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Tight Credit Curbs Growth in India

Posted: October 24th, 2008, 11:18pm EDT by By JEREMY KAHN

The country had little exposure to subprime lending or to Western financial institutions, but the government is pulling out all its tools to combat the global financial turmoil.
India Launches Unmanned Orbiter to Moon

Posted: October 24th, 2008, 11:10am EDT by By SOMINI SENGUPTA

The mission is scheduled to last for two years, in which the craft will search the lunar surface for natural resources.
New York Officer Killed in Afghanistan

Posted: October 24th, 2008, 6:26am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Deon L. Taylor joined the Police Department in 2005 and was serving in the United States Army National Guard.
Pakistan Uses Tribal Militias in Taliban War

Posted: October 24th, 2008, 3:38am EDT by By JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH

The use of tribal militias is a new tool for the Pakistani Army, which has met resistance from militants.
Chinese Activist Wins Rights Prize

Posted: October 24th, 2008, 2:33am EDT by By JIM YARDLEY

In a rebuke of China’s Communist Party, the European Parliament gave a prestigious human rights prize to Hu Jia, an imprisoned advocate for democracy in China.
World Briefing | Asia: China: Additives Draft Law Reviewed

Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:47am EDT by By KEITH BRADSHER

China’s legislature began reviewing a draft law that would strictly limit food additives, after more than 50,000 infants were sickened by tainted milk formula.
North Korea Faces Worst Food Crisis in Decade

Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:42am EDT by By NEIL MACFARQUHAR

Millions of people in the country are facing “severe deprivations” not seen since the mid-1990s, according to a newly released U.N. report.
Airstrike Kills 8 Militants in Pakistan, Villagers Say

Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:35am EDT by By PIR ZUBAIR SHAH

The missiles fired by remotely piloted American aircraft into a Pakistani village near the Afghan border were apparently aimed at a prominent Taliban commander.
Chinese Activist Wins Rights Prize

Posted: October 24th, 2008, 1:33am EDT by By JIM YARDLEY

In a rebuke of China’s Communist Party, the European Parliament gave a prestigious human rights prize to Hu Jia, an imprisoned advocate for democracy in China.