warned that greater shipping traffic could harm the world’s biggest coral reef.
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Chen starts life in US as China stays quiet
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng began his new life in the United States on Sunday after a warm welcome but in Beijing he leaves behind a diplomatic mess that may prevent him ever returning home.
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NATO chief vows no rush to the exits in Afghanistan
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen vowed Sunday there would be no rush to the exits in Afghanistan as more than 50 world leaders gathered for the defense alliance’s biggest summit in history.
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Korean claims back-to-back titles
Kim Bi-O held his nerve to secure a second OneAsia victory in a row and leap to the top of the Order of Merit with a three-shot victory in the SK Telecom Open on Sunday.
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China win Thomas, Uber Cup badminton ties
Superstar Lin Dan was made to sweat in front of an adoring home crowd but China breezed through their first group ties in the Thomas and Uber Cups world team championships on Sunday.
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Taliban: NATO nations should leave war like France
The Taliban on Sunday urged all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France’s lead and pull their forces from the war.
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