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BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
Thai police arrest protest leader
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:32:11 -0000
A second leader of mass anti-government protests in Bangkok is arrested by Thai police.
Kim Jong-il 'at football match'
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:01:28 -0000
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly makes his first public appearance since rumours surfaced he had had a stroke.
Bangkok set for mayoral elections
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:39:16 -0000
A colourful array of candidates vie to become mayor of the Thai capital Bangkok, where voting is to begin.
China lung disease 'to kill 83m'
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:40:13 -0000
A US health study says tens of millions of people in China will die as a result of lung disease in the next 25 years.
US to sell $6bn in arms to Taiwan
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:32:56 -0000
The US defence agency proposes a multi-billion dollar sale of military equipment to Taiwan in a move likely to anger China.
Khmer Rouge men tried for murder
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:48:20 -0000
Five former members of the Khmer Rouge go on trial for the kidnap and murder of two mine clearance workers 12 years ago.
NYT > Asia Pacific
Reports Link Karzai’s Brother to Heroin Trade
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:17:29 -0000
Assertions that the Afghan president’s brother is linked to the heroin trade have deeply worried American officials.
Arms Deal to Taiwan Riles China
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:49:48 -0000
The $6 billion deal in advanced weapons elicited strong reactions from leaders in China on Saturday.
For All Kinds of Good, Clean Fun, Koreans Turn to Bathhouses
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:32:20 -0000
The jjimjilbang, a 24-hours-a-day public bathhouse, is a reflection of South Korea’s relatively newfound wealth, but also a way to satisfy nostalgia.
L.A. Times - Asia
'Arts of the Islamic World' at Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco dusts off some rarely seen items from its collection to complement a touring exhibit of treasures from Afghanistan. SEVEN years ago, when the Asian Art Museum was getting ready to move from its old home in Golden Gate Park to its new Civic Center location, curators found an old rug rolled up on a shelf in storage. The huge carpet was one of 7,000 objects the institution's founder, Avery Brundage, had collected, but the only information about the woolen rug that curators could find listed it as "miscellaneous office furniture."
Interpol aims to bring Afghanistan police up to speed
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Many suspected militants go untracked through fingerprints or photos. The international law enforcement agency believes that has to change. When the Taliban engineered a prison break in the southern city of Kandahar in June, nearly 900 inmates escaped. But not a single one had been fingerprinted or photographed.
Army Sgt. Israel Garcia, 24, Long Beach; among 9 soldiers killed in a firefight in Afghanistan
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Army Sgt. Israel Garcia and his wife, Lesly, were strolling through his base in Vicenza, Italy , one afternoon when he noticed a community bulletin board with a small advertisement for a souped-up, red and silver 1996 Volkswagen with images of checkered racing flags on the doors.
UN News Centre - Asia Pacific
UN welcomes order by Nepal's Supreme Court to supply food to hungry
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Two United Nations agencies today welcomed a call issued by Nepal's Supreme Court for food to be supplied to one dozen districts in the Asian nation's mid- and far-western regions.
UN food convoy reaches civilians displaced by fighting in northern Sri Lanka
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
A United Nations food convoy today crossed into the Vanni region of northern Sri Lanka, the scene of recent clashes between Government forces and rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), to offer a lifeline to an estimated 200,000 civilians who have been displaced by the fighting.
Myanmar cyclone victims needs sustained support, says UN-backed group
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations, the Myanmar Government and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which comprises the Tripartite Core Group, have stressed the need for continued assistance to the some 2.4 million people affected by Cyclone Nargis, noting that nearly half of the $482 million appeal launched in July remains unfunded.
Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune
Reports link Karzai's brother to Afghan heroin trade
By JAMES RISEN Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:48:26 -0000
Assertions and drug seizures in Afghanistan link Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of President Hamid Karzai, to the Afghan heroin trade, according to American and Afghan officials.
Leaked diplomatic cable promotes 'acceptable dictator' in Afghanistan
By Elaine Sciolino Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:27:37 -0000
A coded French diplomatic cable leaked to a French newspaper quotes the British ambassador in Afghanistan as predicting that the NATO-led military campaign against the Taliban will fail.
Afghan governor tries new approach to opium
By Carlotta Gall Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:16:13 -0000
In Helmand Province, Gulab Mangal hopes to persuade farmers not to plant poppies at all, rather than eradicating the crop.
U.S. plays down its role in Central Asia
By DAVID L. STERN Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:48:26 -0000
On a visit to Kazakhstan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday that the United States was not playing a "zero-sum game" with the Kremlin to pry former communist states away from Russia.
Taliban angered by strike in Pakistan
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:48:26 -0000
The angry Taliban reaction to the latest suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan could be an indication that a top militant died in the attack.
Leaked diplomatic cable promotes 'acceptable dictator' in Afghanistan
By ELAINE SCIOLINO Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:48:26 -0000
A coded French diplomatic cable leaked to a French newspaper quotes the British ambassador in Afghanistan as predicting that the NATO-led military campaign against the Taliban will fail.
