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Asia NewsPakistan’s Planned Accord With Militants Alarms U.S.2008-05-01 06:01 - With cross-border attacks into Afghanistan on the rise, Washington faces the fact that its options are now even more limited, in part because of the change of leadership in Pakistan. China Sends 30 to Prison in Tibet Riots 2008-05-01 06:01 - The sentences are the first punishments meted out to those accused of taking part in last month’s riots. Surrender in East Timor 2008-05-01 04:56 - The suspected gunman in an assassination attempt on President José Ramos-Horta of East Timor wept on Tuesday after surrendering with 11 other mutinous soldiers and handing over their automatic weapons. Soaring Food Prices Imperil Meals for Poor in Cambodia 2008-05-01 04:55 - The rice stocks at several hundred schools across Cambodia will run out within 30 days because of soaring food prices. Afghan President Was Warned of Attack 2008-05-01 04:55 - President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan was warned that an attack was being planned against him, an official said. Shortages Threaten Farmers? Key Tool: Fertilizer 2008-05-01 04:55 - Population growth, shrinking world grain stocks and a growing appetite for meat, particularly in the developing world, has collided with a shortage of fertilizer. Torch Nears, Posing Test of Autonomy in Hong Kong 2008-04-30 06:01 - The Olympic torch relay in Hong Kong on Friday, the first on Chinese soil, is turning into a broader struggle over Hong Kong’s evolving role as an autonomous territory of China. In Australia, From Apology, a Hit Song Grows 2008-04-30 06:01 - An overtly political song about racial reconciliation with Australia’s disadvantaged Aboriginal minority became the fourth biggest-selling recording in Australia last week. World Briefing | Asia: Malaysia: New Parliament Sworn In 2008-04-30 06:01 - Malaysia’s newly elected lawmakers took the oath of office to join a revamped Parliament that for the first time in 40 years has a huge opposition presence challenging the government’s power. World Briefing | Asia: Vietnam: Halt in U.S. Adoptions 2008-04-30 04:55 - Vietnam announced that it was halting all United States adoptions after charges of pervasive corruption and baby-selling in the system by the United States Embassy in Hanoi. 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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