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Police in India Arrest 9 Men Suspected in Bombings
Posted: August 17th, 2008, 2:11am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
One man was reportedly linked to a banned Islamic group and the eight other men were linked to a banned Islamic group.
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The World: The Games Began. Hearts Swelled.
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 11:59pm EDT by By EDWARD WONG
My dual role: Cover the story and gather souvenirs for my family.
NYT > Movie Reviews
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Ideas & Trends: The Refined Art of Tastelessness
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 11:50pm EDT by By DAVE ITZKOFF
An ick is a yuk is a buck, and today’s taboo is tomorrow’s box-office bonanza.
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Film: To Be, or to Be Broad, in Service of ‘Hamlet 2’
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 10:33pm EDT by By CHARLES McGRATH
Despite appearances in many movies, Steve Coogan, the star of the indie comedy “Hamlet 2,” is scarcely known in the United States.
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Recalling the Spark That Led to the Flame
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 9:30pm EDT by By LYNN ZINSER
Li Ning and Chen Yong Yan are China’s sporting royalty and they trace their roots to 1984, when Li won six Olympic medals.
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A Night Out With | Rainn Wilson: Telltale Spectacles
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 12:25pm EDT by By JOE RHODES
Hanging out with Rainn Wilson while he promotes “The Rocker,” his first lead role in a movie, which opens in theaters next week.
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Movie Review | 'Bachna Ae Haseeno': Love in Transition
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 10:34am EDT by By RACHEL SALTZ
“Bachna Ae Haseeno” grows more serious and interesting as it contemplates the various permutations of romance in a culture with rapidly changing sexual mores.
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Movie Review | 'Mirrors': Evil Reflected
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 10:21am EDT by By JEANETTE CATSOULIS
A possessed nun, an alcoholic ex-cop and a mess of shattered glass drive “Mirrors,” a minor chiller and major downer from the talented Alexandre Aja.
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India: Police arrest bombing 'mastermind'
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 10:10am EDT
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Thousands march in Kashmir over killing
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 8:39am EDT
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Floods hit cyclone ravaged Myanmar
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 6:42am EDT
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No immunity for Musharraf, party says
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 6:27am EDT
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Thailand, Cambodia ending temple stand-off
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 6:05am EDT
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Sri Lankan jets pound rebel bunkers
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 5:51am EDT
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Howard Minsky, Hollywood Producer, Is Dead at 94
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 2:10am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mr. Minsky was a Hollywood talent agent and the producer of the movie “Love Story.”
NYT > Asia Pacific
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Musharraf Vows to Fight Impeachment Charges
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 12:34am EDT by By JANE PERLEZ
President Pervez Musharraf fought back Friday against politicians who predicted he would leave office before he could be impeached.
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World Briefing | Asia: Taiwan: Former President Quits Party
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 12:33am EDT by By KEITH BRADSHER
Former President Chen Shui-bian resigned Friday from the Democratic Progressive Party, the party he has long dominated.
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World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Sentencing in Pedophile Case
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 12:33am EDT by By IAN AUSTEN
A Thai court on Friday sentenced a teacher from British Columbia to three years and three months in jail after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy.
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World Briefing | Asia: India: Muslims Back on Kashmir Streets
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 12:32am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tens of thousands of Muslims took to the streets again in India’s part of Kashmir, ignoring a plea by the country’s prime minister for an end to weeks of violence.
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Nepal Elects a Maoist to Be the Prime Minister
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 12:29am EDT by By TILAK POKHAREL and SOMINI SENGUPTA
A Maoist leader’s victory opens the way to the establishment of a democratic government in Nepal.
CNN.com - Asia
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Malaysia's Anwar files for by-election
Posted: August 16th, 2008, 12:22am EDT
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NYT > Movie Reviews
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Political Screenplay at Center of Lawsuit
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 10:38pm EDT by By JULIE BLOOM
A former White House operative filed a federal lawsuit over the movie “Swing Vote,” which he claims is based on a screenplay of his own.
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China Loves Its Soccer. Its Team? Don’t Ask.
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 3:56pm EDT by By EDWARD WONG
The kick in the groin during the China-Belgium men’s soccer match was the low point of the Olympic Games for hundreds of millions of Chinese sports fans.
NYT > Movie Reviews
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Movie Review | 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars': An Animated Force
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 2:26pm EDT by By NATHAN LEE
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” comes as something of a surprise: it isn’t the most painful movie of the year!
CNN.com - Asia
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2 coalition troops killed in Afghanistan
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 1:05pm EDT
Two soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force died Friday after an attack in eastern Afghanistan, the ISAF said.
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Movie Review | 'Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer': A Blue-Collar Adventurer
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 10:49am EDT by By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
“Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer” harks back to the drive-in classics of yesteryear with unapologetic nostalgia and undisguised affection.
