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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Japan Herald.com http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/4a8b544d0e80ba53/ en-us Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:14:55 -0400 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:14:55 -0400 30 Beijing, July 19 (Xinhua) China's star-studded table tennis team is ready to display its mighty strength at the Beijing Olympic Games in hopes of clinching all four gold medals on offer. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/384198/cs/1/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:00:02 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/384198/cs/1/ Moscow, July 19 (RIA Novosti) Russia will sign an agreement with China early next week handing over control of two disputed islands to its communist neighbour. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/384158/cs/1/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:02:18 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/384158/cs/1/ Geneva, July 19 (Xinhua) The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled against China over its imported auto parts dispute saying Chinese taxes violated WTO rules. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/384137/cs/1/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:01:20 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/384137/cs/1/ A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit northern and central Japan Saturday morning , the Japan Meteorological Agency said. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/384074/cs/1/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:36 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/384074/cs/1/ Beijing, July 19 (Xinhua) Beijing health chiefs are insisting they will create public awareness and use persuasion to discourage smoking in public places, rather than use spot fines to enforce a ban to refurbish the city's image during the Olympic Games next month. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/383970/cs/1/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:40 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/383970/cs/1/ London, July 19 : The city of Beijing in China is planning to enlist its 15 million residents as another layer in its shield to protect venues in the Olympic games against possible terrorist attacks. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/384060/cs/1/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:00:54 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/384060/cs/1/ minister+ (AP) - GENEVA, July 19 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Japan will try to achieve the target of exempting at least 8 percent of all farm products from substantial tariff cuts at next week'... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292343/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:24:09 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292343/ China and Iran are interested in investing in a six-billion-dollar oil refinery Ecuador is building with Venezuelan help on the Pacific coast, President Rafael Correa said Saturday. "That refinery is ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292342/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:24:02 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292342/ July 19, 2008, 18:45 Pope Benedict today apologised directly for the first time for sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy, but victims' groups in Australia said they wanted action and not words. ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292347/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:14:44 -0400 SABC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292347/ Conga lines of teenagers grooved to pop music and nuns in black habits skipped between ranks of pilgrims in sleeping bags Saturday as a candlelight vigil with Pope Benedict XVI began in Sydney. A crow... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292346/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:23:56 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292346/ KABUL : Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, opening his first overseas trip as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee by meeting with U.S. commanders there before heading to Iraq... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16293789/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:19:06 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16293789/ “Why Africa Matters” was the opening theme of a two-day conference held in Brussels this week. Portugal has made Africa a key priority during its EU presidency. But it’s not the only... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292339/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:16:43 -0400 Euro News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292339/ A helicopter carrying the Rev. Sun Myung Moon crashed into a mountainside Saturday as it attempted an emergency landing, injuring the founder of the Unification Church and 15 others, officials said. ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16293788/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:19:05 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16293788/ Beijing opened three new rail lines on Saturday in a bid to reduce traffic gridlock on the city's streets and improve air quality ahead of next month's Olympic Games. The new lines include a link to t... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292340/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:23:53 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292340/ "Most of the family died during the war and she was left alone to care for my father and his siblings in unspeakable circumstances, which she did with extraordinary determination and a will to survive... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292344/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:16:39 -0400 New Straits Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292344/ Australia kick-started their Tri-Nations campaign with a 16-9 victory over South Africa at Subiaco Oval. The Wallabies triumphed by two tries to nil from Stirling Mortlock and Lote Tuqiri to join th... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292338/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:11:22 -0400 Ananova http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292338/ ISLAMABAD: At least 15 people, including a militant leader, have been killed by the local Taliban in clashes with another rebel group in Pakistan's restive Mohmand tribal region. Shah Khalid, th... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292947/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:09:40 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292947/ KATHMANDU: In an anti-climax, Nepal's Constituent Assembly on Saturday failed to elect the country's first president despite a last-minute political manoeuvring which saw the country's three main g... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292948/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:09:39 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292948/ KABUL: France's defence minister told President Hamid Karzai in talks in Kabul on Saturday that his country would stand by Afghanistan, which is battling an extremist insurgency, the president's of... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292950/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:09:33 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292950/ An Australian woman has been saved by a pet dog which leapt to her aid after she was attacked by a large kangaroo, her son has said. The marsupial assaulted Rosemary Neal, 65, at her farm near Mudgee... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292321/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:59:50 -0400 BBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16292321/ BEIJING, July 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING) Two people died Saturday in a clash between police and local residents including rubber farmers protesting against a local rubber firm in the count... