Sri Lanka's Vaas denies retirement claim (AFP)
Seven police killed in Afghan blast (AFP)
'Slumdog Millionaire' star moves into new home (AFP)
2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan (AP)
China punishes officials after babies taken (AP) AP - Chinese authorities have punished six government officials after three baby girls whose parents were still alive were sent to an orphanage in southern China that subsequently put them up for adoption overseas, state media and an official said. SKorea says North fires 7 missiles off east coast (AP)
India eye victory over Windies in final ODI (AFP)
North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches (Reuters)
Pakistan's rookie attack rattles Sri Lanka (AFP)
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AP - Thousands of excited visitors flocked Saturday to a zoo in northern Thailand for the first public viewing of a baby panda, which has been featured on Thai front pages almost every day since her birth six weeks ago.
AFP - Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas on Saturday refuted the chief selector's claim that he wanted to retire from Test cricket, saying he had not taken any decision.
AFP - A roadside bomb tore through a police vehicle Saturday in an insurgent attack in a southern Afghanistan flashpoint, killing seven officers, the interior ministry said.
AFP - One of the child actors from the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" has moved from his Mumbai shantytown shack into a new home, the trust set up to manage his interests said Saturday.
AP - Militants attacked a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, exploding a truck outside the gates, sparking a two-hour gunbattle and killing two American troops, officials said.
AP - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.
AFP - India are now one step away from a rare One-day International series victory in the Caribbean.
Reuters - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.
AFP - Pakistan's new-look bowling attack dealt regular blows to keep Sri Lanka on a tight leash on the opening day of the first cricket Test here on Saturday.