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Film: The Angry Flood and the Stories in Its Wake
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 10:45am EDT by By DENNIS LIM
A series of films explore the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and its impact on communities.
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Movie Review | 'Blitzkrieg: Escape From Stalag 69': Nazisploitation Making a Comeback
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 10:31am EDT by By NATHAN LEE
Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way because I’m sure you’re dying to know: no, you shouldn’t see “Blitzkrieg: Escape From Stalag 69.”
CNN.com - Technology
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Electric bikes fly off racks worldwide
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 10:12am EDT
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India's inflation hits 13-year high
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 8:45am EDT
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Engine panel falls off Qantas jet in flight
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 8:43am EDT
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Behind Pomp of Beijing Games, a Dancer’s Tragedy
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 4:09am EDT by By DAVID BARBOZA
A young dancer was seriously injured during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony and is now facing the prospect of being paralyzed.
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As Its Work Force Ages, Japan Needs and Fears Chinese Labor
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 3:46am EDT by By NORIMITSU ONISHI
With one of the world’s most rapidly aging populations and lowest birthrates, Japan is facing acute labor shortages.
NYT > Movie Reviews
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Film Series
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 3:12am EDT by By THE NEW YORK TIMES
MOVIES.
NYT > Asia Pacific
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Musharraf Set to Resign in Days, Officials Assert
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 2:43am EDT by By JANE PERLEZ
President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan is expected to quit rather than face impeachment, Pakistani politicians said.
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Movie Review | 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona': The Portrait of Two Ladies
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 2:39am EDT by By MANOHLA DARGIS
“Vicky Cristina Barcelona” is a rueful comedy about two young American women who savor many Continental delicacies.
NYT > Asia Pacific
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Memo From Mumbai: Exploring India’s Prosperity Through the Eyes of the Invisible Men
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 2:02am EDT by By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS
India may be changing at a disorienting pace, but one thing remains stubbornly the same: a tendency to treat the hired help like chattel.
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World Briefing | Asia: Progress in Temple Standoff
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 1:59am EDT by By British Broadcasting Corporation
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to withdraw most of their troops in a few days from territory each claims at a hilltop temple, Cambodian officials say.
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World Briefing | Asia: China: Quake Cost Huge
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 1:56am EDT by By EDWARD WONG
Reconstruction of areas damaged by the May 12 earthquake in southwestern China will cost $147 billion, according to a report in China Daily.
NYT > Movie Reviews
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Memo Re Tom Cruise: The Star Is Staying Here
Posted: August 15th, 2008, 12:50am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
The head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios says he wants Tom Cruise to remain closely involved with United Artists after the departure of Paula Wagner, a friend of Mr. Cruise.
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His Film Scores Are Spare, His Tango Newfangled
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 11:00pm EDT by By LARRY ROHTER
Gustavo Santaolalla, known for composing the scores for “Brokeback Mountain” and “Babel,” returns to his Argentine musical roots.
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Movie Review | 'Never Apologize: A Personal Visit With Lindsay Anderson': An Actor’s Playful Tribute to a Dissident Director
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 10:58pm EDT by By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Malcolm McDowell is thoroughly engaging in “Never Apologize: A Personal Visit With Lindsay Anderson.”
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Movie Review | 'Anita O’Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer': Fraught Life of a Cast-Iron Songstress
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 10:58pm EDT by By STEPHEN HOLDEN
The portrait of Anita O’Day that emerges in this documentary is of a woman who always lived by her own rules.
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Movie Review | 'Henry Poole Is Here': When You Plan to Die Alone, Prepare for Lots of Company
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 10:58pm EDT by By STEPHEN HOLDEN
With characters named Esperanza, Dawn and Patience, “Henry Poole Is Here” traffics in the kind of inspirational kitsch that only a true believer could swallow.
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Movie Review | 'A Girl Cut in Two': Two Men Wage a War Only to Harm the Spoils
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 10:57pm EDT by By MANOHLA DARGIS
“A Girl Cut in Two” is a rich, textured divertissement from Claude Chabrol, a sinister master of the art.
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Movie Review | 'Singh Is Kinng': An Action Comedy With a Little Song and Dance
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 9:18pm EDT by By RACHEL SALTZ
“Singh Is Kinng” isn’t a great movie. But the immensely likable Akshay Kumar shines as a Capraesque hero who spreads bedrock Indian values.
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Movie Review | 'One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story': Painting His Fears
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 8:59pm EDT by By NATHAN LEE
Directed by Thomas G. Miller, “One Bad Cat” brings fresh light to the artist Albert Wagner.
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Movie Review | 'Apology of an Economic Hit Man': Thoughts on a ‘Corporatocracy’
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 8:51pm EDT by By ANDY WEBSTER
John Perkins, the focus of the documentary “Apology of an Economic Hit Man,” has a propensity for melodrama.
