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When Microsoft announced its next generation gaming console in May, it billed the device as the one-box solution for all your entertainment needs. Now, the Bellevue, Wash.-based Windows maker has another sales pitch aimed at small business: Xbox One isn't just for playing Halo and Hulu -- wink, nudge. It's also a serious tool for business.
This claim, however, feels a little far-fetched.
Positioning the console's capabilities as an array of tenuous presentation solutions, Microsoft claims "it's entirely justifiable to make the Xbox One a business expense." Seriously? Here, I've outlined some of the device's capabilities and some simple reasons why I don't think they're up to snuff for business users.
Skype: Microsoft's 2011 purchase of Skype let the company bake video conferencing into Xbox One, allowing multi-person chatting, with a wide-angle 1080p lens for collaborative meetings and presentations.
It sounds handy, and will probably be seamless to use, but the console's $500 price tag is a lot more than the free Google Hangout service that many small businesses already use.
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SkyDrive: By stitching SkyDrive, a cloud storage service and app, into Xbox One, Microsoft gives the device true business-friendly potential. But in light of the PRISM scandal, some users are looking for more secure solutions, such as office-hosted cloud spaces. I'd much rather serve up a presentation from a physical flash drive, especially if I don't want it leaking out into the world.
Wi-Fi Direct: A protocol that allows devices to connect to each other via secure wireless networking, Wi-Fi Direct has some potential. But Microsoft recommends using it with a SmartGlass-enabled device -- like a Windows phone or tablet -- to send PowerPoint presentations to your conference room television via your new Xbox One.
Translation: toss your perfectly fine, existing solution and buy an Xbox One and a Surface tablet. Sounds counterintuitive to me.
Internet Explorer: The new console will come with Internet Explorer, so Microsoft reasons, "If you host clients at your home, use the power of IE and the size of your TV to showcase your new redesigned website."
Technologically, this will work, but it will be little help in making Xbox One a taxable business deduction. While property like cars can be split between business and personal expenses, owners can only deduct the percentage used for work. So, if you're going to deduct your Xbox, plan on keeping a mileage log for your Need for Speed Rivals games.
Office Web Apps: Internet Explorer gives users access to Microsoft Office's Web Apps. Pair it with Kinect's movement-based controls, and "now you're free of clickers and light pens to use your hands to for more expressive gestures," Microsoft says.
Unless, of course, you have a habit of talking with your hands. Because then you'll be flailing around like a Fruit Ninja player trying to get back to your slides. And giving users access to Microsoft Office's Web Apps begs the question of why there aren't real Office for Xbox apps, if this is truly a small-business presentation tool.
Future Applications: Ah, the promise of promise. "The app story of Xbox One has yet to be written," says the pitch, "therefore it is entirely possible to find apps down the road that could be of benefit for you and your business." Skype when you get there, Microsoft. I'm betting the cost will have dropped by then, too.
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Lilongwe ? Governments of Malawi and South Africa on Thursday July 13 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on financial assistance to Malawi worth US$35 million.
The MoU was signed by Minister of Foreign affairs and internal Cooperation, Ephraim Chiume and his South African counterpart Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania on the sidelines of the SADC Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) that was held to consider the political security situation in the SADC region, particularly in the Democratic republic (DRC), Madagascar and Zimbabwe.
According to a press statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation out of the US$35million, US$10 million was already disbursed to Malawi sometime back and that the money is a grant to the Malawian Government which will be disbursed in tranches.
