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Asia NewsU.S. Ties Europe’s Safety to Afghanistan2008-02-12 06:01 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in a speech on Sunday appealed directly to Europeans, saying that their safety from terrorist attacks was linked to NATO’s success in Afghanistan. Marine Arrested Over Japan Rape 2008-02-12 04:55 - A U.S. marine was arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old Japanese girl in Okinawa, an episode that could strain ties between the allies. Families Adopting in Vietnam Say They Are Caught in Diplomatic Jam 2008-02-12 04:55 - The State Department says that the adoption system in Vietnam fosters ?baby buying,? but some complain that the U.S. is singling out individual cases to embarrass the Vietnamese government. President of East Timor Wounded in Rebel Attack 2008-02-12 04:55 - The attack threatened to intensify the continuing unrest that has destabilized the struggling young nation. Atop Vietnamese Noodle Shop, War’s Course Shifted 2008-02-11 06:01 - A restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City bears the memory of an important moment of the Vietnam War,the Tet offensive, launched 40 years ago. Indian Discontent Fuels Malaysia’s Rising Tensions 2008-02-11 06:01 - For years, the segregation of Malaysians by ethnicity was promoted as the best formula for social harmony, particularly after ethnic riots in 1969, but ethnic tensions are now rising. NATO’s Leader Says the Alliance Remains Unified on Troops for Afghan M... 2008-02-11 06:01 - Despite positive remarks from the alliance’s leader, no NATO nation has come up with substantial new contributions for the Afghan mission except for the U.S. Bhutto’s Widower Rallies Party 2008-02-11 06:01 - The party of Benazir Bhutto hopes to sweep to power in Pakistan on her legacy and her martyrdom. Japan Says Russian Bomber Violated Its Airspace 2008-02-11 04:55 - The foreign ministry of Japan immediately protested to the Russian Embassy in Tokyo and demanded an explanation. Joint Chiefs Chairman and Musharraf Discuss Terror Threat 2008-02-11 04:55 - A recent string of visits of senior American officials in Pakistan suggests increasing frustration in Washington with the deteriorating security situation in Pakistan. 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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