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Asia: Burmese Polls Open for Constitutional Referendum
Polls in Burma have opened for a controversial constitutional referendum, just a week after the country was struck by a...
Friday, May 9, 2008 11:09 PM
Asia: Pakistan Coalition Leaders Fail to Reach Agreement on Reinstating Fired Judges
The leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition have again failed to reach agreement on reinstating the country's top judges who were...
Friday, May 9, 2008 11:08 PM
Asia: Aid Groups, Governments Appeal for More Access to Burma
 | Days after a deadly cyclone swept through Burma, governments and aid organizations around the world are ready to help, but... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 9:08 PM
Asia: Burma Agrees to US Aid for Cyclone Victims
| Burma's military government has agreed to allow a single U.S. cargo plane to deliver relief supplies for victims of Saturday's... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 5:07 PM
Asia: Hunger, Disease Threaten Survivors in Burma
 | A Burma resident carries rice while walking past houses damaged by Cyclone Nargis in Bogalay, Burma, 9 May 2008Nearly a... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 3:10 PM
Asia: Cafe Bombing in Eastern Sri Lanka Kills 11
 | Handout photo issued by Sri Lanka Defense Ministry shows wreckage after blast at 'New City Cafe' in Ampara, 09 May... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 3:08 PM
Asia: Pakistani Tribal Areas Pose Serious Challenges
 | People gather at the site of a suicide attack in Bara, a troubled town in the Khyber tribal regionRecent... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 2:12 PM
Asia: Amnesty International Criticizes Burmese Referendum
 | Amnesty International has issued a statement criticizing the Burmese government's intention to proceed with a referendum for a new constitution... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 2:11 PM
Asia: UN to Resume Aid Flights Despite Seizure of Supplies by Burmese Authorities
| The World Food Program decided to send in two relief flights as planned on Saturday, despite the government of Burma's... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 2:09 PM
Asia: Pakistan FM Criticizes Proposed US Defense Appointment
 | Pakistan's foreign minister has rejected the proposed appointment of the former U.S. commander of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 1:11 PM
Asia: Three Chinese Workers Kidnapped in Nigeria
Chinese officials say unidentified attackers have kidnapped three Chinese workers in southern Nigeria.A Foreign Ministry spokesman, Qin Gang, says the...
Friday, May 9, 2008 1:10 PM
Asia: Death Toll from Child Virus Hits 34 in China
 | Young patient being checked at No.2 People's Hospital of Fuyang City in east China's Anhui Province, 01 May 2008The death... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 12:09 PM
Asia: Australia to Investigate Afghan Prisoner Mistreatment Claims
The Australian military is investigating claims that its soldiers mistreated prisoners in Afghanistan. A senior Afghan commander made the allegations....
Friday, May 9, 2008 11:10 AM
Asia: Burma Says Foreign Aid Welcome, Foreign Aid Workers Not
 | Burma's military government says it will accept foreign aid for the victims of last week's deadly cyclone, but it does... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 2:07 AM
Asia: Amnesty International Steps Up Pressure on China
Amnesty International is stepping up its criticism of China's human rights record as the opening of the summer Olympic Games...
Thursday, May 8, 2008 9:13 PM
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Asia: US Pacific Commander 'Cautiously Optimistic' on North Korea Talks
 | The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific says he is cautiously optimistic about a developing international agreement designed to... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 9:12 PM
Asia: US Pacific Commander Calls on China Not to Seek 'High-End' Military, Says US Will Remain Dominant Asian Power
| The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific has called on China to give up any plans to develop what... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 9:10 PM
Asia: US Positions Forces to Help Burma, But Won't Go In Without Permission
 | U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military has taken more action to prepare to deliver help to victims... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 8:11 PM
Asia: US Says North Korea Hands Over Nuclear Documents
 | The U.S. State Department says North Korea has turned over thousands of documents relating to its nuclear program to a... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 7:09 PM
Asia: UN Chief Urges Burma to Postpone Referendum, Focus on Cyclone Recovery
 | United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the Burmese government to postpone Saturday's constitutional referendum to focus more on cyclone... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 6:09 PM
Asia: UNICEF Estimates Children Account for One-Third of All Deaths From Cyclone Nargis
 | The U.N. Children's Fund estimates one-third of all those killed by Cyclone Nargis in Burma are children. Burmese authorities report... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 4:11 PM
Asia: Chinese President Tells Japanese Students Countries Should Not Hold WWII Grudge
 | China's president has told Japanese university students their two countries should look to the future and not hold a grudge... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 2:10 PM
Asia: Police Kill Taliban Governor, 5 Others in Western Afghanistan
 | Afghan officials say police have killed six Taliban insurgents, including a militant-appointed provincial governor, during a clash in western Afghanistan.The... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 2:09 PM
Asia: Pakistan's Coalition Leaders to Finalize Plan to Reinstate Fired Judges
 | The leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition are to meet in Britain in the next days to make a final decision... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 1:10 PM
Asia: Overfished Vietnam Subsidizes More Fishing Boats
 | There are a 100,000 fishing boats in Vietnam - too many, say conservation experts, who warn of overfishing in Vietnam's... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 12:11 PM
Asia: Chinese Athletes Take Olympic Torch to Mount Everest
 | Chinese athletes have taken the Olympic torch to the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. The... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:08 AM
Asia: New Film to Center on Memoir of Life in North Korean Gulag
 | A memoir of life in a North Korean gulag is to become the latest South Korean film project aiming a... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 9:08 AM
Asia: Tibetans Express Appreciation of Chinese Willingness for Dialog
 | Tibet's government-in-exile says it is looking forward to a second round of talks with Chinese officials. Envoys of the Dalai... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 8:08 AM
Asia: Burmese Government Approves US Military Relief Flight
 | Burma's military government has given permission for a U.S. military plane to deliver emergency aid to survivors of last week's... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 5:07 AM
Asia: Experts Voice Concerns About US Approach on Pakistan, Afghanistan
 | Experts appearing before a congressional panel have voiced concerns about U.S. policies toward Pakistan and Afghanistan. VOA's Dan Robinson reports... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 11:09 PM
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Calls for Labour's Kate Hoey to resign over Boris Johnson support
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