Asia News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/asia/ Get the latest Asia news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Asia news, including analysis and opinion on top Asia stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSun, 14 Jul 2013 06:19:06 -04005Asia News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/asia/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifOfficials: 5 Taliban killed in NATO airstrikeKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? Officials say NATO-led coalition forces attacked a group of Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least five militants.http://news.yahoo.com/officials-5-taliban-killed-nato-airstrike-101906841.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 06:19:06 -0400Associated Pressofficials-5-taliban-killed-nato-airstrike-101906841Asiana says TV station damaged its reputation<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asiana-says-tv-station-damaged-reputation-083102599.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cmmq0sPPrc9sqFRI_Gbt3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/afb046e050466617370f6a706700bb19.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial photo, firefighters, lower center, stand by a tarpaulin sheet covering the body of a Chinese teen struck by a fire truck during the emergency response to the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The girl was hit by a fire truck while covered with firefighting foam, authorities said Friday, July 12, revealing a startling detail that suggested she could have survived the crash only to die in its chaotic aftermath. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" align="left" title="In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial photo, firefighters, lower center, stand by a tarpaulin sheet covering the body of a Chinese teen struck by a fire truck during the emergency response to the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The girl was hit by a fire truck while covered with firefighting foam, authorities said Friday, July 12, revealing a startling detail that suggested she could have survived the crash only to die in its chaotic aftermath. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? Asiana Airlines said Sunday its reputation was damaged by a report on a San Francisco TV station that used bogus and racially offensive names for four pilots on its plane that crashed earlier this month and is considering legal action.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/asiana-says-tv-station-damaged-reputation-083102599.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 04:31:02 -0400Associated Pressasiana-says-tv-station-damaged-reputation-083102599<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asiana-says-tv-station-damaged-reputation-083102599.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cmmq0sPPrc9sqFRI_Gbt3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/afb046e050466617370f6a706700bb19.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial photo, firefighters, lower center, stand by a tarpaulin sheet covering the body of a Chinese teen struck by a fire truck during the emergency response to the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The girl was hit by a fire truck while covered with firefighting foam, authorities said Friday, July 12, revealing a startling detail that suggested she could have survived the crash only to die in its chaotic aftermath. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" align="left" title="In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial photo, firefighters, lower center, stand by a tarpaulin sheet covering the body of a Chinese teen struck by a fire truck during the emergency response to the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The girl was hit by a fire truck while covered with firefighting foam, authorities said Friday, July 12, revealing a startling detail that suggested she could have survived the crash only to die in its chaotic aftermath. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? Asiana Airlines said Sunday its reputation was damaged by a report on a San Francisco TV station that used bogus and racially offensive names for four pilots on its plane that crashed earlier this month and is considering legal action.</p><br clear="all"/>Suspected US drone kills 2 militants in PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) ? Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected American drone has killed two alleged militants in the country's northwest.http://news.yahoo.com/suspected-us-drone-kills-2-militants-pakistan-201821864.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 16:18:21 -0400Associated Presssuspected-us-drone-kills-2-militants-pakistan-201821864Japan: Radioactive water likely leaking to Pacific<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-radioactive-water-likely-leaking-pacific-005310062.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WtL_laQX2DImgoB_eY0AAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/998349da2d213a17370f6a706700d85c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2013 shows reactor buildings Unit 2, left, and Unit 1 at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuama, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan. Japan's nuclear regulator says radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power plant is probably leaking into the Pacific Ocean, a problem long suspected by experts but denied by the plant's operator. Officials from the Nuclear Regulation Authority said a leak is "strongly suspected" and urged plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. to determine where the water may be leaking from and assess the environmental and other risks, including the impact on the food chain. The watchdog said Wednesday, July 10, 2013 it would form a panel of experts to look into ways to contain the problem. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" align="left" title="This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2013 shows reactor buildings Unit 2, left, and Unit 1 at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuama, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan. Japan's nuclear regulator says radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power plant is probably leaking into the Pacific Ocean, a problem long suspected by experts but denied by the plant's operator. Officials from the Nuclear Regulation Authority said a leak is "strongly suspected" and urged plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. to determine where the water may be leaking from and assess the environmental and other risks, including the impact on the food chain. The watchdog said Wednesday, July 10, 2013 it would form a panel of experts to look into ways to contain the problem. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (AP) ? Japan's nuclear regulator says radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power plant is probably leaking into the Pacific Ocean, a problem long suspected by experts but denied by the plant's operator.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japan-radioactive-water-likely-leaking-pacific-005310062.