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290450/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:46:37 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290450/ Stirling Mortlock bursts through the South Africa defence to score. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Tries from Lote Tuqiri and Stirling Mortlock got Australia's Tri-nations campaign off to ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290461/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:46:06 -0400 The Guardian http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290461/ KATHMANDU: Lawmakers in Nepal are expected to vote on Saturday for the country's first president following the abolition of the Hindu monarchy, paving the way for the dominant Maoists to form a gov... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291081/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:32:48 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291081/ "To end this distraction and get on with the real debate, I hereby step down as co-chair of the McCain campaign and join the growing number of rank-and-file McCain supporters," Gramm said. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291080/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:32:54 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291080/ TOKYO : He has a crusader's intensity, rarely cracking a smile and dispensing of the politician's need to win over a visitor. No, for Akira Nagatsuma, an opposition lawmaker who was once a r... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290736/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:42:54 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290736/ KATHMANDU: At least 14 people were killed when a passenger bus skidded off a mountain highway into a river in southern central Nepal, police said on Saturday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291077/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:32:47 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291077/ Posted on: Saturday, 19 July 2008, 03:00 CDT By Yeung, Joseph C K This study examines Chinese workers' job stress through the application of Karasek's (1979) job demand - job control model, and inves... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290455/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:29:47 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290455/ Tiny bits of bone, plucked from the ashes of a royal cremation, found their final resting place in the sea early Wednesday, empty of the soul that had been liberated by fire. It was the last step in ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290647/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:42:53 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290647/ Korea Dispatch. SEOUL -- South Korean media have been devoting an increasing amount of attention to environmental issues, with daily or weekly sections dedicated to current trends, advice, and activit... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290459/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:27:23 -0400 NCM http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290459/ TOKYO, Japan -- A 15-year-old girl was arrested Saturday on suspicion of stabbing her father to death at the family home in the suburbs of Tokyo, a local police spokesman said. The junior high school ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290460/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:44:23 -0400 Inquirer http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290460/ ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani parliamentary panel has demanded immediate closure of the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay as it was in "complete violation of the norms of the civilised world". In a... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291078/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:32:53 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291078/ The highest bid so far on Friday was 3,500 dollars from a woman in Ontario to free the lobster, he added. "Liberating him is probably the right thing to do, but we'll see." http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291082/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:32:43 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291082/ TOKYO, July 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Japanese government has decided to submit to the Diet next year a bill to clarify cases in which lawsuits against foreign governments can be filed with Japanese ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290448/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:46:36 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290448/ GENEVA: Iranian, European and US officials began talks Saturday in a bid to resolve the dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme. The EU's diplomatic chief Javier Solana posed for the cameras wi... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291083/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:32:44 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16291083/ Australia kick-started their Tri-Nations campaign with victory over South Africa at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night. The Wallabies triumphed by two tries to nil to join the Springboks and New Zealand ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290389/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:44:27 -0400 RTE http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290389/ Posted on: Saturday, 19 July 2008, 09:00 CDT Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap GAPYEONG, South Korea, July 19 (Yonhap) - A medical helicopter carrying 16 people burst into ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290456/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:29:58 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290456/ WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States expressed guarded optimism about trade talks next week aimed at rescuing the WTO Doha Round if China leads developing countries to make concessions.US Trade Repres... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290462/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:19:08 -0400 AFP http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290462/ Taipei - Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 18 dead, seven missing and eight injured after sweeping through Taiwan Friday, a government report said Saturday. The typhoon left over 400 million Taiwan dolla... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288067/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:25:26 -0400 Earth Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288067/ ELEVEN people including a baby girl have been killed and three more are missing in Taiwan as Tropical Storm Kalmaegi brought strong winds and heavy downpours, rescuers said yesterday.The one-year-old ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288069/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:35:09 -0400 Brunei Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288069/ A powerful earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale has struck off the eastern coast of Japan. The tremor struck at about 2.30am (11.30am local time) but there are no reports of immediate casual... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288061/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:46:19 -0400 RTE http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288061/ Huang Qi was detained in quake-hit Sichuan province on June 10, and on Friday police told his mother of his formal arrest on the secrets charge, his wife Zeng Li said by phone on Saturday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288056/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:55:57 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288056/ Tokyo - Nearly 15,000 demonstrators held a rally in Japan's central Yokosuka city Saturday to protest the scheduled deployment of a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington. "A nuclea... