The New York Times A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe | Asian shares closed mixed and European shares were essentially flat Friday after unemployment reports released the day before reinforced the idea that a recovery was still a ways off. | Friday's dec... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
Asia Times Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks | By Donald Kirk | WASHINGTON - American officialdom from the White House to the Pentagon is primed for July 4 fireworks this weekend in the form of the test-firing by North Korea of a long-range Taep... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
Irish Times Dinosaur fossils found in Australia | Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more compl... (photo: Creative Commons / Ben2) AustraliaDinosaursDiscoveryEnvironmentsPhotos
Philadelphia Daily News Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid | The Associated Press | SINGAPORE - The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. | "Asia will always support any city from Asia," Kuwait's Ahmad Fahad a... (photo: Nato) AsiaKuwaitPhotosSingaporeSports
China Daily Vietnam sees alarming rise in boy births | HANOI: For every 100 girls born to Vietnamese families, there are 112 boys born, a disparity in the sex ratio that has been rapidly increasing in recent years, an offic... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) ChildrenFamilyHanoiPhotosVietnam