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Movie Review | 'Fly Me to the Moon': Space in 3-D
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 8:37pm EDT by By NATHAN LEE
“Fly Me to the Moon” bills itself as the first animated feature created expressly for 3-D. Too bad it wasn’t created expressly for, you know, pleasure or art.
CNN.com - Technology
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Ocean 'dead zones' becoming global problem
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 6:34pm EDT
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Is NASA relying too much on Russia?
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 6:14pm EDT
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Moon mission delayed until 2009
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 2:44pm EDT
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Converting gas-powered cars to electric
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 2:30pm EDT
A growing number of Americans are refusing to wait for manufacturers to deliver mainstream electric vehicles. So they're ripping out their gas-guzzling engines and replacing them with electric motors -- and they say just about anyone can do it. -
Remains of children found in 'green Sahara'
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 2:06pm EDT
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NYT > Asia Pacific
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Ill and in Pain, Detainee Dies in U.S. Hands
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 12:12pm EDT by By NINA BERNSTEIN
Complaints of inadequate care have drawn scrutiny to the network of jails where the government holds people while deciding whether to deport them.
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A Taste of Failure Fuels an Appetite for Success at South Korea’s Cram Schools
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 2:49am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
South Koreans say their obsession to get their children into top-notch universities is nothing short of “a war” and are turning to intense, regimented campuses.
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Insurgency’s Scars Line Afghanistan’s Main Road
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 1:49am EDT by By CARLOTTA GALL
A highway that was once the showpiece of the United States reconstruction effort is now a dangerous gantlet of mines and attacks.
NYT > Movie Reviews
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Chief of United Artists Is Negotiating a Departure
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 1:49am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
Paula Wagner is in talks to leave as chief executive of United Artists, less than two years after spearheading an effort to revive the studio with her partner, Tom Cruise.
NYT > Asia Pacific
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Questions Swirl After Death of China’s Food Safety Chief
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 1:48am EDT by By DAVID BARBOZA
Wu Jianping, the head of China’s food safety watchdog, died after jumping from a building a day after being questioned by prosecutors about his financial assets.
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China Steps Up Scrutiny of a Minority in Beijing
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 1:09am EDT by By JAKE HOOKER
The Olympic opening ceremony contained traditional Uighur song and dance. But most of the several thousand Uighurs who work here have left.
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3 Western Aid Workers and an Afghan Driver Killed in Attack
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 1:08am EDT by By CARLOTTA GALL
The victims were employed by the International Rescue Committee, a relief organization that has been assisting Afghan refugees since the mid-1980s.
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World Briefing | Asia: Kashmir: Muslims Riot After Killings
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 1:04am EDT by By REUTERS
Muslims angry about this week’s killings of protesters by the police torched security bunkers and rioted Wednesday in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city.
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Specter of Arrest Deters Demonstrators in China
Posted: August 14th, 2008, 12:43am EDT by By ANDREW JACOBS
In an authoritarian country that bans almost all forms of public protest, the newfound openness seemed too good to be true. And it was.
NYT > Movie Reviews
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Movie Review | 'The Romance of Astrea and Celadon': Shepherds, Nymphs, Despair and Love
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 11:14pm EDT by By STEPHEN HOLDEN
The nymphs and druids who frolic through “The Romance of Astrea and Celadon” occupy mythological space between Shakespeare and Greek mythology.
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To Reach Children, Publisher Tries Films
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 10:56pm EDT by By JULIE BOSMAN
Under a new deal with the Gotham Group, Simon & Schuster is seeking projects with multimedia potential.
NYT > Asia Pacific
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As Swimming Records Fall, Technology Muddies the Water
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 10:30pm EDT by By JERÉ LONGMAN and GINA KOLATA
Some officials ask whether so many records devalue each one, and whether technology unduly aids performance.
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9 Suspected Insurgents Killed in Missile Strike, Pakistanis Say
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 9:58pm EDT by By ASSOCIATED PRESS
A spokesman for the American military denied that it was behind the four missiles, which reportedly struck late Tuesday.
CNN.com - Technology
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When students, teachers are Facebook pals
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 7:12pm EDT
Some teachers believe sites like MySpace and Facebook help them connect with their tech-savvy students about homework, tutoring and other school matters. But others fear the social-networking sites are breeding inappropriate relationships between teachers and pupils.
NYT > Asia Pacific
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13 Killed in Attack on a Bus in Pakistan
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 3:43pm EDT by By JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH
The Taliban response to an agressive assault by Pakistan’s government in a tribal region this week was immediate and costly.
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Lab makes diesel fuel from E. coli poop
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 11:27am EDT
"Renewable petroleum" is now a reality in some laboratories, although on a microscopic scale. A California biotech company is feeding plant material to genetically altered E. coli bacteria, which then excrete the equivalent of diesel fuel.
