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Japan Quake Kills 3, More Missing
Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:00:00 PM
A powerful earthquake struck rural northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people, injuring more than 100 and sparking landslides, officials and media said.   Full Story
 

Taliban Attacks Main Jail in Afghan South, Casualties
Friday, June 13, 2008 9:18:00 PM
KABUL—Taliban insurgents blew the entrance of a main prison on Friday in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar where several hundred suspected militants are jailed, causing an unknown number of casualt ...   Full Story
 

China, ROC Start Talks but Avoid Politics
Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:20:00 PM
BEIJING—China and the Republic of China (ROC, also known as Taiwan) began talking for the first time in almost a decade on Thursday, though the two, often bitter, diplomatic rivals are focusing on ...   Full Story
 

Japan, Australia Agree to Disagree Over Whale Hunt
Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:05:00 PM
The leaders of Japan and Australia agreed on Thursday not to let a dispute over Japan's annual whale hunts hurt bilateral ties, and pledged to strengthen their security and economic partnership.   Full Story
 

Japan Suspect Wanted Someone to Stop Him
Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:02:00 PM
TOKYO—A 25-year-old factory worker arrested over the killing of seven people in a frenzied attack on a crowd of shoppers in Tokyo has told police he wanted someone to stop him, Japanese media said on ...   Full Story
 

ROC Protests as Japan Holds Boat Captain
Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:10:00 AM
TAIPEI—Dozens of ROC (also known as Taiwan) protesters including local officials converged on the de facto Japanese embassy on Thursday, burning flags and shoving police as Japan held the captain of ...   Full Story
 

Pakistan Will Hit bin Laden if It Finds Him, Envoy Says
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9:49:00 PM
Pakistan would attack Osama bin Laden the moment it had reliable intelligence on the al Qaeda leader's whereabouts, the country's U.S. ambassador said Wednesday.   Full Story
 

Canada Senate Wants Talks Between Troops, Taliban
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:10:00 PM
Canadian troops and officials in southern Afghanistan should be allowed to talk to the Taliban if they believe this would help boost security and cut violence, a Senate committee said on Wednesday.   Full Story
 

Burma Rights Violations Serious, Says U.N. Investigator
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:14:00 PM
GENEVA—The Burma (Myanmar) military junta's arrest of a popular comedian campaigning for victims of cyclone Nargis is part of continuing serious human rights violations in the country, a United Na ...   Full Story
 

India's Slum Dwellers Face Ruin in Development Blitz
Sunday, June 08, 2008 8:15:00 PM
MUMBAI—Prakash Kajuri is asset rich but cash poor. The Mumbai courier earns about $6 a day delivering packages in India's most populous city but his home is sitting on land worth about $2 million ...   Full Story
 

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