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Asia NewsIndonesia Watches as an Ailing Suharto Clings to Life2008-01-16 04:56 - Fading in and out of consciousness, former President Suharto has clung to life more tenaciously than he clung to power. Philippines: Decline in Killings 2008-01-16 04:55 - The number of extrajudicial killings of activists and journalists in the Philippines dropped sharply in 2007. U.S. Army Chief in Europe to Run NATO Afghan Unit 2008-01-16 04:55 - Gen. David D. McKiernan, who oversaw the allied ground attack that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, is expected to be appointed as the next commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan. Bomb in Pakistan Market Kills 10 and Wounds 45 2008-01-16 04:55 - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A powerful bomb hidden underneath a fruit cart detonated among shoppers at a market in the southern port city of Karachi on Monday evening at rush hour, and officials and local news reports said it killed at least 10 people and wounded at least 45, four of them critically. Pakistan Expels Writer of Article on Taliban 2008-01-15 06:01 - A Pakistani official denied that the journalist, Nicholas Schmidle, had been deported, however, and said that he lacked a journalist’s visa. Error by Allies and 2 Clashes Kill 15 in South of Afghanistan 2008-01-15 04:55 - The Netherlands Defense Ministry said Dutch troops had killed two of their own in Oruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan and two allied Afghan soldiers that they mistook for enemies, according to The Associated Press. Taiwan Election May Ease Tensions With China 2008-01-15 04:55 - Victory for the opposition could sharply reduce the political influence of President Chen Shui-bian, who has antagonized China and frustrated the United States. Big Weddings Bring Afghans Joy, and Debt 2008-01-15 04:55 - In one of the poorest countries in the world, extravagant weddings are a mainstay of modern life. Sri Lanka War Worries Donor Nations 2008-01-14 06:01 - The island’s escalating civil war caused foreign donors to call on the government and Tamil Tiger rebels to respect human rights as the death toll climbs. Two Giants Try to Learn to Share Asia 2008-01-14 06:01 - India’s prime minister will arrive in Beijing on Sunday for a three-day visit to China, with each country eager to increase bilateral trade and promote mutual friendship. 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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