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All rights reserved2012-05-16T03:18:17-04:005http://news.yahoo.com/asia/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifA Shanghai lawyer said Wednesday he is trying to visit the jailed nephew of activist Chen Guangcheng, who sparked a diplomatic crisis last month when he fled into the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.http://news.yahoo.com/lawyers-try-see-china-activists-jailed-nephew-071817108.html2012-05-16T07:18:17ZAssociated Presslawyers-try-see-china-activists-jailed-nephew-071817108Oil prices hovered near $93 a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders mulled whether concern over Europe's debt crisis justifies extending a sharp sell-off during the last two weeks.http://news.yahoo.com/oil-hovers-near-93-trader-mull-europe-turmoil-030340863--finance.html2012-05-17T03:03:40ZAssociated Pressoil-hovers-near-93-trader-mull-europe-turmoil-030340863--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-mystery-opens-cannes-sidebar-race-210758241.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8Ju8Ny1.jqPfy0NDoSdJ0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337288770831-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The cast of the film "Mystery"" align="left" title="The cast of the film "Mystery"" border="0" /></a>A Chinese thriller about a family man leading a double life kicked off the parallel new talent section of the Cannes Film Festival Thursday, in presence of director Lou Ye and his cast.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-mystery-opens-cannes-sidebar-race-210758241.html2012-05-17T21:07:58ZAFPchinese-mystery-opens-cannes-sidebar-race-210758241<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-mystery-opens-cannes-sidebar-race-210758241.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8Ju8Ny1.jqPfy0NDoSdJ0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337288770831-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The cast of the film "Mystery"" align="left" title="The cast of the film "Mystery"" border="0" /></a>A Chinese thriller about a family man leading a double life kicked off the parallel new talent section of the Cannes Film Festival Thursday, in presence of director Lou Ye and his cast.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-maintains-us-sanctions-myanmar-155424902.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vDE6sJKROxE7ssr.OqKX1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337277324724-9-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Derek Mitchell is the first US ambassador to Myanmar" align="left" title="Derek Mitchell is the first US ambassador to Myanmar" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama Thursday eased investment curbs on Myanmar and named the first US ambassador to the country in more than 20 years, hoping to reward a "nascent" political reform drive.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-maintains-us-sanctions-myanmar-155424902.html2012-05-17T20:10:12ZAFPobama-maintains-us-sanctions-myanmar-155424902<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-maintains-us-sanctions-myanmar-155424902.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vDE6sJKROxE7ssr.OqKX1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337277324724-9-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Derek Mitchell is the first US ambassador to Myanmar" align="left" title="Derek Mitchell is the first US ambassador to Myanmar" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama Thursday eased investment curbs on Myanmar and named the first US ambassador to the country in more than 20 years, hoping to reward a "nascent" political reform drive.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kim-takes-lead-home-south-korea-184616427.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xzR6wj6_uM8EjPPdIHCOww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337280334023-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="GOLF-ONEASIA-KOR" align="left" title="GOLF-ONEASIA-KOR" border="0" /></a>Young South Korean golfer Kim Bi-O conquered strong winds and an errant driver on Thursday to claim a one-shot lead after the first round of the SK Telecom Open.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kim-takes-lead-home-south-korea-184616427.html2012-05-17T18:46:16ZAFPkim-takes-lead-home-south-korea-184616427<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kim-takes-lead-home-south-korea-184616427.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xzR6wj6_uM8EjPPdIHCOww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337280334023-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="GOLF-ONEASIA-KOR" align="left" title="GOLF-ONEASIA-KOR" border="0" /></a>Young South Korean golfer Kim Bi-O conquered strong winds and an errant driver on Thursday to claim a one-shot lead after the first round of the SK Telecom Open.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pakistans-t20-captain-calls-trust-184108401.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EbepyAbmA23jmj9tC0JK8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337280017162-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mohammad Hafeez" align="left" title="Mohammad Hafeez" border="0" /></a>Pakistan's newly appointed Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez on Thursday called for trust and a good environment in the dressing room ahead of next month's tour of Sri Lanka.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pakistans-t20-captain-calls-trust-184108401.html2012-05-17T18:41:08ZAFPpakistans-t20-captain-calls-trust-184108401<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pakistans-t20-captain-calls-trust-184108401.