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Rain havoc as deadly typhoon hits
At least three people were killed and millions left without power as Tropical Storm Saola turned into a typhoon, bringing heavy rains to many parts of the Philippines. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=124885&sid=37194188&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Unmarried pair stoned to death
Islamists in northern Mali have stoned an unmarried couple to death. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=124884&sid=37194191&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Express train inferno leaves sleepers dead
Thirty-two people were killed yesterday when an overnight fire ripped through a coach of an express train as it carried sleeping passengers to the southern Indian city of Chennai. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=124883&sid=37194146&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Judge for yourselves
Material intended for national education lessons will be available for online viewing by everyone, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has pledged. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=124882&sid=37193507&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Scores busted for Ramadan bar raid
Indonesian police said yesterday they had arrested 62 people, most of them minors, involved in attacking a bar in south Jakarta for serving alcohol during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=124881&sid=37191357&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Clashes spur fear of protest 'model'
Bad decision-making was the main reason for a violent environmental protest in eastern China at the weekend, a state newspaper said in an unusually mild reproach stance after thousands of residents ransacked offices and overturned cars. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=10&art_id=124880&sid=37191305&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Group taking Beijing torture claim to UN
A South Korean rights group says it will ask the United Nations to investigate the alleged torture of a Seoul activist detained in China after helping North Korean refugees there. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=10&art_id=124879&sid=37191315&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Paper firm hits out at toxin fears
A Japanese paper firm whose factory was at the center of deadly weekend protests in a Jiangsu city said it was concerned about the demonstration, but rejected pollution claims as "groundless." 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=10&art_id=124878&sid=37191310&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Taiwan uni sues Apple over Siri
Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University has filed a suit against Apple, claiming the tech giant's Siri intelligent assistant has infringed on two of its patents. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=10&art_id=124877&sid=37194045&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Beam stunner makes her name
Hopes are high that a stunning somersault onto a balance beam pulled off by Hong Kong Olympic gymnast Angel Wong Hiu-ying in London will be named after her. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=31&art_id=124876&sid=37195374&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Shaw scion stars in seedy sideshow
Reckless is not a trait one normally associates with the Shaw family, but a S$500 (HK$3,100) sexual encounter with a minor is threatening to see a grandnephew of TVB founder Run Run Shaw jailed for three months. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124875&sid=37193726&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
It's all in the facelift
What would God or town planners do if they could start all over again? 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124874&sid=37193725&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Distillers can drink to Xi
The heady days of Maotai, the national spirit served at state banquets, appear to be over. The famous tipple is no longer on the menu of official banquets. And there's a new contender in town. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124873&sid=37193724&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Own a piece of Ming dynasty
The Chinese government may be trying to curb soaring property prices, but there seems no way to stifle people's appetite for luxury residences. 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=124872&sid=37193723&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
Seamless royal spin
The public outcry over the government's plan to launch the national education subject in schools is so tense that it pitches tens of thousands of people against the new administration, with worried parents accusing the authorities of trying to brainwash their children. Mary Ma 7/31/2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=49&art_id=124871&sid=37193722&con_type=1&archive_d_str=20120731
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