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Asia NewsOfficial Says 15 Died in Tajik Avalanche2007-12-23 06:01 - An avalanche of snow hit a section of one of Tajikistan’s main roads, killing at least 15 people, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. Japan: It’s O.K. to Fire on Godzilla, Official Says 2007-12-23 06:01 - The minister of defense caused a media squall after joking about invasions by space aliens and movie monsters. Accused Doctor Gets His Visa Back 2007-12-23 04:56 - An Indian doctor once accused of involvement with terrorist bombers in Britain was given back his Australian visa, in the latest chapter in a case that has embarrassed the police, prosecutors and the government. Under Pressure, Japan Delays Plan to Hunt the Humpback 2007-12-23 04:55 - Under pressure from the U.S. and Australia, Japan is delaying plans to kill 50 humpback whales as part of its already-contentious annual whale harvest near Antarctica. Rice Has Sharp Words for Taiwan, as Gates Does for China 2007-12-23 04:55 - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued an unusually sharp rebuke to Taiwan, pointedly calling its planned referendum on United Nations membership ?provocative.? Bomber Kills 48 in Mosque in Pakistan 2007-12-23 04:55 - A suicide attacker detonated a bomb in a mosque as people celebrated a holiday with a former interior minister. China Grabs West’s Smoke-Spewing Factories 2007-12-22 06:01 - In its rush to recreate the industrial revolution that made the West rich, China has absorbed most of the major industries that once made the West dirty. Japan Halts Humpback Hunt 2007-12-22 06:01 - Japan is dropping its plan to kill humpback whales in the seas off Antarctica, the country’s top government spokesman said. China and India in First War Games 2007-12-22 06:01 - China and India began a weeklong joint military exercise in China’s southwestern Yunnan Province. Kyrgyzstan: On Top of Old Santa 2007-12-22 06:01 - The authorities say they plan to name one of the country’s snowy peaks Mount Santa Claus. Why such an honor from the predominantly Muslim and former Soviet land? ?We want to develop tourism, and Santa Claus is an ideal brand to help us do this,? said Nurhon Tadzhibayeva, a tourism official. 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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