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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.