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 22:46:39 -0400Associated Pressjapan-radioactive-water-likely-leaking-pacific-005310062<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-radioactive-water-likely-leaking-pacific-005310062.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WtL_laQX2DImgoB_eY0AAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/998349da2d213a17370f6a706700d85c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2013 shows reactor buildings Unit 2, left, and Unit 1 at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuama, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan. Japan's nuclear regulator says radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power plant is probably leaking into the Pacific Ocean, a problem long suspected by experts but denied by the plant's operator. Officials from the Nuclear Regulation Authority said a leak is "strongly suspected" and urged plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. to determine where the water may be leaking from and assess the environmental and other risks, including the impact on the food chain. The watchdog said Wednesday, July 10, 2013 it would form a panel of experts to look into ways to contain the problem. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" align="left" title="This aerial photo taken on July 9, 2013 shows reactor buildings Unit 2, left, and Unit 1 at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuama, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan. Japan's nuclear regulator says radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power plant is probably leaking into the Pacific Ocean, a problem long suspected by experts but denied by the plant's operator. Officials from the Nuclear Regulation Authority said a leak is "strongly suspected" and urged plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. to determine where the water may be leaking from and assess the environmental and other risks, including the impact on the food chain. The watchdog said Wednesday, July 10, 2013 it would form a panel of experts to look into ways to contain the problem. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (AP) ? Japan's nuclear regulator says radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power plant is probably leaking into the Pacific Ocean, a problem long suspected by experts but denied by the plant's operator.</p><br clear="all"/>China discovers primitive, 5,000-year-old writing<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-discovers-primitive-5-000-old-writing-143034872.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.EURjW_DkWL3u0ArW9grAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ba42591610ce2e17370f6a7067004e28.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this undated photo, markings etched on an unearthed piece of a stone ax are seen near Zhuangqiao grave relic, in Pinghu, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Archaeologists say they have discovered a new form of primitive writing in markings on stoneware excavated from the relic site in eastern China dating 5,000 years back, about 1,400 years earlier than the oldest known written Chinese language. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT" align="left" title="In this undated photo, markings etched on an unearthed piece of a stone ax are seen near Zhuangqiao grave relic, in Pinghu, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Archaeologists say they have discovered a new form of primitive writing in markings on stoneware excavated from the relic site in eastern China dating 5,000 years back, about 1,400 years earlier than the oldest known written Chinese language. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? Archaeologists say they have discovered some of the world's oldest known primitive writing, dating back 5,000 years, in eastern China, and some of the markings etched on broken axes resemble a modern Chinese character.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/china-discovers-primitive-5-000-old-writing-143034872.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 20:38:51 -0400Associated Presschina-discovers-primitive-5-000-old-writing-143034872<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-discovers-primitive-5-000-old-writing-143034872.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.EURjW_DkWL3u0ArW9grAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ba42591610ce2e17370f6a7067004e28.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this undated photo, markings etched on an unearthed piece of a stone ax are seen near Zhuangqiao grave relic, in Pinghu, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Archaeologists say they have discovered a new form of primitive writing in markings on stoneware excavated from the relic site in eastern China dating 5,000 years back, about 1,400 years earlier than the oldest known written Chinese language. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT" align="left" title="In this undated photo, markings etched on an unearthed piece of a stone ax are seen near Zhuangqiao grave relic, in Pinghu, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. Archaeologists say they have discovered a new form of primitive writing in markings on stoneware excavated from the relic site in eastern China dating 5,000 years back, about 1,400 years earlier than the oldest known written Chinese language. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? Archaeologists say they have discovered some of the world's oldest known primitive writing, dating back 5,000 years, in eastern China, and some of the markings etched on broken axes resemble a modern Chinese character.</p><br clear="all"/>Markets brush off China growth concerns<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/markets-brush-off-china-growth-concerns-113104877.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9BkFcxKKoPWkvjttV8avGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4f9627b24d765917370f6a706700c660.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Trader Robert Charmak, right, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, July 5, 2013. World stock markets eked out moderate gains Friday, July 12, 2013 building on a rally sparked by the Fed's vow to continue supporting the U.S. economy, as investors awaited the latest growth figures from China. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" align="left" title="Trader Robert Charmak, right, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, July 5, 2013. World stock markets eked out moderate gains Friday, July 12, 2013 building on a rally sparked by the Fed's vow to continue supporting the U.S. economy, as investors awaited the latest growth figures from China. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? The Federal Reserve's vow to support the U.S. economy for as long as needed helped shore up markets Friday despite growing concerns over the scale of the slowdown in China.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/markets-brush-off-china-growth-concerns-113104877.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 13:03:50 -0400Associated Pressmarkets-brush-off-china-growth-concerns-113104877<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/markets-brush-off-china-growth-concerns-113104877.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9BkFcxKKoPWkvjttV8avGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4f9627b24d765917370f6a706700c660.