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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/ en-us Fri, 09 May 2008 08:53:39 -0400 Fri, 09 May 2008 08:53:39 -0400 30 Hefei (China), May 9 (Xinhua) The toll in hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in China rose to 34 Friday with two more deaths reported from the eastern province of Anhui as nearly 25,000 people, mostly children, were infected, health ministry officials said Friday. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357482 Fri, 09 May 2008 08:02:13 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357482 Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej Friday abruptly cancelled plans to fly to Yangon over the weekend to persuade the ruling Myanmar junta to accept aid workers and supplies for the cyclone-devastated country from the United States. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357449 Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:07 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357449 Bangkok, May 9 (Xinhua) Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will fly to Myanmar Sunday in a bid to persuade its leaders to accept relief supplies from the US after a tropical cyclone wreaked havoc in the country, media reports said Friday. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357382 Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:26 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357382 Malaysian Indian lawmaker M. Manoharan, sworn in while in jail, has said he would continue to fight for the rights of the country's ethnic minorities. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357378 Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:21 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357378 'All I want to do now is find a boyfriend and get on with my life,' says a Malaysian woman who created history by reverting to Buddhism from Islam. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357362 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:49 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357362 The Japanese government announced Friday it would provide up to $10 million to UN agencies for aid to cyclone-devastated Myanmar as it criticised Myanmar's military junta for not accepting relief personnel. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357357 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:39 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357357 Jakarta, May 9 (Xinhua) Luxembourg-based steel maker ArcelorMittal has raised its investment cap for new operations in Indonesia to $10 billion from $3 billion that includes bid to acquire shares in state-owned Krakatau Steel, media reports said Friday. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357354 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:32 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357354 Three police reports were lodged against Malaysian Indian lawmaker Karpal Singh for allegedly questioning the special rights and authority of the Sultan of the Perak state. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357348 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:21 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357348 Huizhou (China), May 9 (Xinhua) The Olympics flame is touring Huizhou, nicknamed 'the city of goose', in China's Guangdong province Friday and will start its relay in Shantou, the home city of millions of overseas Chinese and a special economic zone in east Guangdong Province, Saturday. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357347 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:19 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357347 A baby boy drowned in a bucket of water three days before his first birthday, news reports said Friday. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357286 Fri, 09 May 2008 03:00:26 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357286 Bangkok/A plane carrying 18 tonnes of high-energy biscuits arrived in Yangon Friday, a small part of a massive aid programme for cyclone-struck Myanmar that continues to be hampered by government-restrictions and logistical snags. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357245 Fri, 09 May 2008 02:00:02 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357245 India started their campaign at the Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament on a losing note, going down 3-4 to New Zealand here Thursday. http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357166 Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:11 -0400 Kazakhstan News.Net http://www.kazakhstannews.net/story/357166 Nearly a week after a cyclone ravaged Myanmar, food, medicine and fresh drinking water are not the only necessities in short supply. So are independent news accounts from the isolated and politically ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14707323&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 06:57:30 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14707323&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Koreans are dying because of food shortages in rural areas, and a massive famine is just a matter of time, a South Korean aid group said Friday. http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14708777&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 06:57:17 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14708777&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO -- The dollar was narrowly mixed against other major currencies in Asian trade on Friday as market players waited for fresh leads on prospects for the US economy and interest rates, dealers said... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705746&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:35:12 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705746&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Friday, May 09, 2008 SYDNEY: From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring price of food is breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the spectres of hunger and unre... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705749&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 06:48:06 -0400 The News http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705749&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- Bangladesh's military-backed government should lift emergency rule to facilitate open elections that it has promised to hold by the end of the year, a State Department offici... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14708776&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 06:57:17 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14708776&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING -- At a time when China is touting its Olympic mascots, stadiums and hospitality, a San Francisco-based human rights group has suggested that it add one more feature for the Games: the first ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14707324&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 06:57:29 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14707324&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE - Agence France-Presse A lucrative new tournament, the iSixes World Series, was unveiled Thursday featuring teams from all nine Test playing nations, with one million US dollars going to the... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705747&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:35:08 -0400 Turkish Daily News http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705747&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Rana (left) is a veritable man mountain (Photos courtesy: WWE) A giant former labourer from India who has become an international wrestling sensation is now a star in his homeland too. The Atlan... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14706211&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:04:43 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14706211&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The Australian military says it is probing allegations that its soldiers mistreated prisoners in Afghanistan. A senior Afghan commander expressed concerns about the Australian soldiers' behaviour d... