Beijing, Aug 1, 2006 - China Tuesday stressed the importance of diplomacy in resolving the Iran nuclear crisis, following the UN Security Council resolution demanding Iran halt nuclear activities by August 31.
Sydney, Aug 1, 2006 - Australian scientists said Tuesday they were studying what rare iridescent clouds over Antarctica can reveal about global climate change.
Stockholm, Aug 1, 2006 - Forty-seven people drowned in Sweden in the month of July, as boaters and swimmers flocked to the country's lakes and coast in the unusually fine weather, the country's life saving society said Tuesday.
Colombo, Aug 1, 2006 - Tamil Tiger rebels launched a heavy mortar attack against Sri Lanka's main naval facility in the northeastern port of Trincomalee Tuesday damaging at least one gunboat, officials said.
Karachi, Aug 1, 2006 - At least 12 people died and dozens were injured after monsoon rain flooded streets and brought down electricity cables in Pakistan's largest city Karachi, officials said Tuesday.
Beijing, Aug 1, 2006 - A Dutch national and two Irish tourists were killed in a traffic accident Tuesday on the outskirts of Beijing while on their way to the Great Wall, the Beijing government said.
Vilnius, Aug 1, 2006 - Spanish air force pilots on Tuesday began a four-month NATO mission to patrol the skies of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Taipei, Aug 1, 2006 - Taiwan hopes to welcome more mainland Chinese tourists by the end of the year but its main policy on ties with Beijing remain in place and unchanged, a senior official said Tuesday.
Beijing, Aug 1, 2006 - Chinese police confiscated thousands of firearms, tonnes of explosives and hundreds of hand grenades in a crackdown on illegal weapons conducted over the past two months, state media said Tuesday.
Beijing, Aug 1, 2006 - Jinan Iron and Steel and Laiwu Steel, two of China's largest steel companies, said Tuesday they planned to join forces to boost their presence in a crowded and competitive marketplace.
Bangkok, Aug 1, 2006 - Prime Minister Thaksin Shinwatra insisted Tuesday that the government could control the latest outbreak of bird flu, amid mounting concerns for critical industries like tourism and poultry exports.
Colombo, Aug 1, 2006 - Four sailors were killed and 30 wounded as Tamil Tiger rebels launched a heavy mortar attack against Sri Lanka's main naval facility in the northeastern port of Trincomalee Tuesday, officials said.
Kandahar, Afghanistan, Aug 1, 2006 - The killing of two British soldiers in Afghanistan Tuesday underscores the dangers of NATO's move into the south of the country, which the alliance had always acknowledged had its risks.
London, Aug 1, 2006 - The wife of one of two Israeli soldiers captured by the Hezbollah militia last month pleaded Tuesday for their safe return as well as an end to the ensuing armed conflict.
Tehran, Aug 1, 2006 - Iran's parliament speaker Gholam-Ali Hadad-Adel branded as worthless a UN resolution that demands the Islamic republic halt sensitive nuclear work, the ISNA news agency reported Tuesday.
Singapore, Aug 1, 2006 - Singaporean leaders on Tuesday urged North Korea to return to stalled multilateral talks over its nuclear program.