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Trader Robert Charmak, right, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, July 5, 2013. World stock markets eked out moderate gains Friday, July 12, 2013 building on a rally sparked by the Fed's vow to continue supporting the U.S. economy, as investors awaited the latest growth figures from China. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" align="left" title="Trader Robert Charmak, right, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, July 5, 2013. World stock markets eked out moderate gains Friday, July 12, 2013 building on a rally sparked by the Fed's vow to continue supporting the U.S. economy, as investors awaited the latest growth figures from China. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? The Federal Reserve's vow to support the U.S. economy for as long as needed helped shore up markets Friday despite growing concerns over the scale of the slowdown in China.</p><br clear="all"/>World's largest building opens in west China<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/worlds-largest-building-opens-west-china-124100428.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YmJBOwLdtl5ze4p8dYF5YQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e73b993c4d715817370f6a706700e101.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Friday June 28, 2013, people walk in the main hall of the New Century Global Center, the world?s largest single building, in the suburbs of Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province. The world?s largest building, in terms of floor space, has opened to the public in the booming Chinese city of Chengdu.(AP Photo) CHINA OUT" align="left" title="In this photo taken Friday June 28, 2013, people walk in the main hall of the New Century Global Center, the world?s largest single building, in the suburbs of Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province. The world?s largest building, in terms of floor space, has opened to the public in the booming Chinese city of Chengdu.(AP Photo) CHINA OUT" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? Move aside Dubai. China now has what is billed as the world's largest building ? a vast, wavy rectangular box of glass and steel that will house shops, hotels, offices and a faux ocean beach with a huge LED screen for video sunsets.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/worlds-largest-building-opens-west-china-124100428.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 08:42:20 -0400Associated Pressworlds-largest-building-opens-west-china-124100428<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/worlds-largest-building-opens-west-china-124100428.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YmJBOwLdtl5ze4p8dYF5YQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e73b993c4d715817370f6a706700e101.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Friday June 28, 2013, people walk in the main hall of the New Century Global Center, the world?s largest single building, in the suburbs of Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province. The world?s largest building, in terms of floor space, has opened to the public in the booming Chinese city of Chengdu.(AP Photo) CHINA OUT" align="left" title="In this photo taken Friday June 28, 2013, people walk in the main hall of the New Century Global Center, the world?s largest single building, in the suburbs of Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province. The world?s largest building, in terms of floor space, has opened to the public in the booming Chinese city of Chengdu.(AP Photo) CHINA OUT" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? Move aside Dubai. China now has what is billed as the world's largest building ? a vast, wavy rectangular box of glass and steel that will house shops, hotels, offices and a faux ocean beach with a huge LED screen for video sunsets.</p><br clear="all"/>Cambodian opposition leader pardoned ahead of vote<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cambodian-opposition-leader-pardoned-ahead-vote-114841969.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Lctqul73Lb8YdYRFBq5Vbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/974ea2544e205c17370f6a706700a446.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 23, 2006 file photoay, , Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy speaks to reporters outside the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen engineered a pardon for his most prominent rival Rainsy Friday, clearing the way for the self-exiled politician to return home and campaign in this month's general election. Rainsy has lived abroad since 2009 to avoid an 11-year prison term on charges widely seen as politically motivated. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 23, 2006 file photoay, , Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy speaks to reporters outside the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen engineered a pardon for his most prominent rival Rainsy Friday, clearing the way for the self-exiled politician to return home and campaign in this month's general election. Rainsy has lived abroad since 2009 to avoid an 11-year prison term on charges widely seen as politically motivated. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)" border="0" /></a>PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) ? Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen engineered a pardon for his most prominent rival Friday, clearing the way for the self-exiled politician to return home and campaign in this month's general election.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cambodian-opposition-leader-pardoned-ahead-vote-114841969.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:05:17 -0400Associated Presscambodian-opposition-leader-pardoned-ahead-vote-114841969<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cambodian-opposition-leader-pardoned-ahead-vote-114841969.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Lctqul73Lb8YdYRFBq5Vbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/974ea2544e205c17370f6a706700a446.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 23, 2006 file photoay, , Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy speaks to reporters outside the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen engineered a pardon for his most prominent rival Rainsy Friday, clearing the way for the self-exiled politician to return home and campaign in this month's general election. Rainsy has lived abroad since 2009 to avoid an 11-year prison term on charges widely seen as politically motivated. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 23, 2006 file photoay, , Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy speaks to reporters outside the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen engineered a pardon for his most prominent rival Rainsy Friday, clearing the way for the self-exiled politician to return home and campaign in this month's general election. Rainsy has lived abroad since 2009 to avoid an 11-year prison term on charges widely seen as politically motivated. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)" border="0" /></a>PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) ? Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen engineered a pardon for his most prominent rival Friday, clearing the way for the self-exiled politician to return home and campaign in this month's general election.</p><br clear="all"/>India's industrial production falls 1.6 pct in MayMUMBAI, India (AP) ? India's industrial production for the month of May fell by 1.6 percent from the previous year, the latest sign that Asia's third-largest economy continues to struggle.http://news.yahoo.com/indias-industrial-production-falls-1-6-pct-may-125555394.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 09:17:26 -0400Associated Pressindias-industrial-production-falls-1-6-pct-may-125555394Oil rises to near $106 following dipThe price of oil rebounded Friday to near $106 a barrel, supported by continuing tensions in Egypt and the sharp drop of U.S. oil stocks reported earlier in the week.http://news.yahoo.com/oil-rises-near-106-following-dip-130050817.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 09:00:50 -0400Associated Pressoil-rises-near-106-following-dip-130050817Indonesia army takes control of prison after riot<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-army-takes-control-prison-riot-071210944.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EmOPczKU3RHERBdBf02ovw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/59c9211b4d4b5817370f6a706700ffda.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Inmates look out from inside a burnt down office at Tanjung Gusta prison following a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. Security forces regained control of a crowded prison Friday in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" align="left" title="Inmates look out from inside a burnt down office at Tanjung Gusta prison following a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. Security forces regained control of a crowded prison Friday in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" border="0" /></a>MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) ? Security forces on Friday regained control of a crowded prison in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-army-takes-control-prison-riot-071210944.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 08:53:44 -0400Associated Pressindonesia-army-takes-control-prison-riot-071210944<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-army-takes-control-prison-riot-071210944.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EmOPczKU3RHERBdBf02ovw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/59c9211b4d4b5817370f6a706700ffda.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Inmates look out from inside a burnt down office at Tanjung Gusta prison following a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. Security forces regained control of a crowded prison Friday in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" align="left" title="Inmates look out from inside a burnt down office at Tanjung Gusta prison following a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. Security forces regained control of a crowded prison Friday in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" border="0" /></a>MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) ? Security forces on Friday regained control of a crowded prison in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>India's telegram service goes dark after 163 years<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indias-telegram-goes-dark-163-years-065614283.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1lWiblhZBGXZ3wTrhgxJWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4df8b0f84cc55517370f6a70670042be.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, June 14, 2013 photo, a staff member of the central telegraph office shows an old telegraphic equipment which is no longer in use, in Mumbai, India. Just three decades ago - before reliable landlines were laid and well before the age of cheap cellphones arrived - the telegram was king across the vast Indian nation. On Monday, July 15, 2013, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable land lines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)" align="left" title="In this Friday, June 14, 2013 photo, a staff member of the central telegraph office shows an old telegraphic equipment which is no longer in use, in Mumbai, India. Just three decades ago - before reliable landlines were laid and well before the age of cheap cellphones arrived - the telegram was king across the vast Indian nation. On Monday, July 15, 2013, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable land lines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)" border="0" /></a>NEW DELHI (AP) ? For 163 years, lives across the vast Indian nation have been upended by the knock of the khaki-clad postal worker armed with a telegram.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indias-telegram-goes-dark-163-years-065614283.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 03:24:36 -0400Associated Pressindias-telegram-goes-dark-163-years-065614283<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indias-telegram-goes-dark-163-years-065614283.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1lWiblhZBGXZ3wTrhgxJWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4df8b0f84cc55517370f6a70670042be.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, June 14, 2013 photo, a staff member of the central telegraph office shows an old telegraphic equipment which is no longer in use, in Mumbai, India. Just three decades ago - before reliable landlines were laid and well before the age of cheap cellphones arrived - the telegram was king across the vast Indian nation. On Monday, July 15, 2013, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable land lines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)" align="left" title="In this Friday, June 14, 2013 photo, a staff member of the central telegraph office shows an old telegraphic equipment which is no longer in use, in Mumbai, India. Just three decades ago - before reliable landlines were laid and well before the age of cheap cellphones arrived - the telegram was king across the vast Indian nation. On Monday, July 15, 2013, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable land lines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)" border="0" /></a>NEW DELHI (AP) ? For 163 years, lives across the vast Indian nation have been upended by the knock of the khaki-clad postal worker armed with a telegram.</p><br clear="all"/>Oil extends losses below $105 after IEA forecastBANGKOK (AP) ? The price of oil fell slightly Friday, extending losses below $105 a barrel after a report from the International Energy Agency said supplies would exceed an expected rise in demand next year.http://news.yahoo.com/oil-extends-losses-below-105-iea-forecast-064334052.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 02:45:57 -0400Associated Pressoil-extends-losses-below-105-iea-forecast-064334052World stocks build on Fed gains, await China GDPBANGKOK (AP) ? World stock markets eked out moderate gains Friday, building on a rally sparked by the Fed's vow to continue supporting the U.S. economy, as investors awaited the latest growth figures from China.http://news.yahoo.com/world-stocks-build-fed-gains-await-china-gdp-090155440.