msnbc.com: Asia-Pacific http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036059/ns/world_news-asiapacific/ Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism. Copyright 2009 msnbc.com en-us http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/SiteWide/Images/msnbc_logo.gif msnbc.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:50:14 GMT News 60 Mosques reportedly closed in Chinese city Chinese paramilitary police patrol in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, on Wednesday. Mosques in riot-hit Urumqi have been ordered to stay closed for Friday prayers in the wake of ethnic violence that left 156 dead, a Chinese official says.




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]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:30:13 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31829623/ns/world_news-asiapacific/ S. Korean Web sites under renewed attack July 8: As the federal government took stock Wednesday of how many U.S. Web sites were targeted in the cyber attack that started July 4, suspicions centered on North Korea as the possible source of the attack.  (Nightly News)A South Korean official warned on Thursday that seven Web sites were under renewed cyber attack, a day after American authorities said they were eyeing North Korea as the origin of a widespread assault.




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]]> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31825511/ns/technology_and_science-security/ Nightly News Copyright msnbc.com 2009 July 8: As the federal government took stock Wednesday of how many U.S. Web sites were targeted in the cyber attack that started July 4, suspicions centered on North Korea as the possible source of the attack.  (Nightly News)


]]> Thu, 9 Jul 2009 16:52:53 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31825511/ns/technology_and_science-security/ Sister: Journalist seeks N. Korea pardon A South Korean protester displays portraits of American journalists detained in North Korea during a rally in June at a public park in Seoul. The sister of an American journalist jailed in North Korea says that during a recent phone call, the woman acknowledged breaking North Korean law.




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]]> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31832559/ns/world_news-asiapacific/ AP file A South Korean protester displays portraits of American journalists detained in North Korea during a rally in June at a public park in Seoul.


]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:23:24 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31832559/ns/world_news-asiapacific/ Anger and hatred on the streets of Urumqi   <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:e86804a3e662643975941f13d54691bd:6QFc89YrwKoEWREBX3Z6UJJE0Ss5hic7is8bqEG5bYOV3qeCvX0tReGQ2HI3ESe6%2FytEyFmKcMcI'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:fb98e05873172b9f2c96deada3fc53c2:4nc8lyZASxFAUyHvqr%2FYDx5yUfeHpoAYD0pF8DO%2Fyj3XByI2JXTZ8PojFLOm%2FvXokZKy%2BHZuSdHGWQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e07e251507c1ef31ef752a90f1cbb3a7&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e07e251507c1ef31ef752a90f1cbb3a7&p=1"/></a> http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/09/1990900.aspx Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:13:29 GMT News http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/09/1990900.aspx El Nino conditions return to affect weather People along a St. Kilda beach pier in Melbourne on Wednesday. The development of an El Nino weather pattern is increasing and at this stage may be a medium-strength event, but it could take months for it to be officially declared, Australia's weather bureau said. Government scientists said Thursday that the periodic warming of water in the tropical Pacific Ocean, which can affect weather around the world, has returned.




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]]> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31830566/ns/weather/ Reuters People along a St. Kilda beach pier in Melbourne on Wednesday. The development of an El Nino weather pattern is increasing and at this stage may be a medium-strength event, but it could take months for it to be officially declared, Australia's weather bureau said.


]]> Thu, 9 Jul 2009 16:36:41 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31830566/ns/weather/ Australian town bans bottled water sales German backpacker Sandra Hackel sits at Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday,  with a bottle of water at hand while she writes a letter home. Residents of a rural Australian town hoping to protect the earth and their wallets have voted to ban the sale of bottled water.




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]]> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31822716/ns/world_news-world_environment/ AP German backpacker Sandra Hackel sits at Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday,  with a bottle of water at hand while she writes a letter home.


]]> Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:31:22 GMT News http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31822716/ns/world_news-world_environment/ Chinese open up - slightly - over Uighur riots NBC News' Ian Williams reports on the mood in Urumqi in the wake of violent ethnic clashes.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:9e7345043183a567f7aa60e371e3538f:qXoUiPi%2BNbIdUmRUrAK3hUi9wdfkVrSTbQMYnrcV9PUi6Pn6jHPJUGlKP5bF%2BoDKGLH323%2Bn3Gwt'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:1f7e70624439793da99b44b119529243:KtXyAgyj6VtdRVJyPaFUpyCNbAikih6njB2KbJz4Mb%2BEGzZVUCcgQ6dY7B9fiLdCeJZzlY05jTGD%2Bg%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c0eddff20cb8ca70d6fa7f30e94d6ddd&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c0eddff20cb8ca70d6fa7f30e94d6ddd&p=1"/></a> http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/08/1990181.aspx Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:57:27 GMT News http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/07/08/1990181.aspx Newsweek: How China is spinning Uighur unrest China’s government has adopted a twin-track strategy with opposite treatment for old and new media. It swiftly shut off Internet and mobile phones on Sunday to control news and imagery seeping out, while feeding the press and TV pictures and information.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:e4b63d8e7c65b492cb7ad0f47081ed7b:FmyFnyLG0CkCsp%2FA7oHWjkOvmIR0rcAoqTAR0xij8DiUNQbQyev0%2FbevM6vIB3fQTi9KIxHt5gOH'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:e292bbecb40ba0709e8014a12ae7f911:0RFeh6YRz1ExM7w5wbUqPXonzYiW3vLeRf4OsW%2B%2FwZGuAM1oaEisWjL8%2BGGa%2BD9WnbV7fIH8M8YyDQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=62085c5ed64e9f9630b33f30ea571064&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=62085c5ed64e9f9630b33f30ea571064&p=1"/></a> http://www.newsweek.com/id/205628 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:00:11 GMT News http://www.newsweek.com/id/205628 Why Xinjiang spiraled out of control A look at the autonomous region in western China where ethnic violence is flaring.Economic prosperity in China's predominantly Muslim populated  Xinjiang region is yet to ease the tension along ethnic fault lines.  An analysis by the CFR.




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