Jakarta (AFP) Jul 30, 2006 - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Indonesian island of Nias Sunday but there were no casualties or concerns about possible tsunamis, officials said.
Bangalore, India (AFP) Jul 30, 2006 - Twenty-five years ago, with an investment of just 250 dollars, a tiny software company took shape in a one-bedroom apartment in the western India city of Pune.
Bangalore, India (AFP) Jul 30, 2006 - Facfile on India's technology major Infosys, which celebrates its 25th anniversary Sunday.
Tokyo (AFP) Jul 30, 2006 - The Japanese government has assessed that North Korea's test firing of a long-range missile on July 5 was a complete failure, reports said Sunday.
Singapore (AFP) Jul 30, 2006 - Singapore will pump almost 1.5 billion Singapore dollars (949 million US) into the biomedical sciences (BMS) sector as the city-state seeks to expand the industry which has become a new engine of growth.
Baguio, Philippines (AFP) Jul 30, 2006 - The United States is ready to isolate North Korea internationally over its nuclear weapons program, the top US State Department envoy on the country said Sunday.
Baguio, Philippines (AFP) Jul 30, 2006 - Senior US diplomat Christopher Hill on Sunday urged the countries of Southeast Asia to cooperate more closely in the areas of security and disaster-relief and preparedness.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 30, 2006 - Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the northeastern city of Tangshan on the 30th anniversary of the 20th century's deadliest earthquake, state media said Sunday.
New York (AFP) Jul 30, 2006 - Time Warner, the global media leader, on Wednesday will take the wraps off plans for ailing Internet unit AOL, which may include shedding subscriber access fees seen as blocking advertising revenue.
Beirut (AFP) Jul 29, 2006 - Israeli planes blasted south Lebanon for the 17th day Friday as an unbowed Hezbollah launched a new type of missile at the Jewish state and the United States and Britain again ruled out a quick truce in the escalating conflict.
Beirut (AFP) Jul 29, 2006 - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due back in the Middle East Saturday to lobby for a plan to bring in an international force and sideline Hezbollah, as the Shiite militia fired a new missile and Israeli bombs continued to rain down upon southern Lebanon.
Seoul (AFP) Jul 29, 2006 - One person died and two others were missing after heavy rains that have pounded South Korea's central and northwestern regions over the past three days, the National Emergency Management Agency said Saturday.
Jakarta (AFP) Jul 29, 2006 - Thousands of people fled their homes in panic on Saturday after an accidental explosion at an oil well on Indonesia's Java island but no immediate casualties were reported, police said.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 29, 2006 - The toll from an explosion that ripped through a chemical plant in eastern China rose on Saturday to at least 16 dead and 29 wounded, state media said.
Baghdad (AFP) Jul 29, 2006 - Three US marines were killed in Iraq's restive Al-Anbar province in clashes with insurgents, the US military reported on Saturday.
Tyre, Lebanon (AFP) Jul 29, 2006 - The bodies of eight civilians, including a couple and their three children in a car hit by a missile, were found on the roads of southern Lebanon following Israeli bombardments on the region, officials said Saturday.