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705750&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:04:35 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705750&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 John Bracewell will step down from his position as New Zealand head coach when his contract expires next April. The 50-year-old former Gloucestershire coach, who has led the Black Caps since 2003, ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705963&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:04:34 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705963&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Oil prices held close to a record above $124 a barrel Friday in Asia as bullish momentum and renewed weakening of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies kept the com... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705748&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:04:18 -0400 iwon http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705748&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Nepal allowed the climbing season on Mount Everest to resume Friday after blocking access to hundreds of climbers so a Chinese team carrying the Olympic flame could ascend with... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705015&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 03:09:55 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705015&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO (AP) -- A U.S. Marine accused in an alleged gang rape of a Japanese woman last year was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for "wrongful sexual contact and indecent acts" but cleared of rap... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14702256&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 03:09:54 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14702256&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 KAW HMU, Myanmar (AP) -- As the waters rose around her house, Ohn Tay grabbed her 8-year-old son and scrambled to safety. Hours later, she gave birth to a baby girl. http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705016&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 03:09:54 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14705016&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 called to cancel as something urgent had come up. All meetings for that day had to be dropped because of an important meeting. But we pushed on and managed to get a small window at eight the next morn... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14701870&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 03:08:38 -0400 CNBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14701870&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The UN's World Food Programme says it has got permission from Burma to send a plane carrying relief from Bangladesh for the victims of the cyclone. Two planes carrying aid supplies organised by Ban... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14702829&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 01:16:52 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14702829&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tribal leaders, members of civil society and politicians in Afghanistan have held a meeting to discuss ways of bringing peace to the country. The gathering took place in a tent in the capital, Kabu... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14701822&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 01:16:51 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14701822&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 this month. Hundreds thronged the inaugural Asia-wide koi competition to catch a glimpse of the fish from some of the world's best-known breeders and dealers. Koi breeding first became popul... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14701869&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Fri, 09 May 2008 01:11:10 -0400 Yahoo! News http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14701869&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Weary survivors struggling to recover from last weekend's catastrophic storm got a hint of the monsoon season to come as downpours drenched battered homes and caused new flooding in some streets. Torr... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14699046&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:12:50 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14699046&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (44 Comments) Burmese refugees in the United States, worried about the fate of loved ones in their native Myanmar, charged Tuesday that the country's military regime had caused the death toll from ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14697954&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:12:45 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14697954&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 EVEREST BASE CAMP, CHINA -- A Tibetan woman took the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest today, realising "a dream of all Chinese people", but Tibetan exiles criticised Beijing for pol... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14699048&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:12:48 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14699048&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 By May 29, King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah would become a humbler Mr Shah, who would face the disconnection of lines if he fails to pay his electricity, water and phone bills, and the wrath of the c... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698559&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:37 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698559&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 CNBC.com Asian markets were mixed in the morning session Friday, with commodity firms climbing on record oil prices and strong metals prices, while technology firms tracked their U.S. peers higher aft... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14697222&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:11:02 -0400 CNBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14697222&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BOGALAY: When the massive storm surge churned up by Cyclone Nargis struck his village, fisherman Zaw Win clung to a tree for three hours. The strength in his arms saved his life. He could only ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698556&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:38 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698556&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Chinese President Hu Jintao, on the first visit to Japan by a Chinese leader in 10 years, called for the Asian giants to improve relations and reportedly offered to lend Tokyo a pair of pandas as a sh... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14699045&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:12:46 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14699045&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BAGHDAD: The leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was arrested in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday. Spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698571&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:35 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698571&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday led international condemnation of political violence in Lebanon as fierce gunbattles raged in Beirut, leaving at least seven people dead. Washington bla... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698565&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:31 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698565&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (44 Comments) TOKYO -- By strewing death and destruction across a rice-rich delta, the weekend cyclone that battered Myanmar has raised a new question for other poor Asian countries already scramb... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14699047&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:12:49 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14699047&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIRUT: The Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Thursday the US-supported Beirut government had declared war by targeting its communications network, pushing the country closer to civil... