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Asia NewsChinese Lawyer Says He Was Detained and Warned on Activism2008-03-10 06:01 - Teng Biao’s detention was the latest example of how China is moving against some of its more outspoken dissidents, lawyers and human rights advocates. China Reports Suspected Terrorist Activity 2008-03-10 04:55 - Chinese security officials are very concerned that terrorism poses a serious risk as Beijing prepares to be the host for the Olympic Games in August. Pakistan Rivals Join to Fight Musharraf 2008-03-10 04:55 - The leaders of the two major political parties agreed Sunday that they would reinstate judges fired by the president and would seek to strip him of crucial powers. World Briefing | Asia: Kashmir: Strays Saved From Poisoning 2008-03-09 06:01 - The authorities in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir’s main city, canceled plans to poison all its stray dogs, nearly 100,000, with strychnine. Thailand Plans Inquiry on Arms Suspect as U.S. Seeks Custody 2008-03-09 04:55 - A Russian businessman regarded as a notorious arms dealer would be held in Thailand for investigation even as the U.S. seeks his extradition. China Defends Sudan Policy and Criticizes Olympics Tie-In 2008-03-09 04:55 - A Chinese envoy said he had expressed ?grave concerns? to the Sudanese government about the violence in Darfur. Got a Mint, Comrade? Chinese Ban Liquid Lunch 2008-03-09 04:55 - A Communist Party campaign in Xinyang, China, seeks to catch civil servants partaking of alcohol-soaked meals. Ethnic Divide Worsens as Sri Lanka Conflict Escalates 2008-03-09 04:55 - A truce between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is over, and gone are the Nordic monitors who kept watch over it. World Briefing | Asia: Kashmir: City Plans to Poison 100,000 Dogs 2008-03-08 04:55 - Officials say the dogs pose a risk to humans and make urban life unbearable. Rice Presses NATO Allies to Expand Afghan Force 2008-03-08 04:55 - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged NATO allies to step up troop contributions and other efforts to help defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan. 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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