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Asia NewsThe Saturday Profile: A Jailhouse Conversion Splits Terrorists, and In...2008-03-16 06:01 - Once a high-ranking commander in Indonesia’s deadliest terrorist group, Nasir Abas, 38, has been born again as an anti-terrorism activist. Privileged Status at Risk, Malays Protest After Election Losses 2008-03-16 04:55 - Newly elected state governments have moved rapidly to abolish some of the long-held privileges of ethnic Malays, challenging the core of the political system and inflaming sensibilities. C.I.A. Secretly Held Qaeda Suspect, Officials Say 2008-03-16 04:55 - Muhammad Rahim was in C.I.A. detention for at least six months as part of a program in which C.I.A. officers have been authorized to use harsh interrogation techniques. Violence in Tibet as Monks Clash With the Police 2008-03-16 04:55 - The most serious demonstrations China has faced in Tibet since the late 1980s brought reports of at least 10 deaths. Singapore Journal: Terror Suspect Eludes Posse of 4 Million 2008-03-15 06:01 - Singapore’s government has put the entire country on alert after a man believed to be the leader of a terrorist group escaped from prison. Canada May Extend Afghan Role 2008-03-15 06:01 - Canada’s Parliament voted 198 to 77 on Thursday to extend the country’s combat mission in Afghanistan nearly two years, until the end of 2011. World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Reprieve for Gay Iranian Asylum Seek... 2008-03-15 04:55 - Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she would review the case of a 19-year-old gay Iranian asylum seeker who fears he will be put to death if he is forced to return home. Bomber Kills 8 Afghan Civilians in Attack on U.S. Forces 2008-03-15 04:55 - A suicide car bomber killed eight Afghan civilians on Thursday in an attack on American soldiers near the airport here, a NATO spokesman said. Civilians Died in a Strike by Americans, Pakistan Says 2008-03-15 04:55 - The Pakistani Army said Thursday that civilians were killed when American-led forces in Afghanistan fired across the border in a strike aimed at Taliban militants. Surgeon Held for Deaths in Australia 2008-03-15 04:55 - An American surgeon was in a Portland jail on Thursday awaiting extradition proceedings over charges that he caused the deaths of three patients in Australia. 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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