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North Korea Nuclear Report Expected by Thursday
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:04:00 AM
The United States said it expects North Korea to hand over a long-awaited declaration of its nuclear activities by Thursday, allowing for the resumption of multilateral disarmament talks.   Full Story
 

Shells From Pakistan Hit Afghan Bases, NATO Fires Back
Saturday, June 21, 2008 8:09:00 PM
Artillery shells fired from Pakistan landed in an Afghan army compound and close to an international military base in Afghanistan on Saturday and NATO forces returned fire, the alliance said.   Full Story
 

Typhoon Lashes Philippines, 12 Feared Killed
Saturday, June 21, 2008 8:05:00 AM
Typhoon Fengshen whipped through the central Philippines on Saturday, triggering flashfloods and shuttering the resort island of Boracay.   Full Story
 

Thai PM Will Not Quit As Protesters Besiege Office
Saturday, June 21, 2008 8:02:00 AM
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will not resign, a spokesman said on Saturday as thousands of protesters besieged his office, vowing to stay until they forced the government from power.   Full Story
 

Pro- Burma Junta Gang Hits Suu Kyi Birthday Rally
Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:30:00 AM
YANGON—Pro-junta thugs broke up a rally by supporters of Burma's (Myanmar) democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, detaining several people shouting slogans demanding her release on her 63rd ...   Full Story
 

Taliban Win Tactical Success Near Kandahar
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:07:00 PM
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan—The infiltration of hundreds of Taliban militants this week into an area close to Afghanistan's second city was a tactical success for them and a setback for NATO, a NATO gen ...   Full Story
 

Strike Cripples India's Darjeeling Hills Again
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:18:00 AM
Protesters shut down India's famous Darjeeling hills on Tuesday, threatening its tea and tourism industries, as the Gorkha community pressed its demand for autonomy with an indefinite strike.   Full Story
 

Sri Lanka Suicide Blast Kills 12
Monday, June 16, 2008 8:05:00 PM
At least 12 people were killed and 22 injured in a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel suicide blast in northern Sri Lanka on Monday, the military said.   Full Story
 

Karzai Threatens to Pursue Militants into Pakistan
Monday, June 16, 2008 8:02:00 AM
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday threatened to send troops into Pakistan to kill Taliban militants if they pursued cross-border attacks into Afghanistan.Pakistan said any action agai ...   Full Story
 

Thirty-One Killed in Two Indian Accidents
Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:03:00 PM
At least 31 people were killed in separate accidents in two Indian mountain states on Sunday, police said.   Full Story
 

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