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Asia NewsU.S. Ponders Next Steps in Pakistan After Election Results2008-02-21 04:55 - The U.S. would still like to see some sort of power-sharing deal, officials said, but that notion appears increasingly unlikely. Pakistan Victors Want Dialogue With Militants 2008-02-21 04:55 - The winners of the parliamentary elections said that they would take a new approach to fighting Islamic militants. Pakistanis Deal Severe Defeat to Musharraf in Election 2008-02-20 06:01 - Early results showed equal gains for Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan Peoples Party, and the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the faction led by the former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. China’s Inflation Rose to 7.1% in January 2008-02-20 06:01 - It was the largest increase in consumer prices in more than a decade. Officials said the country would likely continue austerity policies to combat inflation. In Asian Reaction to Kosovo Declaration, Fears of Secession 2008-02-20 06:01 - Kosovo’s declaration appeared a litmus test of attitudes in Asia toward secession, with China opposing the move and Taiwan approving of it. Strike by Ethnic Minorities Shuts Down Nepal’s Capital 2008-02-20 06:01 - On Monday a general strike called by ethnic minorities demanding more rights created a fuel shortage that caused schools to close and many buses to stop running in Katmandu. Books of The Times: Unshakable Optimist of the House of Bhutto 2008-02-20 06:01 - If Benazir Bhutto’s own life reads like a Greek tragedy, she was nonetheless a very modern politician, and the book she has written is part manifesto, part spin job, part selective history and part term-paper analysis. Obama Journal: Candidate Wins Support in the East. No, Farther East. 2008-02-20 06:01 - In Obama, Japan, population 32, 000, some residents are showing their support for the American presidential candidate who shares their town’s name. World Briefing | Asia: Japan: More Indignation at Marines 2008-02-20 06:01 - Japan voiced anger after the weekend arrests of two United States marines in Okinawa and said it would complain to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on her visit next week. One marine was accused of driving drunk; the other, the police said, was found drunk in the middle of the night on the sofa of a family who did not know him. ?What’s the matter with the U.S. military?? Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda asked reporters. ?I have to demand seriously that they pin it down.?. After China Ships Out iPhones, Smugglers Make It a Return Trip 2008-02-20 06:01 - The popularity of the iPhone is defying Apple’s attempt to slowly introduce it in new markets. 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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