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 05:01:55 -0400Associated Pressworld-stocks-build-fed-gains-await-china-gdp-090155440Afghanistan: NATO helicopter makes 'hard landing'KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? The NATO-led coalition says one of its helicopters made a "hard landing" in northern Afghanistan but that there were no injuries.http://news.yahoo.com/afghanistan-nato-helicopter-makes-hard-landing-074957104.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 03:49:57 -0400Associated Pressafghanistan-nato-helicopter-makes-hard-landing-074957104Asian stocks consolidate gains from Bernanke boostBANGKOK (AP) ? Asian stock markets meandered Friday, largely holding on to gains sparked the day before by the Federal Reserve's vow to continue supporting the U.S. economy with low interest rates.http://news.yahoo.com/asian-stocks-consolidate-gains-bernanke-boost-033201434.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 03:04:11 -0400Associated Pressasian-stocks-consolidate-gains-bernanke-boost-03320143425 Buddhists sentenced in deadly Myanmar riot<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/25-buddhists-sentenced-deadly-myanmar-riot-162654412.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KOrfe_odJIjZsG7DIKTMrA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c0cfb44f30284817370f6a706700ee4d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 24, 2013 photo, a pile of burned car tires and human bones from the Meikhtila massacre rest in foreground as the local cemetery caretaker, Khin Mar Cho stands nearby. Twenty-five Buddhists were sentenced to as many as 15 years in prison for murder and other crimes during a night of rioting, burning and killing in central Myanmar, following weeks in which it seemed only Muslims were being punished for sectarian violence that was aimed primarily at members of their own religion. But the sentences issued Wednesday and Thursday, July 11. 2013, did not erase a sense of unequal justice: A day earlier, a Muslim received a life sentence for murdering one of the 43 people killed March 20 and 21 in the central Myanmar town of Meikhtila. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)" align="left" title="In this May 24, 2013 photo, a pile of burned car tires and human bones from the Meikhtila massacre rest in foreground as the local cemetery caretaker, Khin Mar Cho stands nearby. Twenty-five Buddhists were sentenced to as many as 15 years in prison for murder and other crimes during a night of rioting, burning and killing in central Myanmar, following weeks in which it seemed only Muslims were being punished for sectarian violence that was aimed primarily at members of their own religion. But the sentences issued Wednesday and Thursday, July 11. 2013, did not erase a sense of unequal justice: A day earlier, a Muslim received a life sentence for murdering one of the 43 people killed March 20 and 21 in the central Myanmar town of Meikhtila. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)" border="0" /></a>YANGON, Myanmar (AP) ? Twenty-five Buddhists were sentenced to as many as 15 years in prison for murder and other crimes during a night of rioting, burning and killing in central Myanmar, following weeks in which it seemed only Muslims were being punished for sectarian violence aimed primarily at members of their own religion.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/25-buddhists-sentenced-deadly-myanmar-riot-162654412.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 12:55:54 -0400Associated Press25-buddhists-sentenced-deadly-myanmar-riot-162654412<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/25-buddhists-sentenced-deadly-myanmar-riot-162654412.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KOrfe_odJIjZsG7DIKTMrA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c0cfb44f30284817370f6a706700ee4d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 24, 2013 photo, a pile of burned car tires and human bones from the Meikhtila massacre rest in foreground as the local cemetery caretaker, Khin Mar Cho stands nearby. Twenty-five Buddhists were sentenced to as many as 15 years in prison for murder and other crimes during a night of rioting, burning and killing in central Myanmar, following weeks in which it seemed only Muslims were being punished for sectarian violence that was aimed primarily at members of their own religion. But the sentences issued Wednesday and Thursday, July 11. 2013, did not erase a sense of unequal justice: A day earlier, a Muslim received a life sentence for murdering one of the 43 people killed March 20 and 21 in the central Myanmar town of Meikhtila. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)" align="left" title="In this May 24, 2013 photo, a pile of burned car tires and human bones from the Meikhtila massacre rest in foreground as the local cemetery caretaker, Khin Mar Cho stands nearby. Twenty-five Buddhists were sentenced to as many as 15 years in prison for murder and other crimes during a night of rioting, burning and killing in central Myanmar, following weeks in which it seemed only Muslims were being punished for sectarian violence that was aimed primarily at members of their own religion. But the sentences issued Wednesday and Thursday, July 11. 2013, did not erase a sense of unequal justice: A day earlier, a Muslim received a life sentence for murdering one of the 43 people killed March 20 and 21 in the central Myanmar town of Meikhtila. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)" border="0" /></a>YANGON, Myanmar (AP) ? Twenty-five Buddhists were sentenced to as many as 15 years in prison for murder and other crimes during a night of rioting, burning and killing in central Myanmar, following weeks in which it seemed only Muslims were being punished for sectarian violence aimed primarily at members of their own religion.</p><br clear="all"/>Inmates riot, escape, set fire to Indonesia prison<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/inmates-riot-escape-set-fire-indonesia-prison-021149845.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hOc1A5GNj4PumWjhU4D5bA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/89cea6ed30434817370f6a706700bd62.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police officers and soldiers give orders to others as they are deployed outside Tanjung Gusta prison that was partially set ablaze by inmates during a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, July 11, 2013. About 150 prisoners have reportedly escaped from the overcrowded prison in western Indonesia following a riot triggered by a power outage. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" align="left" title="Police officers and soldiers give orders to others as they are deployed outside Tanjung Gusta prison that was partially set ablaze by inmates during a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, July 11, 2013. About 150 prisoners have reportedly escaped from the overcrowded prison in western Indonesia following a riot triggered by a power outage. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" border="0" /></a>MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) ? Authorities were searching for scores of inmates, including terrorists, who escaped a crowded Indonesian prison that was still burning Friday after prisoners set fires and started a deadly riot at the facility in the nation's third-largest city.