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Asia NewsBoy Scout Saves Maldives President2008-01-09 04:56 - The Maldives president, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, survived an assassination attempt when a boy grabbed the knife of an attacker who jumped out of a crowd. Bomb Kills Sri Lankan Minister 2008-01-09 04:55 - A Sri Lankan government minister was killed in a roadside bombing near the capital that was blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said. Four Wheels for the Masses: The $2,500 Car 2008-01-09 04:55 - A new car from Tata Motors of India would likely fail Western emission and safety standards, but it could be an affordable car for the developing world. In Musharraf’s Shadow, a New Hope for Pakistan Rises 2008-01-08 06:01 - Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who replaced Pervez Musharraf as Pakistan’s army chief, has raised hopes among U.S. officials that he could become a new force for stability. Seven Die in South Korean Fire 2008-01-08 04:55 - A fire at a warehouse south of Seoul killed seven people, injured 10, and left up to 32 others missing. Filling Big Hiking Boots at an Early Age 2008-01-08 04:55 - Discovery Kids pins some hopes on a chip off the crocodile hunter. Sri Lankans Kill 36 Rebels as Monitors Begin Pullout 2008-01-08 04:55 - Tamil Tiger rebels said they lost one of their leaders in heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka, as Norwegian-led monitors began pulling out before the formal end of a tattered truce. Foiling U.S. Plan, Prison Expands in Afghanistan 2008-01-08 04:55 - Efforts to scale back the U.S. detention center at the Bagram military base are failing, and its conditions have drawn a strong complaint from the Red Cross. 1977 Exam Opened Escape Route Into China’s Elite 2008-01-07 06:01 - For a whole generation consigned to the countryside, a university entrance examination three decades ago was a chance to escape what seemed like a life sentence of tedium and hardship. Afghan Clerics Warn Karzai Against Missionaries 2008-01-07 06:01 - Afghanistan’s Islamic council has told President Hamid Karzai to stop foreign aid groups from converting local people to Christianity and has demanded the reintroduction of public executions. 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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