Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - China blasted Friday as groundless a report by a former Canadian cabinet member and a lawyer saying it is harvesting organs from members of the banned Falungong spiritual movement.
Bogor, Indonesia (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - About 100 tonnes of useless and out-of-date medicines donated by foreigners after a major earthquake last year have been incinerated this week, an official said Friday.
Taipei (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - An earthquake measuring 6.1 in magnitude rocked northeastern Taiwan Friday, the seismology centre said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - The number of dead or missing in China from Typhoon Kaemi approached 100 on Friday, as gales and rains continued to batter the nation's densely populated eastern and central provinces, state media said.
Seoul (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes Friday as heavy rain pounded central provinces of South Korea, government officials said.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - China marked the 30th anniversary Friday of the Tangshan earthquake that claimed over 240,000 lives with residents still in deep mourning and authorities hailing the rebuilding of the city as a miracle.
Tokyo (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - Japan's Fuji Photo Film said Friday its net profit plunged by more than two-thirds in the June quarter due to the cost of restructuring in response to the industry shift to digital photography.
Jerusalem (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - The Israeli army said on Friday it would deploy Patriot anti-missile batteries near Tel Aviv, Israel's biggest city, in case Hezbollah starts using long-range rockets against the Jewish state.
Jakarta (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - Thousands of villagers have fled homes lying in the path of red-hot lava flows oozing from Indonesia's Mount Karangetang as the volcano has been put on top alert, officials said Friday.
Taipei (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - A government-sponsored economic forum failed to reach consensus Friday on moves to ease limits on links with China and instead simply noted the different options put forward, according to a statement by the organisers.
London (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - The British government was under pressure Friday over reports that it will allow the United States to send two more planes carrying bombs and missiles to Israel via Britain in the next fortnight.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - China said Friday that five Chinese Uighur Muslims given political asylum in Albania were suspected terrorists and should be handed over to Beijing.
Madrid (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - Spanish regulators gave conditional approval on Friday for Germany group E.ON to pursue its takeover bid for Spanish electricity group Endesa, insisting it must strip out a large portion of assets particularly in nuclear power generation.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - A riot at a plant in southern China producing toys for McDonald's and other firms was not over poor working conditions but caused when an employee was fired, the company running the factory said Friday.
Beijing (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - The illegal trade in wild animals and plants is now so massive that in terms of turnover it is beaten only by the global trade in drugs and arms, said a statement issued in Beijing Friday.
Tyre, Lebanon (AFP) Jul 28, 2006 - On the narrow, winding, rubble-strewn roads in south Lebanon, craters the size of middle-class homes swallow cars whole, while others are incinerated by pin-point missile strikes. There's only one rule for drivers here: step on the gas.