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EbepyAbmA23jmj9tC0JK8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337280017162-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mohammad Hafeez" align="left" title="Mohammad Hafeez" border="0" /></a>Pakistan's newly appointed Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez on Thursday called for trust and a good environment in the dressing room ahead of next month's tour of Sri Lanka.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spotlight-asian-art-hong-kong-fair-opens-025438718.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0EcjbMjGNBgQUPKd1BJ6gw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337222737833-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A record 63,511 visitors attended Art HK last year, and organisers expect a bigger crowd in 2012" align="left" title="A record 63,511 visitors attended Art HK last year, and organisers expect a bigger crowd in 2012" border="0" /></a>The glittering Hong Kong International Art Fair opened Thursday, featuring works by artists from Picasso to Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei and cementing the city's status as a global art hub.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/spotlight-asian-art-hong-kong-fair-opens-025438718.html2012-05-17T17:58:29ZAFPspotlight-asian-art-hong-kong-fair-opens-025438718<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spotlight-asian-art-hong-kong-fair-opens-025438718.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0EcjbMjGNBgQUPKd1BJ6gw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337222737833-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A record 63,511 visitors attended Art HK last year, and organisers expect a bigger crowd in 2012" align="left" title="A record 63,511 visitors attended Art HK last year, and organisers expect a bigger crowd in 2012" border="0" /></a>The glittering Hong Kong International Art Fair opened Thursday, featuring works by artists from Picasso to Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei and cementing the city's status as a global art hub.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-lawmaker-pelosi-urged-karzai-send-women-summits-174512194.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LziTGItgB61x16_75XqfTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337276431215-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi" align="left" title="House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi" border="0" /></a>Top US Democratic lawmaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she had pressed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to include women in upcoming international talks when she visited the war-torn country recently.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-lawmaker-pelosi-urged-karzai-send-women-summits-174512194.html2012-05-17T17:45:12ZAFPus-lawmaker-pelosi-urged-karzai-send-women-summits-174512194<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-lawmaker-pelosi-urged-karzai-send-women-summits-174512194.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LziTGItgB61x16_75XqfTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337276431215-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi" align="left" title="House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi" border="0" /></a>Top US Democratic lawmaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she had pressed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to include women in upcoming international talks when she visited the war-torn country recently.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/korea-us-japan-hold-talks-n-korea-033143372.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w8yBJ7UoELFcmmejrmNM0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337275626895-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="US envoy on North Korea, Glyn Davies (R), shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama" align="left" title="US envoy on North Korea, Glyn Davies (R), shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama" border="0" /></a>The United States said it will join Japan and South Korea in three-way talks in Seoul on Monday to discuss developments in North Korea following its failed rocket launch.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/korea-us-japan-hold-talks-n-korea-033143372.html2012-05-17T17:29:51ZAFPkorea-us-japan-hold-talks-n-korea-033143372<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/korea-us-japan-hold-talks-n-korea-033143372.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w8yBJ7UoELFcmmejrmNM0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337275626895-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="US envoy on North Korea, Glyn Davies (R), shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama" align="left" title="US envoy on North Korea, Glyn Davies (R), shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama" border="0" /></a>The United States said it will join Japan and South Korea in three-way talks in Seoul on Monday to discuss developments in North Korea following its failed rocket launch.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indias-mahindra-satyam-swings-net-profit-171933120.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xgNivsOC7NxY.BaYi9NIgA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337275124482-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Satyam posted a net profit of 5.34 billion rupees ($98 million) for the quarter" align="left" title="Satyam posted a net profit of 5.34 billion rupees ($98 million) for the quarter" border="0" /></a>India's software outsourcer Mahindra Satyam on Thursday said it had swung into net profit for the three months to March, from a net loss a year earlier.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indias-mahindra-satyam-swings-net-profit-171933120.html2012-05-17T17:19:33ZAFPindias-mahindra-satyam-swings-net-profit-171933120<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indias-mahindra-satyam-swings-net-profit-171933120.