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Asia NewsChina to Focus on Reducing Inflation, Prime Minister Says2008-03-06 06:01 - Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s emphasis on inflation reflects public anxiety over rising domestic prices for food and other items, as inflation hit an 11-year high of 7.1 percent in January. Suicide Bombings Kill 4 in Pakistan 2008-03-06 04:55 - At least three members of the Pakistani Navy were killed when two suicide bombers attacked a naval war college in the eastern city of Lahore. China Plans Steep Increase in Military Spending 2008-03-06 04:55 - Sustained increases in its annual defense outlays put China on track to become a major military power. Joint Chiefs Chairman Asks Pakistanis What They Need 2008-03-05 06:01 - Adm. Mike Mullen arrived in Islamabad on Monday to emphasize America’s eagerness to help Pakistan in its fight against foreign terrorists and home-grown militants. North Korea Says War Games Could Set Back Nuclear Talks 2008-03-05 06:01 - North Korea said that annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began over the weekend could delay progress on ending the North’s nuclear weapons programs. Pentagon Says China’s Boost to Space Plan Poses a Threat 2008-03-05 06:01 - China is developing the ability to limit or prevent the use of satellites by potential adversaries, the Pentagon said Monday in a report to Congress. World Briefing | Asia: Nepal: 10 Die in U.N. Copter Crash 2008-03-05 06:01 - A United Nations helicopter crashed in bad weather in Nepal’s mountainous east, killing seven members of the United Nations staff and three crew members. World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Indian Prisoner Freed After 35 Years 2008-03-05 04:55 - The authorities released Kashmir Singh, an Indian man who had languished in Pakistani prisons for 35 years after he was sentenced to death for espionage. World Briefing | Asia: India: Cash Incentives for Raising Girls 2008-03-05 04:55 - The government is offering to pay poor families nearly $3,000 to give birth to daughters and bring them up. World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Taliban Destroy Cell Towers 2008-03-05 04:55 - The Taliban knocked out two cellphone towers near the city of Kandahar over the weekend, carrying out a threat they made last week against all four cellphone companies 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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