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China's Hu in Hong Kong for handover anniversary
AFP, Published on 29/06/2012
» Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday urged Hong Kong's restive people to embrace the motherland as he visited the financial citadel for the 15th anniversary of its return to rule by Beijing.
Taiwan tea a matter of passion and profit
AFP, Published on 29/06/2012
» For decades, Lin Tsai-pan has tended his tea fields in the misty green hills of central Taiwan with a devotion bordering on obsession. It is not just a job. It is a passion and a question of honour.
China says plane hijack attempt thwarted
AFP, Published on 29/06/2012
» Six members of China's Uighur minority tried to hijack a plane flying from a restive city in the far-western Xinjiang region on Friday but crew members and passengers thwarted them, authorities said.
Japan zoo says missing squirrel numbers no mystery
AFP, Published on 29/06/2012
» A Japanese zoo that seemingly caught more squirrels than it lost denied any mystery behind the mismatch Friday, saying it did not know how many animals it had because they "keep reproducing".
Huge crowds throng Tahrir on eve of Morsi swearing-in
AFP, Published on 29/06/2012
» Crowds thronged the Egyptian capital's iconic Tahrir Square on Friday as Mohamed Morsi prepared to address supporters on the eve of his swearing-in as Egypt's first civilian president.
Doctor pulls 13cm live worm from man's eye in India
AFP, Published on 29/06/2012
» A doctor in India has pulled a live 13 centimetre-long worm from the eye of an elderly patient who was complaining of persistent pain in an operation reminiscent of a far-fetched alien movie plot.
Morgan sets up England win over Australia
AFP, Published on 29/06/2012
» Eoin Morgan's rapid 89 not out laid the platform for England's 15-run win over arch-rivals Australia in the first one-day international at Lord's here on Friday.
S. Korea, Japan postpone landmark military pact
AFP, Published on 29/06/2012
» South Korea Friday postponed at the last minute the signing of a landmark military agreement with Japan, amid anger in Seoul over the planned pact with a former colonial ruler.
World stocks, euro, oil jump as EU summit delivers
AFP, Published on 29/06/2012
» World stock markets surged Friday, the euro jumped against the dollar, and oil prices rocketed after a key EU summit delivered surprise emergency measures to fight the eurozone debt crisis.
Indian security forces kill 21 Maoist rebels
AFP, Published on 29/06/2012
» At least 21 Maoist rebels were killed in a series of violent clashes with security forces in the central state of Chhattisgarh, a hotbed of left-wing extremism, police said Friday.