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   Asia Pacific

   Torrential rain in China leaves at least 20 dead: state media

   AFP - 2 hours 56 minutes ago

   BEIJING (AFP) - - At least 20 people have died and more than 670,000 had to be evacuated in China after torrential rain and floods destroyed houses, damaged roads and caused rivers to overflow, state media said Sunday. More »

2. Asia Pacific

   Five dead, 34 wounded in Philippine church bombing

   AFP - Monday, July 6

   COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) - - Five people were killed and at least 34 wounded in a suspected Muslim rebel bomb attack outside a Catholic church in the strife-torn southern Philippines on Sunday, officials said. More »

3. Asia Pacific

   Pakistani jets bomb N. Waziristan, killing up to 6

   AP - Monday, July 6

   MIR ALI, Pakistan - Pakistani fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban positions in a tribal region that could end up the focus of a future military offensive, killing as many as six people Sunday, intelligence officials said. More »

4. Asia Pacific

   Asian Youth Games: Singapore secures gold, silver in sailing

   Channel NewsAsia - Monday, July 6

   SINGAPORE: Singapore added a fifth gold medal to its tally at the Asian Youth Games on Sunday. More »

5. Asia Pacific

   52 new H1N1 cases bring total infected in Singapore to 1,055

   Channel NewsAsia - Monday, July 6

   SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed 52 new cases of H1N1 flu, bringing the total to 1,055 so far. Investigations are ongoing for these 52 cases. More »

6. Asia Pacific

   Slum tours give hard dose of reality in Indonesia

   AFP - Sunday, July 5

   JAKARTA (AFP) - - Gridlocked traffic, filthy rivers, air that tastes of diesel -- there is much that keeps Indonesia's capital Jakarta off the global tourist map. More »

7. Asia Pacific

   Beatings spark fears for Bangladesh's tigers

   AFP - Sunday, July 5

   DHAKA (AFP) - - When forest officials in southeastern Bangladesh heard that two tigers had strayed out of the forest and into a remote village they knew they had to act quickly. More »

8. Asia Pacific

   US Marines in fierce battle during Afghan offensive

   AFP - Sunday, July 5

   GARMSIR, Afghanistan (AFP) - - Since 4,000 US Marines pushed into Taliban-controlled areas of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, one company has been in a constant firefight with the insurgents, the military said. More »

9. Asia Pacific

   NZealand reports first 3 swine flu-linked deaths

   AP - Sunday, July 5

   WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand health officials confirmed the country's first three swine flu-related deaths Saturday _ two discovered only after autopsies on the victims. More »

10. Asia Pacific

    150 Thai monks head to violent south for Lent

    AP - Saturday, July 4

    BANGKOK - More than 100 yellow-robed Buddhist monks arrived in predominantly Muslim southern Thailand Friday at the start of Buddhist Lent in the hope their presence will promote peace in the insurgency-wracked region. More »