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698568&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:33 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698568&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks extended their decline early Friday, led by Toyota Motor Corp., after the automobile giant posted a decline in quarterly profit and forecast a drop in annual... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14697216&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:01:55 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14697216&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SAKHNIN (ISRAEL): Salwa Abu Jaber believes her story shows Israel discriminating against its Arab citizens, 60 years after the state was established as a haven for Jews. The 32-year-old mother ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698569&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:33 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698569&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific has called on China to give up any plans to develop what he calls "high-end military options," and says the United States has no intention of abandoning its... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14697224&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:13:09 -0400 VOA http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14697224&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: An Asian councillor elected in the May one local elections has alleged that Pakistan-style 'biraderi' (brotherhood) practice of voting for one's caste and region was threatening the credibi... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698561&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:39 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698561&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 WASHINGTON: Hollywood has cooked up some unusual plots in a century of movie making, but a script about genetically modified rice is... parboiled for the course? Amid a worldwide grain crisis a... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698558&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:41 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698558&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation to create a $300 billion mortgage-insurance fund and provide billions more in homeowner aid to stabilize a housing marke... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698567&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:32 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698567&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Health experts are scrambling to prevent widespread illness after reports of malaria outbreaks and diarrhea surfaced in areas of Myanmar hardest hit by a cyclone, U.N. health officials said Thursday. http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14700979&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:12:15 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14700979&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 JERUSALEM: Faced with allegations of taking "bribes" worth millions of dollars from a US citizen, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said that the money was part of "campaign donations" and he ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698570&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:34 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698570&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Maquiran says the priests at the church tell her that "children are riches, and the more you have, the more blessed you are." But health officials and some politicians here say that the Philippines ha... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14699049&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 23:12:47 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14699049&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LABUTTA: Some survivors arrived half-naked, others wore clothes they had scavenged from the dead. Myanmar's rice-trading town of Labutta -the only spit of high ground in a vast watery landscape... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698557&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:38 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698557&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIRUT: Fierce clashes raged in Beirut on Thursday after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by targeting its military communications net... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698555&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:41 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698555&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian religious court granted a woman's wish to formally renounce Islam on Thursday, a decision described by her lawyer as a landmark case that could enable many others to leave... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698562&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:29 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698562&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton's presidential nomination campaign, already huffing from the exertions of narrow wins and big losses against rival Barack Obama, is being hacked to pieces by both party ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698564&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:29 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698564&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday test-fired the air-launched cruise missile Hatf-VIII capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads accurately to hit targets on land and at sea, a day a... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698563&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:29 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698563&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 MOSCOW: Russia's new president Dmitry Medvedev has barely moved into the Kremlin but the power of the office already has everyone from bureaucrats to astrologists flocking to show support. http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698572&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:35:27 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698572&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Computer technology revealed the face of another suspect known as Mr Swirl "The arrest of the suspected child sex abuser... came about as a result of independent tips provided via the internet to I... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698428&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 20:39:55 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14698428&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 "Villagers were totally unaware," said 38-year-old Khin Khin Myawe, interviewed in the hard-hit delta town of Labutta. "We knew the cyclone was coming but only because the wind was very strong. No loc... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14696291&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 18:43:17 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14696291&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Carlos Santos (left) presents a memento to Lieutenant General Mohammad Hilal Al Ka'abi, Chairman of the competition, during the announcement of the Jiu Jitsu event at the Armed Forces Officers Club in... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14692486&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 18:34:29 -0400 Gulf News http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14692486&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Dubai: Pankaj Advani has put himself in line for the 24th Asian Snooker Championship title after repeating a win that saw him clinch a sensational victory over Pakistan's Mohammad Saleh at the 2003 IB... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14692485&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 18:34:23 -0400 Gulf News http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14692485&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Pakistan has played down a recent US report that in February the Pentagon refused its request for funds to fight Taleban and al-Qaeda militants. The military's spokesman conceded that the funds had... