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Asia NewsFinding of Fraud Led to Suspension of Company Supplying Arms to Afghan...2008-03-29 04:55 - Investigators found that ammunition sent to Afghan security forces, certified by a major supplier as Hungarian, was actually made in China, according to a memorandum. News Analysis: A New Diplomatic Order in Pakistan 2008-03-29 04:55 - The deputy secretary of state bore the brunt of a range of complaints that Pakistanis now feel freer to air with the end of military rule by President Pervez Musharraf. North Korea Expels All South Korean Officials 2008-03-28 06:01 - The expulsions were in reaction to a recent hardening in the South’s policy toward the North over its lack of cooperation on its nuclear program. Japanese Poetry Persists in Korea, Despite Disapproval 2008-03-28 06:01 - As South Korea’s new president prepares to meet with Japan’s prime minister, memories of Japan’s colonial rule continue to sour South Korea on its neighbor’s art forms. 660 Held in Tibetan Uprising, China Says 2008-03-28 06:01 - The announcement was part of the government’s effort to quell continuing unrest in the area, which includes Tibet and adjoining provinces with large Tibetan populations. Indecision Cloaks Route of Olympic Torch 2008-03-28 06:01 - San Francisco officials say they still have no final plans on what route through the city the Olympic torch will take. The delay has upset some groups that want to use the procession to protest China’s human rights record. World Briefing | Asia: Kazakhstan: Court Sentences President’s Former ... 2008-03-28 06:01 - A closed military court sentenced in absentia Rakhat Aliyev, who was married to President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s oldest daughter, to 20 years in prison. World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Bomb in Market Kills 8 2008-03-28 04:55 - A car bomb exploded at a crowded farmers? market in southern Afghanistan, killing eight civilians and wounding 17, Afghan officials said. Europe and U.S. Press China Over Tibet 2008-03-28 04:55 - European leaders sharpened their tone over Tibet on Wednesday, as President Bush telephoned President Hu Jintao of China and urged a resumption of negotiations with the Dalai Lama. Supplier Under Scrutiny on Arms for Afghans 2008-03-28 04:55 - To arm Afghan forces to fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, the U.S. has relied on a fledgling company that has provided ammunition that is more than 40 years old. 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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