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/inmates-riot-escape-set-fire-indonesia-prison-021149845.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 22:12:51 -0400Associated Pressinmates-riot-escape-set-fire-indonesia-prison-021149845<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/inmates-riot-escape-set-fire-indonesia-prison-021149845.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hOc1A5GNj4PumWjhU4D5bA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/89cea6ed30434817370f6a706700bd62.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police officers and soldiers give orders to others as they are deployed outside Tanjung Gusta prison that was partially set ablaze by inmates during a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, July 11, 2013. About 150 prisoners have reportedly escaped from the overcrowded prison in western Indonesia following a riot triggered by a power outage. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" align="left" title="Police officers and soldiers give orders to others as they are deployed outside Tanjung Gusta prison that was partially set ablaze by inmates during a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, July 11, 2013. About 150 prisoners have reportedly escaped from the overcrowded prison in western Indonesia following a riot triggered by a power outage. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" border="0" /></a>MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) ? Authorities were searching for scores of inmates, including terrorists, who escaped a crowded Indonesian prison that was still burning Friday after prisoners set fires and started a deadly riot at the facility in the nation's third-largest city.</p><br clear="all"/>China may further limit car purchases to curb smog<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-may-further-limit-car-purchases-curb-smog-012519828.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LNtzFbD8MiFQ09Q9FzX2mA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2711b38f2f464417370f6a706700d387.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, cars are cramped into a parking lot during a day of heavy pollution in Beijing, China. China plans to increase the number of cities that restrict vehicle purchases in a bid to fight pollution and traffic congestion, state media reported Thursday, July 11, 2013. With more than 13 million cars sold in China last year, motor vehicles and their emissions have emerged as the chief culprit for the air pollution in large cities. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, cars are cramped into a parking lot during a day of heavy pollution in Beijing, China. China plans to increase the number of cities that restrict vehicle purchases in a bid to fight pollution and traffic congestion, state media reported Thursday, July 11, 2013. With more than 13 million cars sold in China last year, motor vehicles and their emissions have emerged as the chief culprit for the air pollution in large cities. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? More Chinese cities may restrict vehicle purchases in a bid to fight air pollution and traffic congestion, state media reported.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/china-may-further-limit-car-purchases-curb-smog-012519828.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 21:25:19 -0400Associated Presschina-may-further-limit-car-purchases-curb-smog-012519828<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-may-further-limit-car-purchases-curb-smog-012519828.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LNtzFbD8MiFQ09Q9FzX2mA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2711b38f2f464417370f6a706700d387.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, cars are cramped into a parking lot during a day of heavy pollution in Beijing, China. China plans to increase the number of cities that restrict vehicle purchases in a bid to fight pollution and traffic congestion, state media reported Thursday, July 11, 2013. With more than 13 million cars sold in China last year, motor vehicles and their emissions have emerged as the chief culprit for the air pollution in large cities. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, cars are cramped into a parking lot during a day of heavy pollution in Beijing, China. China plans to increase the number of cities that restrict vehicle purchases in a bid to fight pollution and traffic congestion, state media reported Thursday, July 11, 2013. With more than 13 million cars sold in China last year, motor vehicles and their emissions have emerged as the chief culprit for the air pollution in large cities. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? More Chinese cities may restrict vehicle purchases in a bid to fight air pollution and traffic congestion, state media reported.</p><br clear="all"/>Bernanke stimulus promise drives markets higherLONDON (AP) ? Global stocks rose Thursday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke promised to keep supporting the U.S. economy.http://news.yahoo.com/bernanke-stimulus-promise-drives-markets-higher-103554232.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 12:56:04 -0400Associated Pressbernanke-stimulus-promise-drives-markets-higher-103554232Myanmar jails Buddhists in Islamic school massacreYANGON, Myanmar (AP) ? A Myanmar court sentenced seven Buddhists to between three and 15 years in jail for their roles in a massacre at an Islamic boarding school that left dozens of students and teachers dead, while a Muslim convicted in one related killing received a life sentence.http://news.yahoo.com/myanmar-jails-buddhists-islamic-school-massacre-132411600.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 09:24:11 -0400Associated Pressmyanmar-jails-buddhists-islamic-school-massacre-132411600Oil pulls back below $106 on expected supply rise<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oil-pulls-back-below-106-expected-supply-rise-125654525.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/waBeLB5aN8GAglxtzVbHLQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/979caadf11122f17370f6a70670068a0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Monday, July 1, 2013, photo, a sign with gas prices is shown at a gas station, in Hialeah, Fla. The price of oil rose 2 percent Wednesday, July 10, 2013, as the U.S. government reported another steep decline in the nation's supplies of oil and gasoline.(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" align="left" title="In this Monday, July 1, 2013, photo, a sign with gas prices is shown at a gas station, in Hialeah, Fla. The price of oil rose 2 percent Wednesday, July 10, 2013, as the U.S. government reported another steep decline in the nation's supplies of oil and gasoline.(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" border="0" /></a>The price of oil fell back below $106 a barrel Thursday after a report from the International Energy Agency said oil supplies would exceed the expected rise demand in 2014, partly on the back of growing production in North America.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/oil-pulls-back-below-106-expected-supply-rise-125654525.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 08:56:54 -0400Associated Pressoil-pulls-back-below-106-expected-supply-rise-125654525<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oil-pulls-back-below-106-expected-supply-rise-125654525.