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Asia NewsWorld Briefing | Asia: American Questioned in Killing in Japan2008-04-04 04:55 - A 22-year-old United States Navy seaman was questioned by the Japanese police in connection with the killing of a taxi driver last month in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. World Briefing | Asia: War on Drugs Restarted in Thailand 2008-04-04 04:55 - Thailand renewed a war on drugs, reviving a controversial project of the ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Bush Urges Patience in Afghanistan 2008-04-04 04:55 - President Bush opened a meeting of NATO leaders here on Wednesday by urging the alliance to ?maintain its resolve and finish the fight? in Afghanistan. China Confirms Protests by Uighur Muslims 2008-04-04 04:55 - In the northwestern region of Xinjiang, Uighur Muslims protested Chinese rule last month even as Tibetans rioted in the southwest, Chinese officials said. In Nepal, Long-Lived Monarchy Fades From View 2008-04-04 04:55 - The royal past is being slowly rubbed away across the onetime Hindu kingdom of Nepal as the country prepares for a vote for a special assembly to rewrite the Constitution. China’s Leader Orders Police to Ensure Olympic Security 2008-04-03 06:01 - The Chinese president, Hu Jintao, said the country’s international reputation was at stake. An Asian Art Moment: Indonesia’s Contemporary Painters Ride a Market B... 2008-04-03 06:01 - With Chinese art being hot now and commanding huge prices, demand has trickled down and collectors are looking to Indonesia as the next Asian tiger. Army Chief in Pakistan Wins Honor From U.S. 2008-04-03 06:01 - The top military honor comes at a time when the U.S. has urged Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Islamabad to wage an aggressive campaign against militants in the country’s restive tribal areas. World Briefing | Asia: Sri Lanka: Police Blamed for Massacre 2008-04-03 04:55 - Twenty months ago, 17 aid workers were executed in the eastern town of Muttur. It was one of the worst attacks on aid workers anywhere in years, and no one was ever charged. Pelosi Wants Bush to Weigh Skipping Olympic Ceremony 2008-04-03 04:55 - Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, said a high-profile boycott of the opening festivities could send a strong message without interfering with the Olympic Games themselves. 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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