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Philippines Says It Uncovers New Plot Against Arroyo
Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:12:00 AM
MANILA—Philippine authorities have foiled a fresh plot to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, arresting an opposition lawyer, three retired colonels and a former police officer, the national polic ...   Full Story
 

Turkey Widens Coup Probe, AK Party Court Case Starts
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:35:00 PM
Turkish authorities detained at least 21 ultra-nationalists, including two prominent retired generals, on Tuesday in a widening police investigation into a suspected coup plot against the government.   Full Story
 

Nepal Police Stop March to Tibet by Monks, Nuns
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:18:00 AM
Nepali police detained dozens of burgundy-robed Tibetan monks and nuns marching to the Tibetan border on Tuesday to protest against a crackdown on anti-China demonstrators earlier this year.   Full Story
 

Pakistan Launches Anti-Taliban Crackdown Near Peshawar
Saturday, June 28, 2008 9:45:00 PM
LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces launched an offensive against Taliban fighters near the northwestern city of Peshawar on Saturday, prompting a militant commander to suspend peace talk ...   Full Story
 

Thai PM Survives No-confidence Motion as Expected
Friday, June 27, 2008 8:10:00 AM
BANGKOK—Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundavarej survived a no-confidence motion on Friday, as expected, after three days of fiery debate that questioned his handling of the economy at a time of stutterin ...   Full Story
 

North Korea Hands Over Nuclear Report
Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:20:00 AM
BEIJING—North Korea handed over a long-delayed account of its nuclear activities on Thursday, the White House said, a step that will bring the North relief from U.S. sanctions but still leave question ...   Full Story
 

Campaigning Starts in Cambodia, No Change Predicted
Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:05:00 AM
PHNOM PENH—A month of campaigning kicked off in Cambodia on Thursday for an election almost certain to give another five years in power to Prime Minister Hun Sen, an ex-Khmer Rouge soldier in charge f ...   Full Story
 

Violence Spirals in Kashmir Over Hindu Trust Land
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:14:00 PM
Indian police fired teargas to break up protests by Muslims angry with a government decision to transfer forest land to a Hindu shrine trust in Indian Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.   Full Story
 

Divers Find Bodies in Sunken Philippine Ferry
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:12:00 AM
Divers found ghostly white bodies floating head up inside a sunken passenger ferry in the central Philippines on Tuesday raising fears of a mass grave below the waves.   Full Story
 

Rebel Commanders Shun Violence in India's Northeast
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:12:00 AM
A powerful separatist group in India's restive northeast suffered a blow when half a dozen of its senior commanders decided to shun violence and declared a ceasefire, officials said on Tuesday.   Full Story
 

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