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Asia NewsAfghan Ministry Bans the Broadcast of 5 Foreign Soap Operas2008-04-23 06:01 - Afghanistan’s minister for information and culture said the five soap operas were not in keeping with ?Afghan religion and culture.? Samsung Group Leader to Step Down 2008-04-23 06:01 - Samsung Group head Lee Kun-hee, indicted last week for tax evasion and breach of trust, said on Tuesday he was quitting his post at South Korea’s largest conglomerate. World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: College Degree Requirement for Lawmak... 2008-04-23 06:01 - The Supreme Court struck down a requirement introduced by the government of Pervez Musharraf in 2002 that parliamentary candidates hold a bachelor’s degree. World Briefing | Asia: Indonesia: Suspected Terrorists Given 15-Year P... 2008-04-23 04:56 - Zarkasih, who uses one name and is believed to have been the leader of the regional terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah from 2005 until his arrest last year, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. World Briefing | Asia: Nepal: National Vote Gives Ex-Rebels Half the S... 2008-04-23 04:56 - Former Maoist insurgents won 120 of the 240 directly elected seats for the assembly that will rewrite the Constitution, the chief election official said. World Briefing | Asia: Sri Lanka: Aid Group Leaves Country Over Unreso... 2008-04-23 04:56 - The Paris-based aid group Action Against Hunger has closed its Colombo office and left the country, saying it has no trust in a government investigation into the massacre of 17 of its workers two years ago. Terror Suspect Fled Prison Through Window, Singapore Says 2008-04-23 04:55 - The report by a government commission said the escape on Feb. 27 was the result of ?a confluence of factors.? Pakistanis Free Islamist Who Fought U.S. 2008-04-23 04:55 - PESHAWAR, Pakistan ? The new provincial government here released from prison the leader of a banned Islamist movement on Monday after he agreed to denounce violence and work to bring peace to the area. Protests of the West Spread in China 2008-04-22 06:01 - Demonstrations against a French supermarket chain spread as thousands of people protested what they said was France’s sympathy for pro-Tibetan agitators. Pakistani Parliament Will Consider Reinstating Judges Dismissed by Mus... 2008-04-22 06:01 - Pakistan’s new government plans to present a resolution in Parliament calling for judges fired by President Pervez Musharraf in November to be restored to power. 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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