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07/31/2010 PAKISTAN Nearly 500 deaths in the monsoon rains in northern Pakistan They are the worst rains in 80 years. More than 6,000 victims feared. The area most affected is the north-west of Pakistan and the Swat Valley, a place of tourism. Many areas are isolated. Peshawar (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Nearly 500 people were killed by floods or landslides between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Most died in northwest Pakistan, about 60 have died in Afghanistan. Heavy monsoon rains have... 07/31/2010 LEBANON Dual Saudi-Syrian visit leaves Lebanon still divided by Fady Noun The arrival of King Abdullah and President Bashar el Assad in order to calm internal tensions, as the publication of the International Tribunal report could blame Hezbollah for the 2005 assassination of Rafik Hariri. Fears of a new civil war in Lebanon. 07/31/2010 INDIA Tamil Nadu, a Catholic NGO's struggle against child labour by Santosh Digal Between 85 and 100 million working children in India. The Hand in Hand Association is active since 1984 and works in four states in the country. Committed to the fight against poverty, it has eradicated the scourge of child labour in the district of Kancheepuram. 07/31/2010 INDONESIA West Java, Ahmadi faithful targeted by Islamic extremists and local government by Mathias Hariyadi Three days of clashes between Ahmadi Muslims and Islamic extremists. The radical Muslims wish to close their mosques with support from local government. Head of the extremists: "The Ahmadiyya should be banned. Our demand to eliminate them is non-negotiable. " 07/31/2010 JAPAN Tokyo, unemployment up, industrial production down Economic recovery weaker than expected, but continuing. Experts: it is a consequence of lower exports to Europe and the strong yen, but there is confidence. The government promises aid to the economy and new jobs. 07/30/2010 KOREA – UNITED STATES Third round of talks between the United Nations and North Korea over ROKS Cheonan The US-led UN Command that oversees the 1953 armistice met North Korean military officers in the DMZ. The sinking of a NOKS corvette that killed 46 South Korean sailors is still unsolved. 07/30/2010 VIETNAM A festival on mission and catechism in the diocese of Lang Son - Cao Bang by J.B. Vu The event involved more than 200 children of the parishes along the mountainous border with China. The meeting takes place every summer and is now in its 11th edition, despite the difficulties and restrictions of the government. 07/30/2010 CHINA – INDIA – PAKISTAN China fails moral test in its deals with Pakistan by Deep Datta-Ray When India reached an agreement with the United States on civil nuclear cooperation, it took the high moral ground and won. By contrast, China and Pakistan are breaking international law and ethical standards; their deals are dangerous and illegal. 07/30/2010 RUSSIA Russian poet convicted as a militant rebel by Nina Achmatova Yulia Privedennaya’s case has mobilised human rights activists. A member of the PORTOS group, she was given a four-and- half-year suspended sentence after a controversial trial. Her lawyer says the authorities are afraid of any association that is free of their control. In Russia, the justice system is under control. 07/30/2010 JAPAN For the first time a US official to attend Hiroshima commemoration by Pino Cazzaniga The Aug. 6 ceremony marks the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing that killed 140 thousand people. John Ross, U.S. ambassador to Japan, representatives of France and the UK will be present for the first time. Historic first participation for the UN secretary general. Memorial erected in Potsdam of the atomic bombings. 07/30/2010 INDIA Muslim university students trying to impose burqa on woman lecturer in West Bengal by Nirmala Carvalho Shirin Middya is a lecturer at Aliah University, a Islamic institution. The local student union wants her to wear a burqa if she wants to teach even though the university has no dress code. Syed Ali Mutjaba, a journalist and peace activist, warns about the rise of radical Islam in Indian society. Altri articoli 07/30/2010 IRAQ Another Christian abducted in Kirkuk 07/30/2010 CHINA – VIETNAM – US China’s claims in South China Sea cause sparks with United States and Vietnam 07/30/2010 ISRAEL Israel threatens to cut off water supply to Church of the Holy Sepulchre by Arieh Cohen 07/30/2010 SRI LANKA Colombo art exhibition to remember the war and black in July by Melani Manel Perera 07/30/2010 LEBANON Assad and King Abdullah in Beirut to curb tensions with Hezbollah by Paul Dakiki 07/29/2010 VATICAN - CHINA Vatican: Bishops and priests in China, be united with the pope and each other, even in persecution 07/29/2010 CHINA Xiwanzi underground priest arrested again after three years in prison 07/29/2010 PHILIPPINES Swamped by rice imports, the Philippines loses food self-sufficiency 07/29/2010 IRAN Economic support to families to double the population, Ahmadinejad says 07/29/2010 SOUTH KOREA Seoul, the Church celebrates the first National Congress for Life 07/29/2010 SOUTHEAST ASIA Giant Mekong Catfish could disappear 07/29/2010 CHINA Toxic chemical into the Songhua River leads to environmental emergency Dossier Pope in Cyprus for peace in Middle East Easter in Asia [Show all dossier] Editor's choices VATICAN - CHINA China-Holy See: the mirage and religious freedom for the official and underground church by Bernardo CervelleraAfter a series of Episcopal ordinations, many speak of a new era in relations between Beijing and the Vatican. But China’s concessions are in reality forced decisions. For a true religious freedom the difference between legal (official) and illegal (underground) Church activities must disappear and the bishops and priests currently in prison set free. And perhaps even the Vatican should be more courageous ... INDIA – PAKISTAN Indian Muslim condemns the murder of Christian brothers accused of blasphemy by Nirmala CarvalhoAsghar Ali Engineer, head of Mumbai’s Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, calls the murder a horrible crime that is also against Islam. He blames Muslim clerics for using the blasphemy laws to promote their own interests. “I am completely against the blasphemy laws; there is nothing in Qur‘an about it,” he said. Top 10 07/28/2010 NORTH KOREA Pyongyang: football team publicly humiliated for their losses at World Cup by Joseph Yun Li-sun 07/26/2010 AFGHANISTAN – PAKISTAN – US Afghan War: secret documents leaked online 07/30/2010 ISRAEL Israel threatens to cut off water supply to Church of the Holy Sepulchre by Arieh Cohen 07/27/2010 INDONESIA Record number of anti-Christian attacks in 2010 07/25/2010 VATICAN Through prayer, we keep our friendship with God keenly alive, Pope says 07/26/2010 KOREA – UNITED STATES Pyongyang’s nuclear threats continue 07/29/2010 VATICAN - CHINA Card. Zen: not true that “Beijing really wants Bishops appointed by the Pope” by Card. Joseph Zen Zekiun, sdb 07/28/2010 INDIA – MYANMAR Burmese leader in India kneels before the Buddha as troops shell Christian village by Tint Swe 07/26/2010 SAUDI ARABIA Islamic scholars: if the veil is banned, Muslim women may uncover their face 07/27/2010 RUSSIA - UKRAINE Arrests and bans during Patriarch Kirill's visit to Ukraine by Nina Achmatova AsiaNews IS ALSO A MONTHLY! AsiaNews monthly magazine (in Italian) is free. SUBSCRIBE NOW news feed

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