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British Kill 4 Civilians in Afghanistan
Posted: August 17th, 2008, 11:01pm EDT by By REUTERS
British troops accidentally killed four civilians and wounded three others during an operation in southern Afghanistan, NATO and British officials said.
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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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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 | Asia: Pakistan: Musharraf Delays China Visit
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 2:08am EDT by By REUTERS
President Pervez Musharraf delayed a visit to China for a day, the Foreign Ministry said, as opponents in the coalition government consulted over his possible impeachment.
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World Briefing | Asia: Kyrgyzstan: U.S. Rental Is Raided
Posted: August 6th, 2008, 1:19am EDT by By REUTERS
Police officers in Kyrgyzstan raided an apartment rented by United States officials and seized 6 machine guns, 25 assault rifles and dozens of smaller firearms.
NYT > Movie Reviews
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Hit Buoys Animation Studio’s Profit
Posted: July 30th, 2008, 12:49am EDT by By REUTERS
DreamWorks Animation SKG said that second-quarter profit fell sharply, but still topped expectations, helped by its hit “Kung Fu Panda” film.
NYT > Asia Pacific
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World Briefing | Asia: China: Sudan Prosecution Opposed
Posted: July 15th, 2008, 11:59pm EDT by By REUTERS
China expressed “grave concern” over the decision by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor to charge President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan with genocide.
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World Briefing | Asia: India: Dispute Over Kashmir Shrine Provokes More Killings and Curfew
Posted: July 5th, 2008, 1:05am EDT by By REUTERS
The authorities imposed a curfew after more violence erupted among Hindus, Muslims and the police over a land dispute involving a Hindu shrine in India-controlled Kashmir.
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Crew Survives Attack on Helicopter in Afghanistan
Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 12:18am EDT by By REUTERS
The United States military said there were no serious injuries when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was brought down south of Afghanistan’s capital.
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World Briefing | South Pacific: New Zealand: Maori Sign Deal Over Loss of Protected Lands
Posted: June 26th, 2008, 1:28am EDT by By REUTERS
Seven Maori tribes signed New Zealand’s largest-ever settlement over grievances arising from the loss of lands and fisheries during European settlement in the 19th century.
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Scores Die and Ship Sinks in Storm in Philippines
Posted: June 22nd, 2008, 1:54am EDT by By REUTERS
A typhoon killed about 80 people in floods and landslides, and at least 4 others have died in the sinking of a ferry with more than 700 passengers and crew members.
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World Briefing | Asia: Indonesia: 2 Bird Flu Deaths
Posted: June 20th, 2008, 1:08am EDT by By REUTERS
The Indonesian Health Ministry has reported the deaths of two women from bird flu, easing concerns about whether Jakarta would share information about the disease.
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Group in India Ends Protests
Posted: June 19th, 2008, 12:10am EDT by By REUTERS
Members of an Indian minority group demanding job quotas called off their violent campaign on Wednesday after the authorities agreed to reserve more jobs for them.
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Justices Turn Down Appeal by Exxon
Posted: June 17th, 2008, 12:19am EDT by By REUTERS
Exxon Mobil was seeking to dismiss a lawsuit by 11 Indonesian villagers who accused the company’s security forces of human rights abuses at an Indonesian plant.
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China Invites Taiwan to More Talks as Ties Warm
Posted: May 28th, 2008, 10:49pm EDT by By REUTERS
Ties between the two sometimes bitter diplomatic and political rivals have improved following the election of a new, more pro-Chinese president on the island.
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World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Taliban Tell Public to Turn Off TVs
Posted: May 14th, 2008, 12:51am EDT by By REUTERS
Taliban insurgents have ordered residents of a province near Kabul to stop watching television, saying the networks were showing un-Islamic programs.
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World Briefing | Asia: Vietnam: Journalists Arrested for Corruption Reports
Posted: May 14th, 2008, 12:38am EDT by By REUTERS
Two Vietnamese journalists whose articles on bribery, corruption and gambling in the Transportation Ministry rocked the ruling Communist Party in 2006 have been arrested and accused of abusing power.
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World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Driver of Death Truck Surrenders After Manhunt
Posted: April 16th, 2008, 12:35am EDT by By REUTERS
The driver of a sealed truck in which 54 migrant workers suffocated on their way from Myanmar to Thailand has surrendered after a seven-day manhunt. -
World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Driver of Death Truck Surrenders After Manhunt
Posted: April 16th, 2008, 12:35am EDT by By REUTERS
The driver of a sealed truck in which 54 migrant workers suffocated on their way from Myanmar to Thailand has surrendered after a seven-day manhunt. -
World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Driver of Death Truck Surrenders After Manhunt
Posted: April 16th, 2008, 12:35am EDT by By REUTERS
The driver of a sealed truck in which 54 migrant workers suffocated on their way from Myanmar to Thailand has surrendered after a seven-day manhunt. -
Bomber Kills 8 Afghan Civilians in Attack on U.S. Forces
Posted: March 14th, 2008, 1:45am EDT by By REUTERS
A suicide car bomber killed eight Afghan civilians on Thursday in an attack on American soldiers near the airport here, a NATO spokesman said.