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Thai zoo's 1st baby panda goes on display (AP)

A 6-week-old unnamed female panda cub is seen at the Chiang Mai zoo in the northern city of Chiang Mai, Thailand, Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu)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.





Sri Lanka's Vaas denies retirement claim (AFP)

Veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas, seen here in February. 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/File/Aamir Qureshi)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.





Seven police killed in Afghan blast (AFP)

An Afghan policeman at the site of an attack in Kandahar on June 29. 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/File/Hamed Zarmy)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.





'Slumdog Millionaire' star moves into new home (AFP)

Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire's child star Azharuddin Ismail prepares to pose for a photo outside his new home in Mumbai. The boy has moved from his Mumbai shantytown shack into a new home, the trust set up to manage his interests said Saturday.(AFP/Pal Pillai)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.





2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan (AP)

Afghan women are being transported on the back of taxi car in Jalalabad, provincial capital of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)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.





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)

A North Korean mock Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean mock missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five 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. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)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.





India eye victory over Windies in final ODI (AFP)

India's Gautam Gambhir (R) plays a shot during the the third one-day international at the Beausejour cricket ground in Gros-Islet, St. Lucia, on July 3. India are now one step away from a rare One-day International series victory in the Caribbean.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - India are now one step away from a rare One-day International series victory in the Caribbean.





North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches (Reuters)

A mock scud missile (top) and South Korean missiles are displayed at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters - 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.





Pakistan's rookie attack rattles Sri Lanka (AFP)

Pakistan captain Younus Khan (C) celebrates dismissing Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraeera (R). 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 on Saturday.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)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.





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