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Asia NewsAirstrikes Kill 9 in Pakistan Region That Harbors Militants2008-03-18 06:01 - The strike is the third American attack on suspected terrorists in Pakistan’s tribal area in less than three months. China Blocks YouTube After Videos of Tibet Protests Are Posted 2008-03-18 04:55 - Internet users in China were blocked from seeing YouTube.com on Sunday after dozens of videos about protests in Tibet appeared on the Web site. Curbs on Protest in Tibet Lashed by Dalai Lama 2008-03-18 04:55 - The Dalai Lama accused China of waging ?cultural genocide? against his followers in Tibet. World Banker and His Cash Return Home 2008-03-18 04:55 - Dilip Ratha, who has gone from a village in India to the World Bank, knows the economics of migration firsthand. Tibetans Clash With Chinese Police in Second City 2008-03-17 06:01 - The new clashes came as authorities said they had regained control of Tibet’s capital, Lhasa, where at least 10 people were killed. Seeking Recognition for a War’s Lost Laborers 2008-03-17 06:01 - The largest group of victims of the construction of the ?Death Railway? built by Japan in East Asia six decades ago are some 70,000 Asian laborers who are barely commemorated. Why Shariah? 2008-03-17 04:55 - Millions of Muslims think Shariah means the rule of law. Could they be right? Several People Are Injured at Chinese Consulate Protest 2008-03-17 04:55 - The protest in New York, a response to violence on Friday in the Tibet, became violent itself as protesters began throwing rocks as police officers tried to get them off the street. Pakistani Discord Undercuts Vow to U.S. to Fight Militants 2008-03-17 04:55 - Pakistani officials disagree about whether to gear up a counterterrorism campaign against militants or to try to shore up a conventional force focused on potential threats from India. Nepal Puts Everest Off Limits During China’s Olympic Torch Relay in Ma... 2008-03-16 06:01 - Both routes to the world’s highest peak are scheduled to be off limits this spring, as Beijing strives to inaugurate the summer Olympic Games free of pro-Tibetan protests. 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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