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INDIA - PAKISTAN - Tension rises in Kashmir, nine dead in two different attacks (Jul 23)
A bomb exploded in the middle of a group of migrant workers in Srinagar. According to the police, the objective was a paramilitary squad on patrol, but a witness says that the target was a group of Hindu pilgrims. A former leader of the mujahedin was killed in a second attack.


CHINA – ITALY - Chinese carmaker found guilty of copying Italy’s Panda car (Jul 23)
Many Western and Japanese companies accuse Chinese car companies of plagiarism. For some experts China still lacks the necessary experience to make original cars.


TURKEY - Trabzon in an uproar over lighthouse in the form of a cross (Jul 23)
The building is part of a commercial complex reminiscent of the sea. The design wounds "the sensibilities" of the city where the assassination of Fr Santoro was carried out, and that of Dink planned.


CHINA - Business visas "blocked" for Olympic cities (Jul 23)
Businessmen panicked. Protest demonstrations will be possible, but only if they are authorized, and held in precise locations far from Olympic sites. On August 2, there will be a general rehearsal for the inaugural fireworks display, with a few absolute firsts.


PHILIPPINES - Lay and religious Filipinos against ‘pro-abortion’ law (Jul 23)
Bishops’ appeal in defence of life is heard by 45 associations which call on the government to kill proposed bills. Tomorrow bells will ring across Manila at the same time to remember the 40th anniversary of the promulgation of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae.


CAMBODIA - THAILAND - Dispute over Preah Vihear temple goes to Security Council (Jul 23)
The meeting will be held within the next week. There is concern over the potential "state of war". Meanwhile, the two countries are increasing military forces at the temple.


NORTH KOREA - For Rice talks with Pyongyang on nuclear issue “positive” (Jul 23)
In her first meeting with North Korea’s foreign minister US secretary of state reiterates the need for verification of the atomic disarmament process.


INDONESIA - Final preparations for the execution of Bali bombers (Jul 23)
Two attorneys from the Bali Attorney’s Office visit the location where terrorists are waiting their execution, which should take place next month before the start of the holy month of Ramadan.


CHINA - Last town to be submerged for Three Gorges Dam is evacuated (Jul 23)
Altogether about 1.4 million people have been relocated. The 2,309-metre-long, 175-metre-high dam is expected to generate 84.7 billion kilowatts per year. Many experts fear though what its environmental and geological consequences may be.


LEBANON - A tool for reconnecting with Lebanese emigrants (Jul 23)
Patriarch Sfeir emphasizes how the "Maronite foundation in the world" is intended to reach expatriates, and encourage them to enroll their children in the national registers, so that they may recover Lebanese citizenship.