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Asia NewsU.S. Officials See Waste in Billions Sent to Pakistan2007-12-26 06:01 - Money intended to bolster Pakistan’s military effort against Al Qaeda and the Taliban has been diverted toward weapons systems to counter India, officials said. China: Two Tigers Found Dead 2007-12-26 04:55 - Two dead Bengal tiger cubs have been found in a refrigerator at a zoo in China, where the animals? body parts are prized as medicine. South Korea Arrests 2 Captains in Huge Oil Spill 2007-12-26 04:55 - The captains were arrested on suspicion of negligence and violation of pollution laws. They are being detained at the marine police station in Taean County. Doubts Engulf an American Aid Plan for Pakistan 2007-12-26 04:55 - The ambitious $750 million plan is imperiled by questions about whether the money could fall into the wrong hands. U.S. Officials See Waste in Pakistan Aid 2007-12-25 06:01 - Money intended to bolster Pakistan’s military effort against Al Qaeda and the Taliban has been diverted toward weapons systems to counter India, officials said. Hindu Radical Is Re-elected in India 2007-12-25 06:01 - Narendra Modi, arguably India’s most incendiary officeholder who was once denied entry into the U.S. for violations of religious freedom, was elected chief minister of the western state of Gujarat. Former Premier’s Party Wins Thai Vote in Rebuke to Army 2007-12-25 06:01 - A party that backs former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won a parliamentary election on Sunday, defeating a party backed by the generals who ousted him in a coup 15 months ago. Nepal to End Its Monarchy in a Deal With Ex-Rebels 2007-12-25 06:01 - The Maoist former rebels, who ended their decade-long civil war last year, demanded an immediate declaration of a republic, but the decision will go into effect after next year’s elections. Chinese Unveil Mammoth Arts Center 2007-12-25 04:56 - The National Center for the Performing Arts, a $400 million complex, has attracted at least as much attention for its cost overruns, safety concerns and provocative aesthetics. Blast Kills 9 in Pakistan 2007-12-25 04:55 - A suicide bomber killed four Pakistani soldiers and five civilians on Sunday in an attack on a military convoy in northwestern Pakistan. 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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