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Japan Endures Hottest Summer On Record

2 Sep 2010 at 6:16am
TOKYO (AP) - Japan is sweltering through its hottest summer on record, weather officials said Thursday. Japan joined many parts of the Northern Hemisphere in seeing an unusually hot summer. Meteorologists say 17 nations have recorded all-time-high temperatures this year, more than in any other year, and scientists...

Indonesia Urged To Increase Anti-piracy Patrols

2 Sep 2010 at 6:16am
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - An international maritime group urged Indonesia on Thursday to increase patrols in the South China Sea after pirates attacked nine vessels in less than three weeks. The International Maritime...

Pakistan mourns triple bombing as death toll rises

2 Sep 2010 at 6:01am
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) – The death toll from suicide attacks that targeted a busy procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore rose to 31 on Thursday as six people succumbed to their injuries, officials said. Three suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mourning procession made up of thousands of people on Wednesday at the moment of the breaking of the fast in the holy month of Ramadan, wounding hundreds. It was the first major attack in Pakistan since devastating floods engulfed a fifth of the volatile country over the past month in its worst disaster yet. "Thirty-one people have died and a total of...

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Australian school drops 'gay' from classic song

1 Sep 2010 at 9:22pm
An Australian school principal has asked students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children's song, but said Thursday no offense was intended ? he was simply trying to keep the kids from laughing.



Australia - Head teacher - Gay - Gay Lesbian and Bisexual - Family and Relationships

Key Australian lawmaker backs Labor to govern

2 Sep 2010 at 5:08am

Prime Minister Julia Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when an independent lawmaker said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia's first minority government in almost seven decades.

China coal trucks stuck in 120 km traffic jam

2 Sep 2010 at 1:22am
More than 10,000 trucks mainly carrying coal are stuck in a 120 km (75 mile) traffic jam in the northeastern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, in the latest dramatic snarl-up on the country's roads.



Inner Mongolia - China - Traffic congestion - Coal - Asia

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Independent Wilkie backs Gillard

2 Sep 2010 at 4:03am
One of four key independent lawmakers endorses Australian PM Julia Gillard, leaving her two seats short of the majority needed to form a government.

Typhoon hits South Korean capital

2 Sep 2010 at 3:57am
Three people die as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in 15 years, while storms continue to cause heavy rain and landslides in China.

Reshuffle after Tajik jail break

2 Sep 2010 at 5:14am
Tajikistan's security chief is replaced following the escape of 25 prisoners, including several Islamic militants, from a Dushanbe jail.