NYT > Asia Pacific
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In Grand Olympic Show, Some Sleight of Voice
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 3:08am EDT by By JIM YARDLEY
At the Olympic opening ceremony, 9 year-old Lin Miaoke’s voice was perfect. Too perfect.
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Attack in West China Kills 3 Security Officers
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 1:45am EDT by By EDWARD WONG
The attack is the third in nine days against Chinese security forces in the autonomous region of Xinjiang.
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Chinese Religious Dissident Escapes From Police Custody
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 1:09am EDT by By ANDREW JACOBS
Hua Huiqi’s escape from police custody is sure to irritate the Chinese government when it is eager to keep international attention focused on the Olympic Games.
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U.S. Analyst Depicts Al Qaeda as Secure in Pakistan and More Potent Than Last Year
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 1:05am EDT by By MARK MAZZETTI
Al Qaeda’s success in forging close ties to Pakistani militant groups has given the terrorist network an increasingly secure haven in parts of Pakistan, an analyst said.
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Police Shootings Raise Kashmir Toll to 19
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 1:04am EDT by By YUSUF JAMEEL and SOMINI SENGUPTA
The police firings began in an attempt to stop a mass protest in the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley from approaching the disputed frontier with Pakistan.
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World Briefing | Asia: Japan: Diaries Show Tojo’s Resolve
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 1:02am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tojo, who oversaw Japan’s military campaign during World War II, wanted to keep fighting even after atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a newly released diary reveals.
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World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: British Soldier Killed in Suicide Attack While on Patrol
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 1:01am EDT by By REUTERS
A British soldier was killed and two were wounded in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan when a driver attacked in a vehicle loaded with explosives.
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World Briefing | United Nations: Inquiry Finds Evidence of Abuse Among Indian Peacekeepers
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 1:01am EDT by By DANIEL B. SCHNEIDER
An internal investigation has found evidence that Indian peacekeepers may have engaged in “sexual exploitation and abuse” on a United Nations mission in Congo.
NYT > Movie Reviews
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Hollywood Remembers Bernie Brillstein
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 12:47am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
A roster of comedians and people acting as such turned a Monday evening remembrance of Bernie Brillstein into a roast of the departed.
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Movie Review | Tropic Thunder: War May Be Hell, but Hollywood Is Even Worse
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EDT by By MANOHLA DARGIS
“Tropic Thunder” is a flashy, nasty, on-and-off funny and assaultive sendup of the film industry.
NYT > Asia Pacific
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Thai Leader Flees to Britain Amid Court Case
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 1:05am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that he was seeking refuge in London, far from the political battles that have racked the country.
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Memo From New Delhi: India Frustrated by a Rudderless Pakistan
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 1:04am EDT by By SOMINI SENGUPTA
India contends that by talking to the new civilian government of Pakistan, it is no longer negotiating with those who have the real power.
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Refugee Exodus Grows in Southern Philippines
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 12:57am EDT by By CARLOS H. CONDE
The number of Filipinos displaced in fighting between government forces and separatists has reached 130,000, officials said.
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Bomb Attack on Allied Convoy Kills 3 in the Afghan Capital
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 12:54am EDT by By ABDUL WAHEED WAFA
The bomb hit a convoy of NATO-led forces on the eastern outskirts of the Afghan capital, killing three civilians and wounding about a dozen more.
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Film: Spoof Within a Movie Within a Movie Within ...
Posted: August 9th, 2008, 10:14pm EDT by By DAVE ITZKOFF
The creative team behind “Tropic Thunder” discusses the making of the film.
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Film: Mom-and-Pop Production, Directed by Son
Posted: August 9th, 2008, 8:46pm EDT by By DENNIS LIM
Azazel Jacobs’s “Momma’s Man,” a film about a grown son’s homecoming, is also a literal home movie, starring his own parents and shot in the loft where he grew up.
NYT > Asia Pacific
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China’s Leaders Try to Impress and Reassure World
Posted: August 9th, 2008, 2:26am EDT by By JIM YARDLEY
The Olympic opening ceremonies gave the Communist Party an unfiltered chance to reach a global audience.
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Barbadians: Snake 'discovery' old news
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 7:18pm EDT
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106 mpg 'air car' creates buzz, questions
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 4:22pm EDT
You've heard of hybrids, electric cars and vehicles that can run on vegetable oil. But of all the contenders in the quest to produce the ultimate fuel-efficient car, this could be the first one to let you say, "Fill it up with air."
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After a Devastating Loss, a New Subtext
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 4:18pm EDT by By JOHN ANDERSON
Four years after his wife’s death, the director Mark Pellington offers a movie touching spiritual themes.
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'Star Trek' online game ready to engage
Posted: August 8th, 2008, 2:39pm EDT
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