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Myanmar believes 13,000 dead, missing from cyclone
Myanmar's military junta believes at least 10,000 people died in a cyclone that ripped through the Irrawaddy delta, triggering a massive international aid response for the pariah state in southeast Asia.
May 5, 2008, 23:47
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Chinese cheer Olympic torch in peaceful Vietnam relay
Crowds of Chinese waved red national flags and cheered the Olympic torch in Vietnam on Tuesday, the last international leg of its harried voyage around the world.
Apr 29, 2008, 17:39
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Suicide bomb on poppy team kills 19 Afghans
Taliban militants killed 19 Afghans, including seven civilians, and wounded 41 more in a suicide bomb attack on a drug eradication team in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said.
Apr 29, 2008, 17:34
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Security and governance biggest Afghan problems: Solana
Poor security and the lack of good governance are the biggest challenges facing Afghanistan, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Monday.
Apr 21, 2008, 16:36
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Malaysia beefs up torch relay security
The Olympic torch was paraded through Malaysia's capital under tight security on Monday as authorities sought to avoid the kind of chaos that has dogged the relay elsewhere.
Apr 21, 2008, 15:01
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Pakistan eyes re-entry to Commonwealth next month
Pakistan expects to be readmitted to the Commonwealth at a meeting of the 53-nation group next month, the country's foreign minister said on Monday.
Apr 21, 2008, 14:57
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Pakistani coalition reaffirms pact on sacked judges
Pakistan's ruling coalition renewed their pledge on Tuesday to restore the judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf who could reopen legal challenges to his rule.
Apr 15, 2008, 18:27
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Nervous Asians trim Olympic torch relay plans
Pakistan and India have changed plans for their Olympic torch runs because of worries about security and anti-China protests on the eve of the launch of the torch's tour of Asia and Australia.
Apr 15, 2008, 14:32
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Sri Lanka military says kills 49 rebels, bombs north
Sri Lanka air force jets bombed rebel positions in the far north on Monday while troops killed 49 Tamil Tiger rebels in fresh fighting, the military said.
Apr 7, 2008, 22:19
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Musharraf swears in Pakistan cabinet full of foes
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf swore in 24 members of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's cabinet on Monday, six weeks after opposition parties won a general election.
Mar 31, 2008, 21:41
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China seeks to contain Tibet unrest
China stepped up detentions in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Wednesday and vowed tighter control over monasteries to contain protests spreading through its ethnic Tibetan regions.
Mar 26, 2008, 19:08
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AIDS cases could jump in Asia by 2020: U.N. report
The number of people in Asia infected with HIV could jump by almost 8 million by 2020 unless more is done to combat the spread of the virus that causes AIDS, a report presented to the U.N. secretary-general said on Wednesday.
Mar 26, 2008, 15:52
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China says will "unwaveringly" protect territory
China on Monday denounced attacks on its embassies by pro-Tibetan activists hours before a deadline for rioters in Lhasa to turn themselves in and said it would do all in its power to protect its territorial integrity.
Mar 17, 2008, 15:33
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Indian police "ruthless" in Goa clean up drive
Indian police arrested at least 40 people in an overnight crackdown on suspected drug dealers and other criminals in Goa following a rash of attacks on tourists, a top police officer said on Monday.
Mar 17, 2008, 14:39
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Suicide bomb kills seven in southern Afghanistan
A suicide car bomber killed two Danish and one Czech NATO soldiers, an interpreter and three civilians in southern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said.
Mar 17, 2008, 14:03
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Bhutto's party to decide on next Pakistani PM
The widower of Benazir Bhutto held talks with leaders of his Pakistan People's Party on Monday to decide on a candidate for prime minister after agreeing on a coalition that could force President Pervez Musharraf from power.
Mar 10, 2008, 21:35
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Malaysian Front regrouping after poll shock
Malaysia's ruling coalition tried to regroup on Monday after a shocking electoral setback that decimated its ranks and sent markets plunging over the political uncertainties ahead.
