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China, an Engine of Growth, Faces a Global Slump

Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 11:51pm EDT by By JIM YARDLEY and KEITH BRADSHER

China hopes to prevent the possible global recession and financial crisis from derailing its economic miracle.
If Elected ...: Rivals Split on U.S. Power, but Ideas Defy Labels

Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 9:45am EDT by By DAVID E. SANGER

Radically different experiences have shaped the candidates’ contrasting visions for U.S. power, but both men have been forced into surprising detours.
Thai Protesters Accost Prime Minister

Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 2:38am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER

Somchai Wongsawat was confronted by protesters who reportedly threw shoes and plastic bottles at him during a visit to a government telecommunications office.
Indonesia Arrests 5 Terrorism Suspects

Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 2:38am EDT by By PETER GELLING

The Indonesian police raided two neighborhoods near Jakarta, arresting suspects they said were linked to regional Islamic terrorist groups.
Pakistan Asks I.M.F. for Aid to Repay Debt

Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 2:30am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pakistan seeks to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars in loans and to skirt a financial crisis brought on by high fuel prices, dwindling foreign investment and soaring militant violence.
Strike on Village In Pakistan Kills 4; Drone Is Suspected

Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 2:30am EDT by By REUTERS

A remotely piloted United States aircraft was suspected of firing a missile into a Pakistani village in North Waziristan tribal region early on Thursday.
‘Mistaken Identity’ Cited in 9 Afghan Deaths

Posted: October 23rd, 2008, 2:23am EDT by By ABDUL WAHEED WAFA and CARLOTTA GALL

An overnight airstrike by coalition forces that Afghan authorities said killed nine Afghan Army soldiers may have been a case of mutually mistaken identity.