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Asia Wire

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Results 1 - 20 of 612,759 in Asia

  1. Rice: Pakistan should do more to end violenceRead the original story

    9 min ago | Marin Independent Journal

    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory.

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    Related Topix: Condoleezza Rice, Islamabad, Pakistan, World News, Pakistan, George Bush, Travel, Pakistan Travel, Afghanistan

  2. US State Department employee accuses Karzai of drug involvementRead the original story

    9 min ago | Bangladesh News

    A former US narcotics official has accused Afghan President Hamid Karzai of obstructing efforts to tackle his country's drugs problem.

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    Related Topix: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, World News, Illegal Drugs, Drugs

  3. China's Arctic icebreaker could not venture further north due to shrinking ice capRead the original story

    9 min ago | Xinhuanet

    The shrinking ice cap may make it possible for China's Arctic icebreaker Xuelong to go further north this year, Wang Jianzhong, captain of the Chinese research vessel, said Friday.

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  4. Police triple reward for clues in bus blasts caseRead the original story

    10 min ago | Xinhuanet

    In Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province authorities have tripled the reward to 300,000 yuan, or about 43,500 U.S. dollars, for information that helps them solve the cases of Monday's two bus ...

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    Related Topix: China, World News, Yunnan, China, Kunming, China, Terrorism

  5. Obama Just Too Busy...Read the original story

    10 min ago | Anna's Clue Tank

    He had the time to give a mediocre speech to 200,000 people in Berlin that tried to seem substantial.

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    Related Topix: China, World News

  6. Delegation of Tibet scholars visits CanadaRead the original story

    10 min ago | Xinhuanet

    A delegations of Chinese experts on Tibet is visiting Canada with the aim of promoting understanding on the Tibet issue.

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  7. Quick ReadRead the original story

    11 min ago | San Francisco Examiner

    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory.

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  8. 15 th SAARC SummitRead the original story

    11 min ago | Lanka Page

    About a thousand delegates from Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan and Sri Lanka will take part in the meetings.

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  9. Woman wants protective thief as boyfriendRead the original story

    11 min ago | Xinhuanet

    A woman in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, who has been robbed more times than she can remember, wants a thief for a boyfriend.

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    Related Topix: China, Nanning, China, Guangxi, China, World News

  10. Report: 8 die in northwest China mosque collapseRead the original story

    11 min ago | The South Mississippi Sun Herald

    A mosque under construction collapsed in northwest China, killing eight people and injuring 23 others, state media reported Friday.

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  11. Olympic media village officially opensRead the original story

    12 min ago | Xinhuanet

    The biggest media village in Olympic Games history officially opened in northern Beijing on Friday morning.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

  12. China will send their biggest-ever Olympic team of 639 athletes to compete on home soil next month.Read the original story

    12 min ago | Xinhuanet

    Beijing Games host China will send their biggest-ever Olympic team of 639 athletes to compete on home soil next month.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Guo Jingjing, Summer Sports, Olympics, Liu Xiang, Olympic Summer Games

  13. Olympic torch relay in Zhengzhou concludesRead the original story

    13 min ago | Xinhuanet

    The Beijing Olympic torch relay in Zhengzhou, capital city of China's most populous Henan province, concluded at the Zhengzhou International Exhibition Hallat 10:20 a.m. on Friday.

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  14. A program was launched Thursday to protect the unique embroidery art of the Qiang ethnic group.Read the original story

    14 min ago | Xinhuanet

    Handicrafts women of the Qiang ethnic group show their embroidering skills at the Jinsha Relics Museum in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 24, 2008.

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    Related Topix: Chengdu, China, China, Sichuan, China, World News

  15. Rice: Pakistan Must Do More At BorderRead the original story

    14 min ago | CBS 11

    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that Pakistan should do more to stop the rise in terrorist violence in neighboring Afghanistan.

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    Related Topix: Islamabad, Pakistan, World News, Pakistan, Condoleezza Rice, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai

  16. Olympic torch relay kicks off in China's "Green City"Read the original story

    15 min ago | Xinhuanet

    The Beijing Olympic torch relay in Zhengzhou, capital city of China's most populous Henan province, started at 8:08 a.m. on Friday morning at the Henan Art Center Plaza.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

  17. Bill Gates rent of rooftop courtyard "not true"Read the original story

    16 min ago | Xinhuanet

    The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has denied reports by Chinese media that retired Microsoft founder Bill Gates paid 100 million yuan for a rooftop courtyard overlooking the Olympic Green.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

  18. North Korea "to Stay on Terror List Until Verification Is Agreed"Read the original story

    17 min ago | Family Care Foundation partner Helping Hands Korea assisting North Korean Refugees

    On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun to agree to a verification protocol in a meeting of foreign ministers from countries in the six-party talks ...

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    Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Condoleezza Rice

  19. Today's Birthdays and Today in History: July 25Read the original story

    18 min ago | Courier News

    Today is Friday, July 25, the 207th day of 2008. There are 159 days left in the year.

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  20. U.S., Indian leaders discuss civil nuclear dealRead the original story

    18 min ago | Xinhuanet

    U.S. President George W. Bush has discussed by telephone with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on joint efforts to finalize controversial civil nuclear deal, the White House said Thursday.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, George Bush, Manmohan Singh, World News, India