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Asia NewsA Complex Family History, Unfolding in Public2008-01-02 06:01 - In the front courtyard of the Bhutto Naudero House, a mansion filled with mementos of Benazir Bhutto’s legendary father, supporters speculated on the future of the party. In Reversal, Pakistan Welcomes Outside Help With Inquiry on Bhutto 2008-01-02 06:01 - Pakistan’s ambassador to the U.S. said his government would not endorse a separate inquiry modeled after one carried out by the U.N. after the assassination of Rafik Hariri of Lebanon in 2005. China to Shift $20 Billion as Capital for Policy Bank 2008-01-02 06:01 - The move by the country’s $200 billion wealth fund comes as the government nears the end of a decade-long reorganization of the banking industry. Afghanistan: 110 G.I.’s. Killed in 2007 2008-01-02 06:01 - United States military deaths reached 110 in 2007, the highest since the American-led invasion in 2001, according to a count by The Associated Press. North Korea: Nuclear Deadline Missed 2008-01-02 04:56 - North Korea remained silent as the last hours of 2007 passed and it missed a year-end deadline to give a full accounting of its nuclear weapons. Bhutan: The Real Thing 2008-01-02 04:56 - Bhutan held its first elections as part of its transition from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional democracy. The vote was for 15 of the 25 seats of the upper house of Parliament. North Korea Calls for End to ?Hostile? U.S. Policies 2008-01-02 04:55 - Kim Jong-il made no mention of the Dec. 31 deadline the country missed to declare all its nuclear activities. Opposition Parties Vow to Proceed With Jan. 8 Election 2008-01-01 06:01 - Pakistan’s largest political party picked Benazir Bhutto’s 19-year-old son to succeed her as chairman and vowed to forge ahead with elections next week. New Questions Arise in Killing of Ex-Premier 2008-01-01 06:01 - Indications that doctors felt pressured to conform to government accounts of Benazir Bhutto’s death added to the pressure for an international inquiry. Most Networks Scrambled to Get People to Pakistan After Killing 2008-01-01 06:01 - The significant time lag between Benazir Bhutto’s death and the arrival of Western correspondents forced the networks to hustle and improvise. 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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