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Asia NewsCoca-Cola Faces Critics of Its Olympics Support2008-04-18 04:55 - As one of the most prominent sponsors of the Olympics, Coca-Cola found itself on the hot seat on Wednesday at its annual shareholder meeting. Protesters March in Advance of Torch in India 2008-04-18 04:55 - Tibetan protesters marched through New Delhi hours before the Olympic torch was to be carried through. Chinese Student in U.S. Is Caught in Confrontation 2008-04-18 04:55 - A student who acted as a referee between a pro-Tibet vigil and a pro-China group has been accused of being a traitor. China Demands CNN Apologize for Commentary 2008-04-17 06:01 - China has been intensifying its criticism of the foreign news media’s coverage of the Tibetan crisis. World Briefing | Asia: Myanmar: 20 Held in Campaign Against Generals? ... 2008-04-17 06:01 - The military junta detained more than 20 people as they walked through the northwestern city of Sittwe in a peaceful campaign against the country’s proposed constitution. World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Driver of Death Truck Surrenders Afte... 2008-04-17 04:56 - The driver of a sealed truck in which 54 migrant workers suffocated on their way from Myanmar to Thailand has surrendered after a seven-day manhunt. New Delhi Journal: Now Playing in India: A Rare View of Pakistan 2008-04-17 04:55 - It is the first time in 43 years that a Pakistan-made movie is showing in India. U.N. Panel Urges Changes to Feed Poor While Saving Environment 2008-04-17 04:55 - The price of basic food like rice, wheat and corn has been rising sharply, setting off violent protests in Haiti, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Yemen, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and even Italy. At Indian Preserves, Tigers Remain King as People Are Coaxed Out 2008-04-17 04:55 - Efforts to convince people to leave forests earmarked for conservation and tigers in India raise the question of the price to pay to save the forests, and for whom ? humans or animals? Taliban Attack Kills 11 Officers at a Police Post in Afghanistan 2008-04-16 06:01 - The attack was yet another illustration of how weak Afghanistan’s police force remains. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 |
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