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Activists Tap Celebrity Power for Burma's Suu KyiThursday, May 01, 2008 8:35:00 AM WASHINGTON—Hollywood actors including Will Ferrell and Sylvester Stallone have joined a month long video campaign to win support for jailed Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Comedy film star ... Full Story
Fighting Kills 73 in Sri LankaThursday, May 01, 2008 8:25:00 AM A roadside bomb suspected to have been planted by Tamil Tiger rebels killed two police commandos on Thursday while Sri Lankan troops captured a rebel base in the north west, the military said. Full Story
North Korea Heading Towards FamineThursday, May 01, 2008 8:04:00 AM
SEOUL—Soaring global food prices and reluctant donors are pushing North Korea back toward famine, which could see the secretive government turn even more repressive to keep control, a paper released ... Full Story
South Korea Probes Chinese Violence at Torch RelayTuesday, April 29, 2008 8:05:00 PM SEOUL—South Korea's foreign ministry has voiced its concern to the Chinese ambassador in Seoul over violent incidents during the torch relay in the capital, and a police investigation is underway, ... Full Story
Nepal Deports U.S. Everest Climber for Tibet BannerTuesday, April 29, 2008 6:50:00 PM KATHMANDU—Nepal deported a U.S. national and banned him from climbing in the country for two years, after he was found carrying a pro-Tibet banner on an expedition to the Everest last week, an officia ... Full Story
Chinese Students Assault Korean Protesters at Olympic Torch RelaySunday, April 27, 2008 10:00:00 PM SEOUL—Protests and scuffles greeted the Olympic flame as it began a two-day journey on the divided Korean peninsula on Sunday along a route guarded by thousands of riot policeman wielding shields and ... Full Story
From War to Election: Nepal's Exhilarating RideSunday, April 27, 2008 9:23:00 PM The elections have passed off peacefully, the U.N. spokesman in Nepal crowed: "bad news for foreign journalists". He could not have got it more wrong. Full Story
Afghan President Escapes Assassination BidSunday, April 27, 2008 8:30:00 PM KABUL—Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unhurt after an assassination attempt by Taliban fighters with guns and rockets during an official celebration in the capital, Kabul, on Sunday.Governmen ... Full Story
Elephant Kills Three in IndiaThursday, April 24, 2008 8:15:00 AM At least three people were trampled to death by an elephant and several injured when an intoxicated man teased the animal on Wednesday during a Hindu festival in southern India, police said. Full Story
Nepal Maoists Not Ready to Renounce ViolenceThursday, April 24, 2008 8:10:00 AM KATHMANDU—Nepal's former Maoist rebels, on the verge of becoming the country's largest political party after a historic election, said on Thursday they were committed to the peace process but ... Full Story
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