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xgNivsOC7NxY.BaYi9NIgA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337275124482-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Satyam posted a net profit of 5.34 billion rupees ($98 million) for the quarter" align="left" title="Satyam posted a net profit of 5.34 billion rupees ($98 million) for the quarter" border="0" /></a>India's software outsourcer Mahindra Satyam on Thursday said it had swung into net profit for the three months to March, from a net loss a year earlier.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/natos-rush-exit-risks-afghan-collapse-report-071902177.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LzlGm8cOVJr83JOUTDny8A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337238754243-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A French soldier is seen keeping watch during an operation in Surobi district" align="left" title="A French soldier is seen keeping watch during an operation in Surobi district" border="0" /></a>NATO's rush to get out of a "quagmire" in Afghanistan risks the collapse of the state and strategic failure for the Western alliance in its decade-long war, a former EU adviser has warned.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/natos-rush-exit-risks-afghan-collapse-report-071902177.html2012-05-17T17:10:34ZAFPnatos-rush-exit-risks-afghan-collapse-report-071902177<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/natos-rush-exit-risks-afghan-collapse-report-071902177.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LzlGm8cOVJr83JOUTDny8A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337238754243-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A French soldier is seen keeping watch during an operation in Surobi district" align="left" title="A French soldier is seen keeping watch during an operation in Surobi district" border="0" /></a>NATO's rush to get out of a "quagmire" in Afghanistan risks the collapse of the state and strategic failure for the Western alliance in its decade-long war, a former EU adviser has warned.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sri-lanka-president-vows-free-ex-army-chief-060227477.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AGhDRDH1KAKdgXKW8iP90Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337273872169-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sarath Fonseka could be released "within days"" align="left" title="Sarath Fonseka could be released "within days"" border="0" /></a>Sri Lanka's president Thursday secured cabinet approval to free jailed former army chief and defeated opposition presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, a senior official said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sri-lanka-president-vows-free-ex-army-chief-060227477.html2012-05-17T16:58:20ZAFPsri-lanka-president-vows-free-ex-army-chief-060227477<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sri-lanka-president-vows-free-ex-army-chief-060227477.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AGhDRDH1KAKdgXKW8iP90Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337273872169-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sarath Fonseka could be released "within days"" align="left" title="Sarath Fonseka could be released "within days"" border="0" /></a>Sri Lanka's president Thursday secured cabinet approval to free jailed former army chief and defeated opposition presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, a senior official said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dalai-lama-begins-austria-visit-170623009.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C1j5Ht_kPP2ZgRboaI0EGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337274305876-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) speaks on arrival at the airport in Vienna" align="left" title="Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) speaks on arrival at the airport in Vienna" border="0" /></a>The Dalai Lama arrived in Austria Thursday for a visit that will include a meeting with Chancellor Werner Faymann and is likely to irritate China, already angered by his previous stop in Britain.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dalai-lama-begins-austria-visit-170623009.html2012-05-17T17:06:23ZAFPdalai-lama-begins-austria-visit-170623009<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dalai-lama-begins-austria-visit-170623009.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C1j5Ht_kPP2ZgRboaI0EGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337274305876-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) speaks on arrival at the airport in Vienna" align="left" title="Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) speaks on arrival at the airport in Vienna" border="0" /></a>The Dalai Lama arrived in Austria Thursday for a visit that will include a meeting with Chancellor Werner Faymann and is likely to irritate China, already angered by his previous stop in Britain.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/casey-stoner-quit-motogp-end-season-153546392.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qkzhPii7nJ2tZC9Fc4sIgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337268794076-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Casey Stoner sits in the pits before the free practice session for the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril, on May 4" align="left" title="Casey Stoner sits in the pits before the free practice session for the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril, on May 4" border="0" /></a>World motorcycling champion Casey Stoner stunned the sport on Thursday by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for "family reasons".</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/casey-stoner-quit-motogp-end-season-153546392.html2012-05-17T16:32:46ZAFPcasey-stoner-quit-motogp-end-season-153546392<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/casey-stoner-quit-motogp-end-season-153546392.