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Asia NewsMy Servant2008-02-09 04:57 - In Delhi, a man becomes a father, and a child becomes a man. Sri Lanka: Bomb Kills 20 on Bus 2008-02-09 04:57 - The explosion was blamed in the Tamil Tiger rebels. Cold Chinese Grow Angry Over Lack of Preparation 2008-02-09 04:56 - The Chinese government in the last week has worked as hard at public relations and crisis management, faced with the crippling effects of some of the most important snowfall in 50 years. Japan: Princess Becomes Fair Game 2008-02-09 04:56 - A 13-dish Mexican dinner in her honor. Then shark fin soup at a top Chinese restaurant. Next, a French meal featuring black truffles. Princess Masako, the wife of Crown Prince Naruhito, has been eating well, and being criticized in the tabloid press for violating the standards of imperial austerity as the economy shows signs of faltering. The lavish private outings have also prompted the tabloids to ask why the 44-year-old Harvard-educated princess, in whom depression was diagnosed four years ago, is still opting out of most of her official public duties. Sri Lanka: Offensive Escalates in the North 2008-02-09 04:56 - Government troops destroyed 30 rebel Tamil Tiger bunkers in the northern Jaffna peninsula, killing 12 rebels. New Zealand: Pilot Stabbed in Hijack Attempt 2008-02-09 04:56 - A woman traveling on a commuter flight stabbed one of the two pilots, tried to take control of the 19-seat Jetstream and threatened to blow it up, the New Zealand Press Association reported. India: Kidney Ring Suspect Arrested 2008-02-09 04:55 - The suspected mastermind of a shadowy organ transplant ring in India that illegally removed hundreds of kidneys ? sometimes from unwilling donors ? was arrested at a jungle resort in southern Nepal, the police said. A Determined Rice, in Taliban Country, Exhorts NATO to Do More to Pres... 2008-02-09 04:55 - On a trip to Afghanistan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on NATO members to increase the number of troops they commit to the region. Pet Food Indictments for 3 Firms 2008-02-08 04:55 - Two Chinese companies and an American importer were indicted on charges of intentionally defrauding American manufacturers about poisonous ingredients used in pet food. World Briefing | Asia: Sri Lanka: Offensive Escalates in the North 2008-02-08 04:55 - Government troops destroyed 30 rebel Tamil Tiger bunkers in the northern Jaffna peninsula, killing 12 rebels. 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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