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Asia NewsBongha Journal: Out of Office and Into a Fishbowl in South Korea2008-04-11 04:56 - In a hamlet in South Korea, a former president has become a tourist attraction. Migrant Workers Suffocated While Being Smuggled Across Thailand 2008-04-11 04:56 - The police in Thailand said that 54 migrant workers from Myanmar suffocated in the back of a truck while being smuggled across the country. Afghans Hold Secret Trials for Men That U.S. Detained 2008-04-11 04:55 - Dozens of Afghan men who were previously held by the United States are being tried in secretive Afghan criminal proceedings based mainly on allegations forwarded by the American military. Set to Return, Chief Justice Creates a Test for Pakistan 2008-04-10 06:01 - The restoration of the Supreme Court chief justice, dismissed by President Pervez Musharraf last year, has become the first real test of the new government’s democratic principles. Attack on Road Crew Kills 18 and Injures 7 in Afghanistan 2008-04-10 04:55 - Taliban insurgents ambushed a group of road construction workers and their guards in one of the one of the worst attacks in months. Election, and Maoists, Could Transform Nepal 2008-04-10 04:55 - Nepal on Thursday will hold elections to choose a special assembly to rewrite the Constitution, a possible opportunity to install a fully elected government. Srinagar Journal: Kashmir Says Come on in, the Tee Times Are Safe 2008-04-09 04:56 - The Indian government is working to rebrand this heavily militarized Himalayan region as a global golfing destination. Olympic Torch Goes Out, Briefly, in Paris 2008-04-09 04:55 - Thousands of demonstrators massed to protest the relay, and the torch went out several times, forcing the police to place it on a bus. Suicide Bomber Kills Official and 13 Others at Sri Lanka Race 2008-04-08 06:01 - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed Sri Lanka’s highway minister and at least 13 other people attending a marathon race near the capital, Colombo. Afghan President Hints He?ll Run for Re-election 2008-04-08 06:01 - The comments were President Hamid Karzai’s first public indication that he would run for re-election in 2009 despite discontent over his government. 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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