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Asia NewsSuharto Dies at 86; Indonesian Dictator Brought Order and Bloodshed2008-01-29 06:01 - Suharto’s 32-year dictatorship was one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century. In Death, Ex-Dictator Elicits Grief and Tributes 2008-01-29 06:01 - Surging, shouting crowds mobbed the ambulance that drove former President Suharto’s body from a hospital to his home in central Jakarta. China Now Pays Troops Involved in Nuclear Tests 2008-01-29 04:55 - As part of its effort to improve benefits for veterans, the government has started offering subsidies to veterans of nuclear tests last year. Briton Opposed by Afghans Won?t Take U.N. Post 2008-01-29 04:55 - The British politician Paddy Ashdown withdrew his name from consideration for the post of United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan, after being rejected by President Hamid Karzai. Suharto, Former Indonesian Dictator, Dies at 86 2008-01-28 06:01 - Suharto’s 32-year dictatorship was one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century. Pakistan Shuns C.I.A. Buildup Sought by U.S. 2008-01-28 06:01 - Pakistan’s president dismissed proposals to allow the U.S. greater latitude in territories where militants are active. Nuclear Arsenal Remains Secure, General Asserts 2008-01-28 06:01 - A Pakistani official in charge of the country’s nuclear arsenal ruled out any possibility that Islamic extremists, could gain control of nuclear weapons. Ex-Pakistani Official Says Policy on Taliban Is Failing 2008-01-28 06:01 - Pakistan’s former interior minister said the weakness of the Pakistani police and the army response to determined and religiously motivated Taliban fighters was allowing the insurgency to gain strength. Plan to Extend Shanghai Rail Line Stirs Middle Class to Protest 2008-01-28 06:01 - Yang Yang had never imagined herself in the role of activist until she began networking with other middle-class opponents who were angered about a train line’s effect on property values. Waving Goodbye to Hegemony 2008-01-28 06:01 - Just a few years ago, America’s hold on global power seemed unshakable. But a lot has changed while we?ve been in Iraq ? and the next president is going to be dealing with not only a triumphant China and a retooled Europe but also the quiet rise of a ’second world.? 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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