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qkzhPii7nJ2tZC9Fc4sIgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337268794076-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Casey Stoner sits in the pits before the free practice session for the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril, on May 4" align="left" title="Casey Stoner sits in the pits before the free practice session for the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril, on May 4" border="0" /></a>World motorcycling champion Casey Stoner stunned the sport on Thursday by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for "family reasons".</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hk-feng-shui-master-bid-halt-forgery-case-160730511.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iXc3nTZt2vtCBWoKdDh96Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337263765023-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Feng shui master Tony Chan arrives at the Eastern Court" align="left" title="Feng shui master Tony Chan arrives at the Eastern Court" border="0" /></a>A Hong Kong feng shui master accused of forging the will of late property tycoon Nina Wang on Thursday urged the court to halt the case on the grounds the evidence has been tampered with.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hk-feng-shui-master-bid-halt-forgery-case-160730511.html2012-05-17T16:07:30ZAFPhk-feng-shui-master-bid-halt-forgery-case-160730511<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hk-feng-shui-master-bid-halt-forgery-case-160730511.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iXc3nTZt2vtCBWoKdDh96Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337263765023-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Feng shui master Tony Chan arrives at the Eastern Court" align="left" title="Feng shui master Tony Chan arrives at the Eastern Court" border="0" /></a>A Hong Kong feng shui master accused of forging the will of late property tycoon Nina Wang on Thursday urged the court to halt the case on the grounds the evidence has been tampered with.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indian-cabinet-clears-turkmenistan-gas-deal-155932918.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oxMkypiZfT5UDoFaLit0Sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337270347619-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An engineer welds steel pipes as part of a gas pipeline in Hyderabad" align="left" title="An engineer welds steel pipes as part of a gas pipeline in Hyderabad" border="0" /></a>The Indian government has approved a deal to buy natural gas from Turkmenistan via a $7.6 billion pipeline passing through Afghanistan and Pakistan, reports said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indian-cabinet-clears-turkmenistan-gas-deal-155932918.html2012-05-17T15:59:32ZAFPindian-cabinet-clears-turkmenistan-gas-deal-155932918<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indian-cabinet-clears-turkmenistan-gas-deal-155932918.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oxMkypiZfT5UDoFaLit0Sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337270347619-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An engineer welds steel pipes as part of a gas pipeline in Hyderabad" align="left" title="An engineer welds steel pipes as part of a gas pipeline in Hyderabad" border="0" /></a>The Indian government has approved a deal to buy natural gas from Turkmenistan via a $7.6 billion pipeline passing through Afghanistan and Pakistan, reports said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-threat-pakistan-flight-dubai-155516158.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1qEXhel16C9UlwpFg1OF9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337270094142-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pakistani commandos on patrol outside the Allama Iqbal International airport in Lahore" align="left" title="Pakistani commandos on patrol outside the Allama Iqbal International airport in Lahore" border="0" /></a>A bomb threat delayed a Pakistani passenger flight bound for Dubai by four hours on Thursday, with officials clearing it to take off after searches found no explosive device on board.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-threat-pakistan-flight-dubai-155516158.html2012-05-17T15:55:16ZAFPbomb-threat-pakistan-flight-dubai-155516158<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-threat-pakistan-flight-dubai-155516158.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1qEXhel16C9UlwpFg1OF9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337270094142-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pakistani commandos on patrol outside the Allama Iqbal International airport in Lahore" align="left" title="Pakistani commandos on patrol outside the Allama Iqbal International airport in Lahore" border="0" /></a>A bomb threat delayed a Pakistani passenger flight bound for Dubai by four hours on Thursday, with officials clearing it to take off after searches found no explosive device on board.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/armed-n-koreans-kidnap-chinese-sailors-053434849.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/O1Hfewz6WxeY9VYvcuIpnw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337232816392-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chinese fishermen regularly run into difficulties with the authorities of other countries" align="left" title="Chinese fishermen regularly run into difficulties with the authorities of other countries" border="0" /></a>Twenty-nine Chinese fishermen have been kidnapped at sea by unidentified North Koreans who have demanded 1.2 million yuan ($190,000) in ransom, fellow sailors and media said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/armed-n-koreans-kidnap-chinese-sailors-053434849.html2012-05-17T15:46:05ZAFParmed-n-koreans-kidnap-chinese-sailors-053434849<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/armed-n-koreans-kidnap-chinese-sailors-053434849.