Asia NewsNews on Asia continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.World and National News: North Korean Nuclear Program, War...- June 27, 2008 North Korea Destroys Cooling Tower at Nuclear Plant; Congress Approves $162 Billion for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Obama and Clinton to Campaign Together in New Hampshire; U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down ...http://www.topix.net/world/asia/2008/06/world-and-national-news-north-korean-nuclear-progr... Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes Indian islands- June 27, 2008 Officials say a 6.7 magnitude earthquake has rumbled off the coast of India's Andaman Islands.http://www.topix.net/world/asia/2008/06/magnitude-6-7-quake-strikes-indian-islands?fromrss... Manekshaw a truly inspiring leader: PM- June 27, 2008 Describing Sam Manekshaw as one of India's greatest soldiers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said military historians will forever record the strategic brilliance and the inpirational leadership of the Field ...http://www.topix.net/world/asia/2008/06/manekshaw-a-truly-inspiring-leader-pm?fromrss=1 Goodyear strategic plans include growth in China and modernization of US plants- June 27, 2008 AKRON, Ohio : Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plans to invest at least $1 billion annually through 2010 to expand and improve plants and will focus more on international growth markets such as China, Russia and ...http://www.topix.net/world/asia/2008/06/goodyear-strategic-plans-include-growth-in-china-a... Ex-Taliban fighter tells of training from Pakistani military- June 27, 2008 A former Taliban fighter has provided a gripping first-hand account of being secretly trained by members of the Pakistani military, paid $500 a month and ordered to kill foreigners in Afghanistan.http://www.topix.net/world/asia/2008/06/ex-taliban-fighter-tells-of-training-from-pakistan... U.N.: Insurgents Complicating International Drug War- June 26, 2008 More than ever before, authorities waging the global war on drugs are up against real insurgents.http://www.topix.net/world/asia/2008/06/u-n-insurgents-complicating-international-drug-war... Bloggers and politics in S.Korea- June 26, 2008 Tech-savvy South Koreans, armed with laptops and cameras, are taking citizen journalism and activism to new heights.http://www.topix.net/world/asia/2008/06/bloggers-and-politics-in-s-korea?fromrss=1 China keen on joining IPI project- June 26, 2008 ISLAMABAD: China is keen on joining the $7.5 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project and will send a delegation here for negotiations on the deal, a Pakistan petroleum ministry official said on ...http://www.topix.net/world/asia/2008/06/china-keen-on-joining-ipi-project?fromrss=1 U.N. wants deeper Syrian nuclear inquiry- June 26, 2008 An initial probe of U.S. allegations that a Syrian site hit by Israeli warplanes was a secretly built nuclear reactor is inconclusive and further checks are necessary, a senior U.N. atomic inspector said ...http://www.topix.net/world/asia/2008/06/u-n-wants-deeper-syrian-nuclear-inquiry?fromrss=1 Over 40 percent of Americans support torture used on terrorists in order to save lives.- June 26, 2008 The number of Americans who would condone torture, at least when used on terrorists in order to save lives, has risen over the past two years and now stands at over 40 percent, according to a new opinion poll.http://www.topix.net/world/asia/2008/06/over-40-percent-of-americans-support-torture-used-... |