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/waBeLB5aN8GAglxtzVbHLQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/979caadf11122f17370f6a70670068a0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Monday, July 1, 2013, photo, a sign with gas prices is shown at a gas station, in Hialeah, Fla. The price of oil rose 2 percent Wednesday, July 10, 2013, as the U.S. government reported another steep decline in the nation's supplies of oil and gasoline.(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" align="left" title="In this Monday, July 1, 2013, photo, a sign with gas prices is shown at a gas station, in Hialeah, Fla. The price of oil rose 2 percent Wednesday, July 10, 2013, as the U.S. government reported another steep decline in the nation's supplies of oil and gasoline.(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" border="0" /></a>The price of oil fell back below $106 a barrel Thursday after a report from the International Energy Agency said oil supplies would exceed the expected rise demand in 2014, partly on the back of growing production in North America.</p><br clear="all"/>NKorea withdraws offer to discuss reunions, toursSEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? North Korea on Thursday withdrew offers for talks with South Korea on reunions of separated families and resuming tours to a mountain resort, Seoul said.http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-withdraws-offer-discuss-reunions-tours-125119223.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 08:51:19 -0400Associated Pressnkorea-withdraws-offer-discuss-reunions-tours-125119223At least 31 people dead in western China flooding<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/least-31-people-dead-western-china-flooding-124010529.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7gz7ukLZzp_Ubs5ZtAKjKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/27e7a0ac2d7e3c17370f6a706700c5e1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Residents look towards the site of a massive landslide on Wuxiangang Hill of Sanxi village in Dujiangyan city in southwestern China's Sichuan province Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Flooding in western China, the worst in 50 years for some areas, triggered a landslide Wednesday that buried about 30 people, trapped hundreds in a highway tunnel and destroyed a high-profile memorial to a devastating 2008 earthquake. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT" align="left" title="Residents look towards the site of a massive landslide on Wuxiangang Hill of Sanxi village in Dujiangyan city in southwestern China's Sichuan province Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Flooding in western China, the worst in 50 years for some areas, triggered a landslide Wednesday that buried about 30 people, trapped hundreds in a highway tunnel and destroyed a high-profile memorial to a devastating 2008 earthquake. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? Floodwaters surging through Himalayan foothills in western China have swept bridges, houses and hillsides into roiling brown torrents, leaving at least 31 people dead and 166 missing Thursday, as heavy rains buffeted many parts of the country.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/least-31-people-dead-western-china-flooding-124010529.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 08:40:10 -0400Associated Pressleast-31-people-dead-western-china-flooding-124010529<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/least-31-people-dead-western-china-flooding-124010529.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7gz7ukLZzp_Ubs5ZtAKjKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/27e7a0ac2d7e3c17370f6a706700c5e1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Residents look towards the site of a massive landslide on Wuxiangang Hill of Sanxi village in Dujiangyan city in southwestern China's Sichuan province Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Flooding in western China, the worst in 50 years for some areas, triggered a landslide Wednesday that buried about 30 people, trapped hundreds in a highway tunnel and destroyed a high-profile memorial to a devastating 2008 earthquake. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT" align="left" title="Residents look towards the site of a massive landslide on Wuxiangang Hill of Sanxi village in Dujiangyan city in southwestern China's Sichuan province Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Flooding in western China, the worst in 50 years for some areas, triggered a landslide Wednesday that buried about 30 people, trapped hundreds in a highway tunnel and destroyed a high-profile memorial to a devastating 2008 earthquake. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? 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A powerful typhoon struck Taiwan and China on Saturday, leaving 520,000 without power in Taiwan, and forcing about 300,000 to evacuate in China's Fujian province.?
By Associated Press / July 13, 2013
A powerful typhoon surged across northern Taiwan on Saturday, uprooting trees in Taipei, and killing at least one person before moving to southeast China and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.
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A powerful typhoon surged across northern Taiwan on Saturday, killing at least one person before moving to southeast China and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from a coastal province.
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Typhoon Soulik disrupted transportation and commerce across Taiwan, with emergency crews around Taipei and in its environs struggling to restore power to the 520,000 homes where it had been disrupted, and to remove hundreds of trees uprooted by the storm from streets and roads.
The storm then made another landing in the heavily populated Chinese coastal province of Fujian on Saturday afternoon, packing winds of 74 miles per hour, according to China's National Meteorological Center. That was down from the 101 mph winds the typhoon had boasted on making landfall in Taiwan around dawn.
About 300,000 people in Fujian were evacuated from their homes, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
In Fujian and Zhejiang, another coastal province, train services were suspended, flights canceled and fishing boats called back to ports. China's weather service warned of possible floods and landslides.
Earlier, torrential rains buffeted large areas of northern and central Taiwan, with Hsinchu and the neighboring county of Miaoli reporting totals of 27-31 inches by early Saturday.
Schools and businesses throughout northern Taiwan were closed by government order on Friday, and the military evacuated 8,000 people from mountainous villages considered vulnerable to flash flooding.
Just after midnight on Saturday, a falling brick took the life of a policeman in the Taipei suburb of Tanshui, while elsewhere, the National Fire Agency reported there were at least 21 injuries.
Dozens of flights at Taipei's main international airport were canceled beginning Friday afternoon, though operations were expected to return to normal by late Saturday. Taiwan's high speed rail system also suspended operations, at least until early Saturday afternoon.
