Asia
Oil price edges up to near $94 a barrel
Price of oil rises to near $94 a barrel as traders await more data on US economy
Indian businessman arrested in rape of Irish woman
Indian police arrest man accused of raping Irish woman volunteering at children's charity
Philippine rebels won't give up armed struggle yet
Philippine Muslim rebels vow to continue armed struggle until final peace pact is reached
Malaysia jails man over letter deemed seditious
Malaysian activist gets 30-month sentence for letter deemed seditious over racial complaint
Locked doors a sign of China work-safety failings
Locked doors that trapped fire victims show work-safety failings in China's mighty economy
Ex-Beijing mayor and backer of 1989 crackdown dies
Ex-Beijing mayor and backer of bloody crackdown on Tiananmen movement dies before anniversary
Police: American woman gang-raped in Indian town
Police say American woman raped by 3 men in north Indian mountain town
HK holds June 4 vigil as it bristles at Beijing
Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary with annual vigil as resentment of mainland China rises
Afghans demand arrest of US troops over killings
Afghan protesters display newly dug-up bodies, claim they were killed by US troops
Philippines probes Cebu Pacific for rough landing
Philippines investigates after Cebu Pacific plane overshoots runway, passengers forced to wait
Chinese ex-provincial leader in anti-graft probe
China's Communist Party investigates provincial ex-official during anti-graft campaign
Fire, locked doors kill 119 at China poultry plant
Fire kills 119 workers at Chinese poultry plant where locked doors left only 1 escape route
Coca-Cola opens Myanmar bottling plant
Coca-Cola resumes bottling in frontier market of Myanmar after more than 6 decades
Asia stocks up slightly on Fed hopes
Asian stock markets up slightly on investor belief that Fed will maintain its stimulus program
Bomb squad blows up WWII dud, Tokyo trains halted
Area sealed off, trains stopped in Tokyo as bomb squad blows up WWII dud
Bomb kills 9 Afghan children, 2 US troops
Afghan violence soars: Suicide attack targeting Americans kills 9 children and 2 US troops
Afghan official: Taliban didn't down cargo plane
Joint probe indicates Taliban not involved in Afghanistan crash of cargo plane that killed 7
7 Cambodian workers arrested at Nike contractor
Cambodian police arrest 7 workers in protest at factory that makes Nike sportswear
Oil rebounds to near $93 in European trade
Oil rebounds to near $93 a barrel in European trade after reaching lowest level in a month
Police: Gunmen kill lawmaker in northwest Pakistan
Police say gunmen kill newly elected provincial lawmaker in volatile northwest Pakistan



