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Asia NewsBomb Near Rally Wounds 44 in Nepal2008-02-01 06:01 - A series of explosions rocked a southern Nepalese city where the nation’s main political parties planned to hold a mass election rally, officials said. World Briefing | Asia: Myanmar: ?Prepare for the Worst,? Suu Kyi Advis... 2008-02-01 04:55 - The pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed a rare respite from house arrest to meet with members of her party, the National League for Democracy. A party spokesman reported that she had criticized the series of meetings she has held since October with Aung Kyi, a senior junta official ? they met for the fifth time after her meeting with party colleagues ? for failing to set a deadline to achieve any real political change. She also cautioned the nation to ?hope for the best but prepare for the worst,? the spokesman said. World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Road Workers Beheaded 2008-02-01 04:55 - Four Afghan road construction workers were discovered beheaded in Kamdesh, in northeastern Nuristan Province, the provincial governor said. The Interior Ministry confirmed the beheadings and said the men were kidnapped last week and a ransom had been demanded. It blamed the Taliban. The army recently mounted an operation in the Kamdesh area and killed a number of Taliban fighters, including a commander, the governor said, and he suggested that the beheadings were an act of revenge. Baengnyeong Island Journal: One Eye on the Fish, the Other on North Ko... 2008-02-01 04:55 - The islands in the long-disputed waters near the North Korean coast present an especially tough challenge for relations between North and South Korea. China Orders Relief Efforts, but Public Is Still Angry 2008-02-01 04:55 - Prime Minister Wen Jiabao continued his tour of areas that have been heavily afflicted by the severe winter weather. Dissident’s Arrest Hints at Olympic Crackdown 2008-01-31 06:01 - The arrest of an activist who spread information about politically touchy topics is cited as an example of a ?cleansing campaign.? Australia to Apologize to Aborigines 2008-01-31 06:01 - The new Australian government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will apologize for past mistreatment of the country’s Aboriginal minority. Bombs Explode Ahead of Rally in Nepal 2008-01-31 06:01 - A series of explosions rocked a southern Nepalese city where the nation’s main political parties planned to hold a mass election rally, officials said. Snow Strands Millions in Chinese Holiday Havoc 2008-01-31 04:55 - Millions of Chinese shivered through power cuts and water shortages and millions more were stranded by snow ahead of what for some is the only holiday of the year. Henry Froehlich, Pioneer in Japanese Camera Imports, Is Dead at 85 2008-01-31 04:55 - Mr. Froehlich was one of the first distributors of high-tech Japanese cameras in the United States. 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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