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Asia NewsUzbekistan Is Expected to Re-elect Its President2007-12-25 04:55 - President Islam A. Karimov has ruled this former Soviet republic of 28 million since becoming first secretary of the local Communist Party in 1989. Hindu Nationalists Win State Elections 2007-12-24 06:01 - The battle between India’s two main political parties has been watched as an indication ahead of national elections. Pakistan’s Tyranny Continues 2007-12-24 06:01 - How long can the chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, and his colleagues be kept in confinement? The Fuel Fixers 2007-12-24 04:56 - How the scarcity of oil may be making our antibribery laws obsolete. Sarkozy Says France Could Add Troops in Afghanistan 2007-12-24 04:55 - In a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Nicolas Sarkozy said the decision of any increase in troop numbers, of which France currently has 1,900 in the country, would come in the next few weeks. Rare Tiger Skinned in Chinese Zoo 2007-12-24 04:55 - Police were searching for the culprits behind the beheading and skinning of a rare Siberian tiger at a zoo in central China, state media reported Sunday. Tension Looms on Thai Election Day 2007-12-24 04:55 - As promised, the generals who seized power 15 months ago in a coup are holding an election on Sunday to hand Thailand back to a civilian government. Where Boys Were Kings, a Shift Toward Baby Girls 2007-12-24 04:55 - A centuries-old South Korean preference for boys is fading. Anti-Musharraf Lawyer Is Suddenly Freed, Then Abruptly Arrested Again 2007-12-23 06:01 - After announcing plans to mount protests, the president of Pakistan’s Supreme Court Bar Association was hurled into a police truck and told that his son could be shot. Earthquake Strikes Indonesia 2007-12-23 06:01 - A strong earthquake rattled Indonesia’s half of New Guinea island, although there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. 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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