AP - In recent weeks, India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier — modernizing its military to face a rising China.
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2012-02-08 11:39
India upgrades its military with China in mind (AP)
2012-02-08 11:39
Voting begins in key Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (AP)
AP - Residents in India's largest state began voting Wednesday in a monthlong local election with repercussions for the whole nation.
2012-02-08 11:39
U.S. to move Marines to Guam despite Futenma delay (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan and the United States said on Wednesday they have started talks to transfer U.S. Marines to Guam from the southern Japan island of Okinawa despite little progress being made on the planned relocation of a U.S. airbase on Okinawa, a step forward in an issue that has long been an irritant in bilateral ties.
2012-02-08 11:39
Pakistan holds border talks after deadly US attack (AP)
AP - The Pakistani army was meeting with NATO and Afghan forces on Wednesday in an effort to improve coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, a sign of thawing relations after American airstrikes accidentally killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last year.
2012-02-08 11:39
Japan to slash use of a heavy rare earth as China tightens grip (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan aims to cut domestic consumption of a heavy rare earth used widely in hybrid cars and electronics by 30 percent over the next two years as China keeps a tight grip on exports of the material, known as dysprosium.
2012-02-08 11:39
China warns parents against Hong Kong birth tours (AP)
AP - Authorities in south China's Guangdong province say parents can be fined or punished for having more than one child, even if the babies are born in Hong Kong.
2012-02-08 11:39
Chinese police hunt for man who stabbed 2 students (AP)
AP - Police in eastern China are hunting for a knife-wielding man who broke into a middle school Wednesday and stabbed two students before fleeing, local officials said.
2012-02-08 11:39
Deaths from factory collapse in Pakistan up to 21 (AP)
AP - A senior rescue official says the death toll from a factory that collapsed in an eastern Pakistani city and trapped dozens has risen to 21.
2012-02-08 11:39
Mom in central China gives birth to 15 pound baby (AP)
AP - A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.
2012-02-08 11:39
Turkmens name police unit after leader's father (AP)
AP - Turkmenistan has named a police unit after the authoritarian president's father, echoing a common practice under his predecessor of naming streets and public organizations after the leader's parents.
2012-02-08 11:39
3 ministers resign in porn scandal in south India (AP)
AP - Three government ministers in the southern Indian state of Karnataka resigned Wednesday after they were accused of watching a pornographic video during an assembly session.
2012-02-08 11:39
Maldives leader calls for national unity gov't (AP)
AP - The new president of the Maldives called Wednesday for the formation of a national unity government in his Indian Ocean nation even as police and soldiers kept watch over his predecessor at an undisclosed location.
2012-02-08 11:39
Crusading China police chief drops out of sight (AP)
AP - A prominent Chinese official who might have been the country's most famous policeman has dropped from sight amid unconfirmed reports of a political scandal and a bid for U.S. asylum.
2012-02-08 11:39
Oil rises above $99 after US crude supply drop (AP)
AP - Oil prices rose to above $99 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after an unexpected drop in U.S. crude supplies suggested demand is improving.
2012-02-08 11:39
Chinese official takes "leave" in blow to ambitious Bo Xilai (Reuters)
Reuters - The ambitious Communist Party chief of Chongqing in southwest China, Bo Xilai, was hit by a political storm on Wednesday after his deputy and long-time ally took "leave" amid rumors of infighting and even an attempted flight by the deputy to a U.S. consulate.
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