http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/?srvc=rss The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news en-us Copyright 2009, Herald Interactive, Inc. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:20:44 -0500 systems@heraldinteractive.com 120 http://cache.heraldinteractive.com/images/siteImages/rss_logo.jpg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/?srvc=rss 100 48 The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/76FryrC0nZ4/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/67d38285c9_china.jpg BEIJING - Followers of an unapproved church in Beijing were again forced by the government to find a new place to worship Sunday, a move one analyst suggested would be a test... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:06:30 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212137&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212137&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/lEGHZALLdNg/view.bg KATMANDU, Nepal - A helicopter crashed Sunday in Nepal's remote northwest when its rear rotor hit a mountainside as it was attempting to land, killing its Russian flight... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:59:22 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212129&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212129&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/aScR28coWkw/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/f072cfa6e4_pakist.jpg PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Militants staged a pair of attacks against anti-Taliban figures in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing one of the men as part of an escalating campaign... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:26:34 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212116&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212116&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/LmHvOhfV4cU/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/ebbc29421e_myanm.jpg SINGAPORE - President Barack Obama on Sunday told Myanmar's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an unusual face-to-face interaction with a top... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:03:38 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212112&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212112&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/IjtTrcYGQDg/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/59c34b1b9a_obam.jpg SINGAPORE - President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year's end,... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:01:40 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212111&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212111&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/7E58QSbMMEU/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/799d8bb24a_ObamaLoong_11152009.jpg TOKYO - President Obama pressed on yesterday with his mission to repair America's global image, telling Asians he wants to engage them as equals in the economy, diplomacy... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:59:15 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212042&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1212042&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/1MZ22cvG-BI/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/c132bb4ffb_pakist.jpg PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide car bomber killed 10 people, including four children, Saturday at a police checkpoint on the outskirts of the northwestern Pakistani city of... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:53:22 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211895&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211895&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/mCRaKBQBbDs/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/d53e802292_train.jpg JAIPUR, India - A speeding train derailed in western India early Saturday killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80 others. Fifteen coaches of the New Delhi-bound... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:59:47 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211888&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211888&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/sXlFZhVDH2w/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/7910004b0d_swine.jpg BEIJING - Two people in China who received swine flu vaccinations died in the past week but at least one death appears unrelated to the vaccine and the other was being investigated. The... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:56:17 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211887&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211887&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/1jYYL5w4yqg/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/32647acac3_obama.jpg TOKYO - President Barack Obama pressed on with his mission to repair America's global standing, telling Asians he was determined to engage them as equal partners in... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:51:39 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211885&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211885&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/6lPv2CIN7F4/view.bg ISLAMABAD - A suicide attack on the northwestern headquarters of Pakistan's spy agency yesterday indicated the Taliban have turned against an institution that once nurtured... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:38:14 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211830&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211830&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/XL34-DtQlLM/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/42606081be_Obama_11142009.jpg TOKYO - President Obama, facing withering criticism for a prolonged decision-making process on Afghanistan, asserted yesterday he doesn't want the next move to be seen... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:52:32 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211808&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211808&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/j-IBfXp5GwQ/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/5bee3228b8_ltpPrepaidphoneban111309.jpg SRINAGAR, India - A government ban on prepaid cell phones to prevent rebels from using them to clandestinely plan attacks has stirred resentment among Indian-controlled Kashmir's... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:48:21 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211763&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211763&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/cC6nbeYRy30/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/78b0974d87_ltpObamastatueflames111309.jpg BEIJING - The Chinese have learned English from his speeches and celebrated the way he rolls up his sleeves. Now President Barack Obama is finally coming, and he's being... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:24:51 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211752&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211752&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/ZceAmcBxl10/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/4a3b65f061_ltpKabulbomber111309.jpg KABUL - A suicide car bomber attempting to strike an international military convoy on the outskirts of Kabul wounded at least 24 people Friday, including nine NATO service... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:36:54 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211694&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211694&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/jfnshZlcjtk/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/66c58721bd_pakistan11132009.jpg PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber in a pickup truck attacked the northwestern regional headquarters of the Pakistani spy agency overseeing a campaign against militancy,... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:30:49 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211648&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211648&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/k07ew9milFU/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/7ede945b56_clinton11132009.jpg MANILA, Philippines - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton drew loud applause at a town hall meeting with students Friday in the Philippines by giving the right... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:18:41 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211641&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211641&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/1LcTyzOMmHI/view.bg KABUL - First it was called the "Brezhnev Market." Then the "Bush Market." Now Afghans are beginning to call their notorious bazaar full of chow and... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:04:05 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211558&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211558&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/BGhQdsOU1tQ/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/69d16975b2_ltpLabrador111209.jpg SYDNEY - A bomb-sniffing dog that disappeared during a fierce battle in Afghanistan between Australian troops and militant fighters has been found and returned to its unit... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:13:36 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211469&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211469&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/DU7kwwmE6lw/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/1e2ce83ef6_ltpSKoreaactivists111209.jpg SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea threatened to punish South Korea following their brief-but-bloody naval firefight, though analysts said Thursday that chances of retaliation... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:57:56 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211465&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211465&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/esJeB8Xujok/view.bg ADELAIDE, Australia - The Australian government on Thursday approved the extradition of an alleged Nazi collaborator accused by Hungary of a World War II killing. Home... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:31:59 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211444&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211444&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/22Fip79xUgQ/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/eac84186c1_ltptenndad.jpg NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A spokesman for a Tennessee father arrested in Japan when he snatched his children from his ex-wife says authorities are dropping the case. Christopher... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:31:52 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211430&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211430&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/S8n0J92weS8/view.bg KABUL - Warlords helped drive the Russians from Afghanistan, then shelled Kabul into ruins in a bloody civil war after the Soviets left. Now they are back in positions... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:27:36 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211292&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211292&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/cvHAZRCu3eI/view.bg WASHINGTON - Far from winding down, the numbers of U.S. soldiers coming home wounded have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those fighting in Afghanistan,... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:18:43 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211286&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211286&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/international/asia_pacific/~3/JgRyFZPXzGE/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/b58141d3cf_pakistan11112009.jpg KHAR, Pakistan - A roadside bomb killed nine Pakistani security officers close to the Afghan border Wednesday, while two other soldiers died in a separate militant assault... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:51:49 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211114&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1211114&srvc=rss