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288053/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:37:42 -0400 Earth Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288053/ MOSCOW — In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring bluejeans, rock records and other Western goods into the country. Today Russians can buy almost anything they want her... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288059/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:33:57 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288059/ Yao contributed 11 points and four rebounds in 12 minutes of play on Thursday when China thrashed Serbia 96-72, in a performance that saw his team feed on his towering presence with five players scori... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288076/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:24:05 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288076/ OSAKA, July 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Kunihiro Shimizu and Yu Koshikawa combined to rack up 27 spike points to lead Japan to a straight-sets victory over China in the men's volleyball World League on Sat... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288074/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:56:23 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288074/ BAGHDAD : Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Saturday and held talks with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki. British troops have responsibility for southern... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288162/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:44:39 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288162/ A STRONG earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands today but there were no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami alert was not issued. The magnitude 6.7 undersea quake struck at 8.27pm local tim... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290244/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:31:04 -0400 News.com.au http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16290244/ KENT — With cloud cover keeping everything cool and ideal for drag racing, the opening rounds of qualifying for the 21st annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals took on added significance Fri... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288060/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:33:12 -0400 The Seattle Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288060/ Under the lead of an organization affiliated with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, nine car and motorcycle makers, six battery makers and utility Tokyo Electric Power Co (9501.T: http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288063/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:28:19 -0400 Reuters http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288063/ 's first full-length film in four years hit screens across Japan on Saturday, putting aside speculation that the Oscar-winning Japanese animator had made his last picture. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288055/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:26:37 -0400 Yahoo! News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288055/ Jul 19 2008 WalesOnline Beijing’s Olympic shutdown is set to begin, a drastic plan to lift the Chinese capital’s grey shroud of pollution just three weeks ahead of the games. Half of ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288057/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:21:55 -0400 IC Wales http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16288057/ Taipei - Taiwan on Saturday denied having halted a plan to upgrade its domestically made Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF) warplanes, saying the fate of the plan will be decided in August. "All the Def... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285318/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:59:48 -0400 Earth Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285318/ 7/19/2008, 1:44 a.m. EDT TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Tropical storm Kalmaegi churned along the Chinese coast Saturday, after leaving 13 dead in heavily populated Taiwan and its president scrambling to... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285320/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:31:15 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285320/ Different with last year, the 2008 2nd Leisure Taiwan (a.k.a Taiwan Sport Recreation and Leisure Show) started with 131 companies' participation including sports media ( http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285296/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:21:59 -0400 Wikinews http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285296/ SYDNEY, July 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Fijian interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has confirmed the general election scheduled for March 2009 will not go ahead, local media reported Saturday. Bainim... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285301/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:31:48 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285301/ Japan is reconsidering whether to send ground troops to Afghanistan, with lawmakers expressing concern about dispatching personnel to a country suffering an upsurge in violence.Washington is looking f... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285254/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:00:23 -0400 Financial Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285254/ Beijing - Police in south-west China arrested an activist who supported protesting parents following the country's massive earthquake in May, a Chinese human rights organization reported Saturday. An ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285308/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:59:45 -0400 Earth Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285308/ TAIPEI -- Thousands of workers continued search and rescue operations on Saturday after Tropical Storm Kalmaegi (Philippine codename: Helen) wreaked havoc across Taiwan, leaving 15 people dead and 10 ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285319/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:21:51 -0400 Inquirer http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285319/ TOKYO, July 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The rainy season appeared to have ended in a wide area covering central to northeastern Japan, bringing an end to the wet season nationwide, the Japan Meteorological... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282045/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:56:54 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282045/ Typhoon Kalmaegi has landed on China's southeast coast after causing severe destruction in Taiwan, leaving at least 13 people dead, eight missing and eight injured. Kalmaegi landed on China's Fujian ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282057/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:25:56 -0400 West Australian http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282057/ MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tropical Storm Fausto has become a hurricane far off Mexico's Pacific coast. The storm isn't expected to threaten land. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Fausto's maximu... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282052/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:06:35 -0400 WISH TV8 http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282052/ MOSCOW: Reiterating the need for a diplomatic solution of the vexed Iranian nuclear problem, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday urged Tehran to fully cooperate with the International Atomi... