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Geothermal-Rich Southeast Asia Struggles to Tap Earth's Power
Sunday, June 29, 2008 8:43:00 PM
Faced with looming energy crises in their developing economies, power-hungry Indonesia and the Philippines are looking deep into the earth for a solution.   Full Story
 

Police Defuse Crude Bomb in Southern Philippines
Sunday, June 29, 2008 8:43:00 PM
Philippine police detonated on Sunday a crude bomb planted near a petrol station on the troubled southern island of Mindanao, where Muslim guerrillas have been attacking army positions.   Full Story
 

North Korea Blows Up Reactor Cooling Tower
Friday, June 27, 2008 8:10:00 PM
SEOUL—North Korea toppled the cooling tower at its plutonium-producing reactor on Friday in a symbolic move to show its commitment to a nuclear deal that comes a day after it submitted an inventory of ...   Full Story
 

G8 Pushes Burma to Accept Foreign Cyclone Aid
Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:09:00 PM
KYOTO, Japan—The Group of Eight wealthy nations put pressure on Burma to let in more foreign relief workers after a devastating cyclone last month, after accusations it had obstructed aid, a Japanese ...   Full Story
 

Malaysia Ruling Bloc Seeks to Stamp Dissent
Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:07:00 PM
KUALA LUMPUR—Malaysia's ruling coalition on Thursday ordered a small party to explain why it should not be punished for trying to call a no-confidence vote against the premier, acting to stamp out ...   Full Story
 

Sea Captain Aims to Sink Japan Whaling Industry
Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:10:00 AM
SANTIAGO—After three decades at the helm chasing whaling ships, Canadian-born renegade sea captain Paul Watson has set his sights on sinking Japan's whaling industry, the largest in the world–and ...   Full Story
 

Falun Gong Adherents Mark Australian Anti-Persecution Ruling
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 6:14:00 PM
Falun Gong practitioners gathered on the grass at Parliament in Canberra on Wednesday to mark the last sitting of Parliament before the Beijing Olympics.   Full Story
 

U.S. Divers to Join Search on Philippine Ferry
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:12:00 AM
U.S. navy divers will join the grim search for bodies in a sunken ferry in the Philippines on Wednesday with over 700 people still missing.    Full Story
 

Storm Lashes Hong Kong, Markets Unlikely to Open
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:09:00 AM
HONG KONG—Tropical storm Fengshen struck Hong Kong on Wednesday after tearing through the Philippines last week, bringing driving rain, uprooting trees and closing the stock market, schools, businesse ...   Full Story
 

South Korea Detects Carcinogen in Chinese Liquors
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:05:00 AM
South Korea's Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment detected cyclamate, an artificial sweetener, in two kinds of Chinese wine when inspecting imported foods from China.   Full Story
 

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