Mar 10, 2008, 21:18
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China president calls on army to step up capabilities
Chinese President Hu Jintao has called on the military to improve its ability to "win high-tech regional wars", state media said on Monday, less than two weeks before arch rival Taiwan heads to the polls.
Mar 10, 2008, 21:09
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Suicide blast kills 6 at Pakistan navy college
A suicide bomber killed at least six people and wounded 19 in an attack on Tuesday on a Pakistan naval college in the eastern city of Lahore, officials said.
Mar 4, 2008, 19:50
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China offers talks with Taiwan on equal footing
Chinese President Hu Jintao offered broad peace talks with self-ruled Taiwan under its "one China" policy on Tuesday, weeks before the island elects a new president, but Taiwan rejected Beijing's conditions.
Mar 4, 2008, 19:46
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Suicide car bomb kills Afghan policeman
A suicide car bomber killed an Afghan policeman and wounded four others in an attack on a government building in the southeastern province of Khost on Tuesday, the district governor said.
Mar 4, 2008, 19:26
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Blast kills top Pakistani army medic and 7 others
A suicide bomber killed the Pakistani army's top medical officer and seven others in Rawalpindi on Monday in the first bomb attack outside the violence-plagued northwest since last week's elections.
Feb 25, 2008, 20:53
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Beijing's Darfur move "significant"
Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday Beijing's recent diplomatic overtures to help end fighting in war-torn Darfur was a significant contribution.
Feb 25, 2008, 14:01
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East Timor president critically wounded
Feb 11, 2008, 14:18
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Afghan air strike kills civilians, Taliban fighters
A ground and air attack killed two Taliban commanders and six civilians in southwestern Afghanistan, the provincial governor said on Monday.
Feb 4, 2008, 23:40
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Sri Lanka military says 94 killed in clashes
Sri Lanka's air force bombed Tamil Tiger positions in the far north while ground battles killed 14 rebels and a government soldier on Monday, taking the death toll in three days of fighting to 94, the military said.
Jan 28, 2008, 17:11
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Gunmen free Pakistani children
Gunmen who took up to 250 Pakistani school children hostage on Monday in a northwestern town freed them all and surrendered to tribal elders, a government spokesman said.
Jan 28, 2008, 15:31
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Indonesia's Suharto has state funeral in royal city
Former Indonesian President Suharto, whose 32 years in power were marred by graft and rights abuses, was buried near the royal city of Solo in a state funeral with full military honours on Monday.
Jan 28, 2008, 14:44
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Musharraf pledges free elections
President Pervez Musharraf pledged to hold free elections as he began a European trip on Monday aimed at bolstering outside support, but urged the West not to hold Pakistan to unrealistic rights standards.
Jan 21, 2008, 22:21
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Mine blast kills British soldier in Afghanistan
A mine blast killed a British soldier and wounded five others in southern Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defence said on Monday.
Jan 21, 2008, 20:42
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China says product safety push a complete success
China declared on Monday that its four-month campaign to ensure food and product safety had been a total success, with all goals being met months before Beijing hosts the Olympics and 600 companies banned from exporting toys.
Jan 14, 2008, 19:31
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Afghan "Peace Convoy" tries to coax Taliban rebels
In a new effort to end the growing Taliban insurgency, a council of Afghan political and tribal leaders hopes to hold talks with elements of the Islamic group aimed at including them in the government.
Jan 14, 2008, 15:07
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Air raid, ambush as Japan envoy visits Sri Lanka
Suspected Tamil Tigers killed four people with a roadside bomb in northern Sri Lanka on Monday while government planes bombed a rebel base, the military said, as a Japanese envoy sought to revive a collapsed peace process.
Jan 14, 2008, 14:50
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Pakistan says won't let foreign troops on its soil
Pakistan will not allow any country to conduct military operations on its territory, officials said on Monday, rejecting a report that said the United States was considering authorizing its forces to act in Pakistan.
Jan 8, 2008, 00:48
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North Korea misses deadline nuclear declaration
North Korea missed a year-end deadline to give a full account of its nuclear weapons under a disarmament-for-aid deal struck with regional powers and the United States.
Dec 31, 2007, 17:28
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