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Asia NewsA Gambling-Fueled Boom Adds to a Church’s Bane2007-12-27 06:01 - For the past 30 years, the number of Roman Catholics and their proportion of Macao’s population have been in steep decline, a stark contrast to the 45 percent increase in the number worldwide. China: Salvation of an Ancient Mariner 2007-12-27 04:56 - An 800-year-old merchant ship was raised from the bottom of the South China Sea on Saturday, loaded with artifacts that might confirm the existence of an ancient maritime trade route linking China and the West. South Korea: Ship Vanishes 2007-12-27 04:56 - Rescuers in ships and helicopters began an intensive search for 14 sailors feared drowned after their ship transmitted a distress signal and disappeared in freezing waters about 280 miles south of Seoul. China Closes Zoo Where Tiger Was Killed 2007-12-27 04:56 - China has closed a zoo where a rare Siberian tiger was found beheaded and skinned last week and where seven tigers died in the last four years, state media reported. Hindus Attack Churches on Christmas 2007-12-27 04:56 - Hindu extremists attacked Christians celebrating Christmas in eastern India, ransacking and burning at least six village churches, officials said. Rescue Follows Indonesian Landslides 2007-12-27 04:56 - Soldiers, police and volunteers dug for survivors of landslides, including dozens who were celebrating the cleanup of a mud-covered home, a rescue official said. Bridge Collapses in Nepal, Killing 15 2007-12-27 04:55 - Hundreds of police, soldiers and villagers searched an icy river in western Nepal for more than 100 people feared missing and dead after a steel footbridge collapsed. Afghanistan to Expel 2 Envoys, Citing Threats to Its Security 2007-12-27 04:55 - A high-level European Union official and a U.N. staff member were declared unwelcome in the country, apparently after reports said that they had met with Taliban insurgents. Ousted Thai Leader Says He?ll Return but Forgo Politics 2007-12-27 04:55 - With his backers claiming victory in a parliamentary election, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that he was prepared to return to Thailand. The Ink Fades on a Profession as India Modernizes 2007-12-27 04:55 - Cellphones made the services of the professional letter writer obsolete, but G. P. Sawant isn?t complaining. 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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