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Asia NewsIn China, a Patriotic Death Reeks of Alcohol2008-03-15 04:55 - When an official in the city of Xinyang died on Feb. 27, no one mentioned he had died not on the job but at a karaoke bar after an evening of drinking with other officials. Australia Stirs Controversy Over a Plan to Cull 400 Kangaroos 2008-03-15 04:55 - The new Australian government has run into trouble with its refusal to stop a plan to kill 400 kangaroos on a former military base. Monk Protests in Tibet Draw Chinese Security 2008-03-15 04:55 - Chinese security forces were reportedly surrounding three monasteries after what are believed to be the largest protests in two decades. Indian Police Detain Tibetan Exiles 2008-03-14 06:01 - Indian authorities fear that a march by Tibetan exiles in protest of China’s Olympic games could embarrass Beijing. World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Thaksin Pleads Not Guilty on Eve of T... 2008-03-14 04:55 - Thaksin Shinawatra, the prime minister who was ousted in a military coup in 2006, pleaded not guilty before the Supreme Court in Bangkok in one of two criminal corruption cases against him. World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: NATO Forces Attacked 2008-03-14 04:55 - A suicide car bomber attacked a Canadian troop convoy in the southern city of Kandahar, and a roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying Romanian troops on a road linking Kandahar and Zabul Provinces. 41 Taliban Killed in South Afghanistan 2008-03-14 04:55 - A suicide car bomber struck a vehicle carrying American soldiers near the Kabul airport, killing six Afghan civilians, officials said. Taiwan’s Independence Movement Likely to Wane 2008-03-13 06:01 - Both candidates in Taiwan’s presidential election want closer ties with Beijing, differing only in how quickly and to what degree they would strengthen relations. Mungyong Journal: Controversial Canal Tests South Korea’s New Leader 2008-03-13 06:01 - The mountains of Mungyong, South Korea, where miners once dug for coal, may one day offer a new source of income: tourists sailing down a waterway blasted though the hills. Japanese Lawmakers Reject Bank Nominee 2008-03-13 06:01 - Japan’s upper house of parliament cited concern over Toshiro Muto’s political ties to the finance ministry. 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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