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282975/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:39 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282975/ BAGHDAD: US President George W Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki have discussed a time-frame to transfer security from US forces to Iraqi troops and so be able to cut the number of Ameri... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282965/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:36 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282965/ WASHINGTON: US President Bush and Iraq's prime minister have agreed to set a "general time horizon" for bringing more US troops home from the war, a dramatic shift from the administration's once-ir... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282962/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:33 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282962/ ISLAMABAD: Indian and Pakistani officials made "significant progress" in talks here on Friday on Kashmir-related confidence-building measures and details will be made public when the foreign secret... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282968/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:30:00 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282968/ WASHINGTON: Former president Bill Clinton has said he was willing to campaign for White House hopeful Barack Obama, who defeated his wife Hillary in a sometimes bitter Democratic nomination race. ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282959/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:29 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282959/ TOKYO (AP) _ A strong earthquake with a preliminary 6.6 magnitude struck off of Japan's eastern coast Saturday, the country's meteorological agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282053/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:54:01 -0400 Chicago Tribune http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282053/ MADRID: A Saudi-organised conference of the world's great religions called today for an international agreement to combat terrorism, a universal phenomenon that requires unified international effor... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282966/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:26 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282966/ NEW YORK: Some US motorists sick of getting clobbered at the pump seem willing to do just about anything for free fuel, from giving up the right to name their children to stealing from day-care cen... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282958/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:25 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282958/ Taiwan's government on Thursday announced a clutch of reforms to liberalise financial links with China in hopes of generating a economic boost that would counter a rapid drop in public support.Since t... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282048/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:19:26 -0400 Financial Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282048/ Taiwan took the unprecedented step on Monday of sending coast guard vessels into waters claimed by Japan, highlighting the much tougher stance the island's new government is taking on the neighbour it... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282050/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:19:18 -0400 Financial Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282050/ "There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty," Mandela said. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282970/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:50 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282970/ KATHMANDU: Hundreds of protesters calling for independence for Tibet protested in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Friday, and police said they took 118 demonstrators into custody for organising ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282973/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:43 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282973/ LONDON: Controversial India-born author Salman Rushdie claims to have set a new record by signing 1,000 books in 57 minutes during a recent promotion tour, setting off a spat with the writer whom h... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282969/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:30:27 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282969/ Taiwan's government has struck a deal with leading retailers to offer staples at reduced prices in an effort to tame inflation.Liu Chao-shiuan, the island's new premier, told the Financial Times on Th... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282049/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:19:15 -0400 Financial Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282049/ WASHINGTON: The United States fired a long-range target missile over the Pacific to test an array of radars and other sensors in its missile defence system, the Pentagon has said. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282963/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:34 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282963/ JERUSALEM: Israel accused six Arabs on Friday of trying to set up an al-Qaida cell in Israel and said one of them had proposed attacking helicopters used during a visit by President George Bush. ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282976/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:38 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282976/ CHICAGO: Four people were killed and at least six others were injured when a massive crane collapsed at a chemical plant in Houston, local media reported. All of the people injured were contrac... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282961/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:31 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282961/ PARIS: French nuclear safety authorities said Friday that a broken pipe at a nuclear fuel plant in southeast France had caused a radioactive leak but no damage to the environment. The latest ura... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282967/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:28 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282967/ Posted on: Friday, 18 July 2008, 18:00 CDT Tokyo, July 18 (Jiji Press)--Yahoo Japan Corp. Friday disputed media reports that U.S. Internet giant Yahoo Inc. may sold its shareholdings in the Japanese ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282062/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:38:47 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282062/ BEIJING: More than 100 people in a southern Chinese city attacked police in a dispute over the death of a motorcyclist, state media said on Friday, in the latest unrest to hit the country just week... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282974/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:29:42 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282974/ A COURT in Vietnam has sentenced an Australian woman to life in jail for trafficking heroin and her husband to 20 years on the same charge. Hoang Le Thuy, 42, and her husband Nguyen Van Huy, 39, bot... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285070/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:32:10 -0400 News.com.au http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16285070/ Pope Benedict XVI has told Australians he is deeply sorry for the sexual abuse of children by some Catholic priests. Speaking at a gathering of bishops during his visit to Australia, the Pope spoke o... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282870/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:18:02 -0400 BBC http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16282870/