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Suicide Blast Kills Over 20 Afghans, Many Children
Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:11:00 PM
A suicide bomber in a bazaar killed at least 17 civilians, most of them children, and four police on Sunday in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan, police said.   Full Story
 

South Koreans Vacate Resort After North Shoots Tourist
Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:27:00 PM
SEOUL—Hundreds of South Korean tourists vacated a mountain resort in the North on Saturday, a day after a North Korean soldier shot and killed a 53-year-old woman vacationer who wandered into a mili ...   Full Story
 

North Korea Pledges Fully Disabled Nuclear Plant by October
Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:15:00 PM
BEIJING—North Korea pledged on Saturday to complete steps to disable its nuclear facilities by the end of October, at six-country talks aimed at disarming the communist state in return for aid and b ...   Full Story
 

U.S. Aims to Expedite India Deal Through Atomic Bodies
Friday, July 11, 2008 8:15:00 PM
VIENNA—The United States said on Thursday it would seek to push a nuclear trade deal with India past international and domestic hurdles with time running out before a deadline set by U.S. elections in ...   Full Story
 

Eight Reported Dead in Kurd Rebel Clash In Southeast Turkey
Friday, July 11, 2008 8:05:00 PM
Seven Kurdish guerrillas and a state-sponsored village guard were killed in a clash in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak, military sources said on Friday.   Full Story
 

Malaysia Prime Minister to Step Down June 2010, Says News Website
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:46:00 PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will step down in June 2010, an influential news website said on Thursday.   Full Story
 

India Seeks IAEA Nod to Push Atom Pact with U.S.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:40:00 PM
VIENNA—India on Wednesday submitted a draft nuclear safeguards accord to International Atomic Energy Agency governors for approval, the IAEA said, a crucial step towards launching a U.S.-Indian nuclea ...   Full Story
 

India Coalition Looks for Votes After Left Exit
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:27:00 PM
NEW DELHI—India's government began on Wednesday the hard task of cobbling together votes to survive a no-confidence motion after the withdrawal of its communist allies in protest against a nuclear ...   Full Story
 

Russia to Consider Retaliation Over Missile Shield
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:31:00 AM
Russia will consider how to retaliate over a planned U.S. missile shield but wants to continue talks on the issue with Washington, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.   Full Story
 

Media Freedom Crushed in the Lead-Up to the Games
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:26:00 AM
Human Rights Watch yesterday published a 71-page report on media censorship in China in the lead-up to the Olympic Games in August.   Full Story
 

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