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14693302&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 16:53:00 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14693302&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Medvedev formally nominated Putin in one of his first acts as president on Wednesday. His confirmation was never in doubt in the Duma, the lower parliament house, where his United Russia party hold... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689083&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:19:24 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689083&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 JERUSALEM: Israel celebrated its 60th birthday with barbecues and military display on Thursday but the party was marred by an investigation that could unseat the prime minister and derail efforts t... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689082&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:19:25 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689082&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 YANGON: Myanmar's junta has given the US military permission to fly in relief supplies for the survivors of Cyclone Nargis, Thai Supreme Commander Boonsrang Niumpradit said on Thursday. "We hav... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689080&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:19:22 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689080&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING (AP) -- China said Thursday that a landmark performance by the China Philharmonic Orchestra at the Vatican will help improve understanding between the two sides. http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14687625&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 14:57:26 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14687625&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TEHRAN- Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called Israel a "stinking corpse" which is doomed to disappear as the Jewish state celebrated its 60th anniversary. http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689078&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:19:20 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689078&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: Women who think that they are wasting their time and energy nagging their husbands should reassess their opinion, for a new study has found that nagging does work on men. http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689074&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:19:17 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689074&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 VIENNA- Austrian Josef Fritzl said he became addicted to incest with his daughter, who bore him seven children, and had imprisoned her in a cellar to save her from the outside world. http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689076&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:19:17 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14689076&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Pro-Taleban militants have killed a paramilitary soldier in an attack on a police station in north-west Pakistan, the military says. Another soldier was wounded in the raid at a security checkpoint... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14688495&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:03:46 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14688495&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE -- Asian currencies fell to multi-week lows, with the Philippine peso affected by the uncertainty surrounding the yuan and soaring oil prices, falling by 0.6 percent to 42.6750, its lowest s... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14682847&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:42:30 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14682847&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 TOKYO -- The dollar drove back the euro in Asian trade on Thursday on speculation that the next move in US interest rates could be a hike, dealers said. Traders were also waiting for monetary policy d... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14682858&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:42:12 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14682858&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Authorities have arrested a fourth former Khmer Rouge soldier suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and killing of a British mine clearance expert ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14686272&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 10:35:36 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14686272&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Nepal has reopened the summit of Mount Everest to climbers on its side after a Chinese team carried the Olympic flame to the world's highest peak. Scores of mountaineers at Everest base camp are no... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14684228&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:20 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14684228&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 South Korea's Justice Ministry says it took the measure after U.S. authorities provided a list of convicted pedophiles who have a high probability of travel to Asia. A statement Thursday said it is th... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14686727&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 11:02:18 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14686727&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VALAICHCHENAI, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's military barred foreign journalists Thursday from covering weekend elections in the east that are seen as a test of confidence in the go... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14686273&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 10:35:36 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14686273&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Four men have been charged with conspiring to support the banned Tamil Tigers terrorist organisation. The men are accused of possessing laptops, antennas and high-powered magnets for terrorist purp... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14683844&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:18 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14683844&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 A bus has veered off a mountain road in Indian-administered Kashmir killing at least 28 people, police say. The 50-seater bus was travelling from the state's winter capital, Jammu, to the town of K... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14683442&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:17 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14683442&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has quit as chairman of the International Cricket Council's cricket committee after eight years in the job. He was asked to choose between his role and working a... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14684226&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:16 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14684226&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The UN says its first aid flight has now arrived in Burma, bringing much needed relief to up to one million people made homeless by Cyclone Nargis. The flights had been delayed because of Burma's rel... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14683723&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:02 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14683723&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Global rice prices have soared for a fifth successive day as the cyclone damage in Burma continues to put pressure on tight supplies. The cost of rice rose by 3.5% to $22.35 per 100lb in early Thur... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14684140&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:09:59 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14684140&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Police say at least 22 people were killed and three others injured when a bus traveling through a mountainous area in India's portion of Kashmir plunged into a river. http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14682126&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 06:24:14 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14682126&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 HONG KONG -- Asian bond spreads widened on Thursday as oil prices continue to set records, heightening concerns about the impact of high inflation on a region already dealing with slowing global econo... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679363&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 05:07:30 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679363&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 World oil prices continued their record-breaking run today, reaching a fresh intra-day peak near $124 a barrel in Asian trade despite a larger-than-expected rise in US crude stocks. The record of $12... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679365&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 05:07:35 -0400 RTE http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679365&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Amid gloom across the region in the aftermath of a sharp fall on Wall Street overnight, stock markets in China and Australia managed to reverse morning losses. Bourses across the Asia-Pacific region ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679361&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 05:03:04 -0400 Forbes http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679361&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Pakistan has carried out a second successful test of a cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons, its military said. Hatf-VIII (or Raad, "thunder" in Arabic), was first tested last year. ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14680421&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:37:54 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14680421&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Tony Sagami takes a closer look at six websites that could help investors understand Asian economies. In this issue of Money and Markets, Mr. Sagami discusses how each website can assist those who wan... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679364&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:46:04 -0400 PR Web http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679364&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The test of the Hatf-VIII or Raad missile, which has a range of 350 kilometres, was part of a "continuing process of validating the design parameters of the weapon system", said a statement from th... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14680465&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:51:57 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14680465&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The brother of a man who died in a suicide car bomb attack on Glasgow Airport has been deported to India. Sabeel Ahmed, 26, of Bangalore, India, pleaded guilty at London's Old Bailey last month to ... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679787&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:37:52 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679787&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 All-rounder Luke Wright has joined the ranks of England internationals who have turned down a move to the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL). The Sussex star is a regular member of England's one... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14680420&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:37:51 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14680420&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Scientists have deciphered the genetic blueprint of the duck-billed platypus, one of the oddest creatures on Earth. The animal comes from an early branch of the mammal family, and like mammals it i... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14680364&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:37:42 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14680364&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Japanese carmaker Toyota has posted a 28% fall in profit for the first three months of 2008, and predicted its first annual profit fall in seven years. It blamed falling demand in the US, and a str... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679360&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:37:38 -0400 BBC http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679360&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Singapore - Business class airfares in the Asia-Pacific region climbed 4 per cent in the first quarter of this year on demand for long-haul flights to the Americas and on regional routes, a business t... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679362&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 04:32:11 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14679362&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thomas Hogue May 8, 2008 - 00:08 a.m. BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Oil prices held steady Thursday in Asia after jumping to a record near $124 a barrel as investors captivated by the market's upw... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676097&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 03:28:02 -0400 Canadian Business http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676097&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 SINGAPORE -- Asian currencies fell to multi-week lows and the South Korean won hit a 2-1/2-year low on Thursday after record oil prices fanned concerns on the economic fallout of high inflation on the... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676090&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 01:45:15 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676090&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 (Reuters) LOS ANGELES: Pop diva Mariah Carey has broken her silence over her sudden marriage to Nick Cannon, confirming she tied the knot with the rapper-actor last week, http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676956&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:56 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676956&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 BEIJING: The Olympic flame has reached the top of the world. Live television footage showed a Chinese mountaineering team holding up a specially designed torch along with Chinese and Olympic fl... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676960&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:51 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676960&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LONDON: A Cambridge University professor has won a prestigious award for the first complete English translation of Bankimchandra Chatterji's novel http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676959&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:53 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676959&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 LABUTTA (MYANMAR): An estimated 80,000 people have died in the remote Myanmar district of Labutta since a powerful cyclone struck last weekend, a local military official said on Thursday. Labutt... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676958&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:54 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676958&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 WASHINGTON: The international community pleaded with Myanmar's military rulers Wednesday to let foreign aid workers and desperately needed relief supplies into the cyclone-crushed country. The U... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676963&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:49 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14676963&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 The United Nations is taking part in the largest-ever AIDS conference covering Eastern Europe and Central Asia which kicks off tomorrow in Moscow. Some 2,000 participants from 50 countries will gathe... http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14672621&cat=bf053b50c46383e0 Wed, 07 May 2008 23:32:34 -0400 UN News Centre http://feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid=14672621&cat=bf053b50c46383e0