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Asia NewsTo Sideline Taliban, Afghan Agency Extends Government’s Reach2008-04-25 06:01 - Local governance has become one of the most pressing issues in Afghanistan and one that could determine the outcome of the still uncertain war with the Taliban. Lawyer Scolds Cambodia Tribunal Judges 2008-04-25 06:01 - A French lawyer for a Khmer Rouge leader erupted at the judges of Cambodia’s genocide tribunal because thousands of pages of documents had not been translated into French. Minor Protests as Olympic Relay Reaches Australia 2008-04-25 06:01 - The Australian leg of the Olympic torch relay began Thursday, shortly after minor protests by both supporters and detractors of China’s government. World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Moviegoer Faces Prison for Sitting Du... 2008-04-25 04:56 - A 27-year-old Thai man who refused to stand up when the royal anthem was played in a movie theater has been charged with lèse majesté, offending the dignity of the monarch, the police said. 90 Killed in Fierce Fighting in Sri Lanka, Military Says 2008-04-25 04:55 - In one of the deadliest clashes between the Sri Lankan military and Tamil rebels this year, 52 guerrillas and 38 soldiers were killed on Wednesday, the military said. Debt Collection Done From India Appeals to U.S. Agencies 2008-04-25 04:55 - Debt collectors in India often cost about one-quarter the price of their American counterparts, and often do a better job, debt collection company executives say. Video Links North Koreans to Reactor, U.S. Says 2008-04-25 04:55 - The White House is preparing to make public a video showing North Koreans working at a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor. Bracing for Games, China Sets Rules That Complicate Life for Foreigner... 2008-04-25 04:55 - Chinese officials are introducing visa restrictions that are causing anxiety among the 250,000 expatriates who have settled in China in recent years. World Briefing | Asia: India: U.S. Advice on Iran Is Rejected 2008-04-24 06:01 - The response came a day after the Bush administration urged India to step up pressure on Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. World Briefing | Asia: Japan: Warning Over Declining Work Force 2008-04-24 06:01 - Japan’s work force of 66.5 million people is set to shrink by more than one-third, to 42 million, by 2050 if the country fails to reverse a declining birthrate. 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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