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Asia: Strong Aftershock Causes More Damage in Earthquake-Hit China
 | Chinese soldiers and rescue workers remove body of student from Beichuan middle school, 16 May 2008China's state-run news agency says... |
Friday, May 16, 2008 9:10 AM
Asia: 9 Killed in Suicide Blast in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's military says a suicide bomb blast in the capital has killed at least nine people, including seven policemen....
Friday, May 16, 2008 7:09 AM
Asia: China's President Heads to Quake Zone
 | Chinese President Hu Jintao is urging emergency workers to overcome all difficulties as rescue efforts from this week's powerful earthquake... |
Friday, May 16, 2008 3:09 AM
Asia: UN Scales Down Global Growth Forecast
 | The world economy is in worse shape than previously estimated, the United Nations says in a report released Thursday. The... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:16 PM
Asia: Pentagon Calls on Burma's Junta to Accept Aid
 | The Pentagon is calling on Burma's leaders to "put their pride aside" and allow more international help for victims of... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:13 PM
Asia: Huge Congo-China Mining Deal Questioned
 | A huge mining deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and China is getting extra scrutiny as critics say it... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:15 PM
Asia: British PM: UN Plans Emergency Summit in Asia Regarding Burma
 | Gordon Brown during his monthly press conference at Downing Street, in central London, 15 May 2008British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:14 PM
Asia: Indonesia Will Raise Fuel Prices Despite Protests
 | Indonesia's information minister says the government will raise fuel prices before the end of this month. But it hopes to... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:15 PM
Asia: Suspected Missile Hits Pakistan Border Village
 | Pakistan's government says it is still investigating an explosion near the Afghan border that killed at least 12 people late Wednesday.... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:17 PM
Asia: Hopes Dim For China Quake Victims
 | China reported progress with its earthquake relief efforts, but survivors showed frustration with the government's response. As Daniel Schearf reports... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:13 PM
Asia: Bangladeshis Questioned About Jaipur Blasts
 | Indian authorities say they have detained about 40 people, mostly Bangladeshis, in their investigation of Tuesday evening's serial bomb blasts... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:10 PM
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Asia: US Commerce Secretary Encourages Chinese Investment
 | U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez is urging Chinese companies to step up their foreign direct investment in the United States. ... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:11 AM
Asia: China Says Quake Death Toll Could Top 50,000
 | China says nearly 400 dams and reservoirs near the epicenter of Monday's deadly earthquake were damaged, triggering new worries as... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:10 AM
Asia: Little-Known Militant Group Claims Responsibility for Bombings in India
| This television grab from NDTV shows one of the sites of a series of bomb blasts which tore through crowded... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:12 AM
Asia: Red Cross Warns of Further Misery for Burma's Cyclone Victims
 | The International Red Cross says heavy rains will bring new misery to survivors of the cyclone in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:10 AM
Asia: UN Secretary-General to Send Humanitarian Chief to Burma
 | U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is sending his humanitarian chief to Burma to address... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:12 AM
Asia: Afghan Officials Say at Least 16 Killed in Suicide Blast
 | Officials in western Afghanistan say a suicide bombing in a crowded market has killed at least 16 people and wounded... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:09 AM
Asia: China Sends More Helicopters to Join Quake Relief Effort
 | Chinese workers are still trying to reach three mountainous towns in southwestern Sichuan province that were cut off by a... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 4:08 AM
Asia: US to Continue Burma Aid Despite Diversion Worries
 | The top U.S. foreign aid official said Wednesday the United States will continue an airlift of emergency supplies intended for... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:16 PM
Asia: Chinese Troops Fan Out Across Sichuan to Assist Earthquake Victims
| A military physician treating an injured school girl in Sichuan, 14 May 2008Tens of thousands of Chinese troops are fanning... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:14 PM
Asia: UN Initiative Calls for World's Citizens to Plant Seven Billion Trees by 2009
 | The United Nations is looking for innovative ways to combat global warming. One initiative aims to plant seven billion trees... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:17 PM
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Asia: Missile Kills 12 in Northwestern Pakistan
Officials and witnesses in Pakistan say a missile strike has killed at least 12 people in the country's northwest along...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:16 PM
Asia: UN Chief Mobilizes Key Countries to Aid Burma Cyclone Victims
 | U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on world leaders to unite in a push to speed up the arrival of... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:15 PM
Asia: Burma Rebuffs Thai Offer of Foreign Experts for Cyclone Relief
 | The U.S. military sent five more planeloads of relief supplies to Burma Wednesday, but Thailand's prime minister said after a... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:17 PM
Asia: Afghanistan Seeks $50 Billion in International Aid
Afghanistan's government plans to ask international donors for $50 billion in aid, to fund security and development in the war-torn...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:16 PM
Asia: NATO: Pakistan's Deal With Militants Spurring Violence in Afghanistan
NATO officials say a sharp rise in violence in eastern Afghanistan may be linked to Pakistan's peace deal with militants...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:14 PM
Asia: Pakistan's Zardari Tries to Ease Concerns About Fragile Coalition
 | Asif Ali Zardari, 14 May 2008The leader of Pakistan's main ruling party says he is optimistic the country's six-week-old governing... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:11 PM
Asia: Jaipur Blasts Demonstrate Continuing Indian Vulnerability to Terrorist Attacks
 | The terrorist attack in Jaipur was the latest in a string of bombings of Indian cities during the past several... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:13 PM
Asia: Refugees in the United States Struggle to Reach Families in Burma
 | With most of the country cut off from the outside world, communicating with family and friends in Burma is a... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:13 PM
Asia: Curfew Set in Western India as Police Investigate Deadly Blasts
 | Children look on from behind a locked gate in the curfew bound old city in Jaipur, India, 14 May 2008Indian... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:12 AM
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