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Asia NewsLives of Poverty, Untouched by China’s Boom2008-01-14 06:01 - China has moved more people out of poverty than any other country in recent decades, but places like southern Henan Province remain destitute. Afghan Police Struggle to Work a Beat in a War 2008-01-14 06:01 - Undermined by corruption and poor discipline, Afghanistan’s police force remains weak, though its expected role is daunting. When a Mountaintop Might as Well Have Been the Moon 2008-01-14 04:56 - When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa guide, stood on the summit of Mount Everest, it seems as if they were making the last ?giant leap for mankind? of pre-space-age generations. Opposition Wins Taiwan Parliamentary Election 2008-01-14 04:55 - The opposition Kuomintang party won a landslide victory as President Chen Shui-bian resigned as chairman of the governing Democratic Progressive Party to take responsibility for the loss. Pakistan Warns U.S. on Attacking Al Qaeda on Its Own 2008-01-13 06:01 - President Pervez Musharraf warned that any unilateral attacks by the U.S. against Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in his country’s tribal areas would be treated as an invasion. Myanmar: Suu Kyi Meets With Junta Official 2008-01-13 06:01 - Myanmar’s opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with Aung Kyi, a senior junta official and the official go-between for her and the junta, but it was not known what they discussed. North Korea: Russia Regrets ?Slow? Talks 2008-01-13 06:01 - Russia regrets the slowed state of progress in talks on North Korea’s nuclear program but will fulfill its commitment under the six-nation agreement to provide North Korea with fuel oil this month so as not to slow diplomatic efforts further, a senior Russian diplomat said, according to Russian news reports. Hong Kong-Macao Hydrofoils Collide in Fog 2008-01-13 04:56 - Two high-speed hydrofoils ferrying passengers between the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macao collided in heavy fog off Macao, seriously injuring 19 people, the Macao government said. Nepal: Crucial Election Set for April 2008-01-13 04:56 - An election to choose an assembly that will rewrite the Constitution and guide Nepal to a new political system after the downfall of the monarchy will be held April 10, the government said. The election has been postponed three times since June. China: Horse Racing to Return 2008-01-13 04:56 - The government has approved regular horse racing at the Orient Lucky City racecourse in Wuhan, the main city in Hubei Province, starting in September, and is considering allowing legal gambling on the races next year on a trial basis, the official Xinhua news agency reported. 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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