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Philippines Says It Uncovers New Plot Against ArroyoThursday, 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 StartsTuesday, 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, NunsTuesday, 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 PeshawarSaturday, 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 ExpectedFriday, 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 ReportThursday, 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 PredictedThursday, 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 LandTuesday, 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 FerryTuesday, 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 NortheastTuesday, 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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