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Asia NewsPakistan: Bhutto Died of Skull Fracture2007-12-30 04:56 - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The Pakistani government said Friday that Benazir Bhutto Bhutto was not killed by gunshots or shrapnel as originally claimed but by a skull fracture suffered when her head slammed against her car during a suicide attack. Crisis Overseas Is Sudden Test for Candidates 2007-12-30 04:55 - The assassination of Benazir Bhutto provides a rare unscripted test of presidential hopefuls? geopolitical smarts. Australian Terrorism Detainee Leaves Prison 2007-12-30 04:55 - David Hicks, the only person sentenced by the military commissions set up by the Bush administration to try suspected terrorists, walked out of prison in Australia. Pakistan Asserts Link to Al Qaeda in Bhutto Death 2007-12-30 04:55 - An official said there was a debate within the Bush administration over whether to press for an international investigation. Musharraf’s Political Future Appears Troubled 2007-12-29 06:01 - Pakistan’s president, Pervez Musharraf, could now face a prolonged political conflict with his opposition. Malaysia: Hindu Loses Bid to Block Son’s Conversion 2007-12-29 06:01 - Malaysia’s highest court rejected a Hindu woman’s plea to stop her Muslim-convert husband from changing their 4-year-old son’s religion to Islam. New Zealand Builds a Nest Big Enough to Save Kiwis 2007-12-29 04:57 - Kiwi numbers have declined rapidly over the past century, as populations struggled with the twin threats of shrinking habitat and expanding legions of new predators. China Finds American Allies for Security 2007-12-29 04:56 - For the Olympics, some American companies are helping to design one of the most high-tech surveillance systems. Sri Lanka: Labor Minister Attacks TV Station 2007-12-29 04:56 - The labor minister, Mervyn Silva, and his bodyguards rampaged through a television station in Colombo and assaulted its news director for not broadcasting one of his speeches. China: Japanese Premier Starts Visit 2007-12-29 04:56 - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan arrived in Beijing for a four-day visit. 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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