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/O1Hfewz6WxeY9VYvcuIpnw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337232816392-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chinese fishermen regularly run into difficulties with the authorities of other countries" align="left" title="Chinese fishermen regularly run into difficulties with the authorities of other countries" border="0" /></a>Twenty-nine Chinese fishermen have been kidnapped at sea by unidentified North Koreans who have demanded 1.2 million yuan ($190,000) in ransom, fellow sailors and media said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-blind-activist-passport-within-15-days-034837422.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mXZYRGs9HEFcL1B.1HnHZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337226278799-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chen Guangcheng's activism earned him a four-year prison sentence that ended in 2010" align="left" title="Chen Guangcheng's activism earned him a four-year prison sentence that ended in 2010" border="0" /></a>Blind activist Chen Guangcheng said Thursday China had agreed to issue him a passport within 15 days, allowing him to go to the United States after a bitter row between Beijing and Washington.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/china-blind-activist-passport-within-15-days-034837422.html2012-05-17T15:44:33ZAFPchina-blind-activist-passport-within-15-days-034837422<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-blind-activist-passport-within-15-days-034837422.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mXZYRGs9HEFcL1B.1HnHZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337226278799-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chen Guangcheng's activism earned him a four-year prison sentence that ended in 2010" align="left" title="Chen Guangcheng's activism earned him a four-year prison sentence that ended in 2010" border="0" /></a>Blind activist Chen Guangcheng said Thursday China had agreed to issue him a passport within 15 days, allowing him to go to the United States after a bitter row between Beijing and Washington.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pakistani-president-attend-nato-summit-093859575.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p0u7jfymRnORRj5qJtQqJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1bea196bb128b70d0f0f6a7067003657.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" align="left" title="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" border="0" /></a>Pakistan's president announced Thursday that he will attend the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, accepting an invitation that was given after the country indicated it plans to end its six-month blockade of supplies meant for coalition troops in Afghanistan.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pakistani-president-attend-nato-summit-093859575.html2012-05-17T14:04:53ZAssociated Presspakistani-president-attend-nato-summit-093859575<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pakistani-president-attend-nato-summit-093859575.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p0u7jfymRnORRj5qJtQqJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1bea196bb128b70d0f0f6a7067003657.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" align="left" title="Oil tankers, which were used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, are parked at a compound in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the alliance's summit in Chicago, after signs that the country could be moving to reopen its Afghan border to NATO military supplies. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)" border="0" /></a>Pakistan's president announced Thursday that he will attend the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, accepting an invitation that was given after the country indicated it plans to end its six-month blockade of supplies meant for coalition troops in Afghanistan.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ailing-khmer-rouge-defendant-falls-ill-during-trial-111526762.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0hTw0WQNDtuiSydYJdgePw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337253169965-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ieng Sary, 86, is the eldest and most frail of the three ex-Khmer Rouge leaders in the dock" align="left" title="Ieng Sary, 86, is the eldest and most frail of the three ex-Khmer Rouge leaders in the dock" border="0" /></a>The Khmer Rouge's former foreign minister was admitted to hospital Thursday after suffering breathing difficulties during his atrocities trial at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ailing-khmer-rouge-defendant-falls-ill-during-trial-111526762.html2012-05-17T14:10:42ZAFPailing-khmer-rouge-defendant-falls-ill-during-trial-111526762<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ailing-khmer-rouge-defendant-falls-ill-during-trial-111526762.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0hTw0WQNDtuiSydYJdgePw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337253169965-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ieng Sary, 86, is the eldest and most frail of the three ex-Khmer Rouge leaders in the dock" align="left" title="Ieng Sary, 86, is the eldest and most frail of the three ex-Khmer Rouge leaders in the dock" border="0" /></a>The Khmer Rouge's former foreign minister was admitted to hospital Thursday after suffering breathing difficulties during his atrocities trial at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bollywood-star-faces-police-probe-over-cricket-row-074551819.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bHvDZ_4NzL5lNm9J5uO9ow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337240728952-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Shah Rukh Khan (right) could be banned from the Wankhede Stadium" align="left" title="Shah Rukh Khan (right) could be banned from the Wankhede Stadium" border="0" /></a>Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan faced a police probe and a lifetime ban from Mumbai's main cricket stadium on Thursday following a furious late-night row with staff at the ground, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bollywood-star-faces-police-probe-over-cricket-row-074551819.html2012-05-17T14:03:08ZAFPbollywood-star-faces-police-probe-over-cricket-row-074551819<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bollywood-star-faces-police-probe-over-cricket-row-074551819.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bHvDZ_4NzL5lNm9J5uO9ow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337240728952-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Shah Rukh Khan (right) could be banned from the Wankhede Stadium" align="left" title="Shah Rukh Khan (right) could be banned from the Wankhede Stadium" border="0" /></a>Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan faced a police probe and a lifetime ban from Mumbai's main cricket stadium on Thursday following a furious late-night row with staff at the ground, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-australia-sign-security-information-deal-135533383.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EtGhCzImk.zrAK27ljNJ6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337262863811-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Australian FM Bob Carr (left) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba at a signing ceremony in Tokyo" align="left" title="Australian FM Bob Carr (left) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba at a signing ceremony in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>Japan and Australia on Thursday signed an agreement that will allow them to share intelligence as the Asia-Pacific region adapts to the rising power of China.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japan-australia-sign-security-information-deal-135533383.html2012-05-17T13:55:33ZAFPjapan-australia-sign-security-information-deal-135533383<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-australia-sign-security-information-deal-135533383.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EtGhCzImk.zrAK27ljNJ6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337262863811-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Australian FM Bob Carr (left) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba at a signing ceremony in Tokyo" align="left" title="Australian FM Bob Carr (left) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba at a signing ceremony in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>Japan and Australia on Thursday signed an agreement that will allow them to share intelligence as the Asia-Pacific region adapts to the rising power of China.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/two-us-built-minehunters-join-taiwan-navy-135237643.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nOxE8Dq0JILETO1r5WHCpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337262569129-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Taiwanese crew stand on board a Perry-class frigate during a maritime drill off Kaohsiung" align="left" title="Taiwanese crew stand on board a Perry-class frigate during a maritime drill off Kaohsiung" border="0" /></a>Taiwan is due to receive two coastal minehunters from the United States within months, in a deal aimed at enhancing the island's ability to defend itself against China, the navy said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/two-us-built-minehunters-join-taiwan-navy-135237643.html2012-05-17T13:52:37ZAFPtwo-us-built-minehunters-join-taiwan-navy-135237643<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/two-us-built-minehunters-join-taiwan-navy-135237643.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nOxE8Dq0JILETO1r5WHCpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337262569129-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Taiwanese crew stand on board a Perry-class frigate during a maritime drill off Kaohsiung" align="left" title="Taiwanese crew stand on board a Perry-class frigate during a maritime drill off Kaohsiung" border="0" /></a>Taiwan is due to receive two coastal minehunters from the United States within months, in a deal aimed at enhancing the island's ability to defend itself against China, the navy said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/four-attackers-die-assault-afghan-governor-071443814.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JU6Odg208Dw7AHqsKT3klw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337262406153-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Afghan soldier on patrol near Kandahar" align="left" title="An Afghan soldier on patrol near Kandahar" border="0" /></a>Gunmen dressed in Afghan police uniforms and wearing suicide vests stormed a government compound on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding 12 others in the southwest, police said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/four-attackers-die-assault-afghan-governor-071443814.html2012-05-17T13:48:30ZAFPfour-attackers-die-assault-afghan-governor-071443814<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/four-attackers-die-assault-afghan-governor-071443814.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JU6Odg208Dw7AHqsKT3klw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337262406153-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Afghan soldier on patrol near Kandahar" align="left" title="An Afghan soldier on patrol near Kandahar" border="0" /></a>Gunmen dressed in Afghan police uniforms and wearing suicide vests stormed a government compound on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding 12 others in the southwest, police said.</p><br clear="all"/>

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