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Markets rally after crisis talks
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:40:35 -0000
East Asian stock markets react positively after efforts by world leaders to end the financial turmoil.
NK restores nuclear site access
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:28:35 -0000
UN monitors confirm North Korea has let them back to the Yongbyon nuclear site, including the reprocessing plant.
Cambodia warns Thais over border
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:13:37 -0000
Cambodia cautions Thailand against crossing a disputed border, saying such action could lead to 'large-scale conflict'.
EU drops Uzbek travel sanctions
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:28:56 -0000
The European Union is to lift its travel ban on President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, to encourage democratic reform.
Shark blood 'offers cancer hope'
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:52:56 -0000
Shark antibodies could be a weapon in the fight against cancer, say Australian scientists.
Beijing reintroduces car rules
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:00:42 -0000
Traffic restrictions are re-introduced in Beijing, to try to bring back the clear skies seen during the Olympics.
NYT > Asia Pacific
Hindu Threat to Christians: Convert or Flee
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:13:58 -0000
Christians in eastern Orissa State in India say they are being forced to leave their faith in exchange for safety.
General Says He’s Hopeful About Taliban War
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:20:46 -0000
Gen. David D. McKiernan, the top American commander in Afghanistan, urged doubters to believe that the war against the Taliban would be won.
Memo From Ban Huay Chan: In Thai Protests, a Divide Between Urban and Rural
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:13:08 -0000
In the hope of changing the balance of political power, protesters have put forward a reform plan that would weaken rural voices by creating a mostly appointed Parliament.
L.A. Times - Asia
China also suffers from indoor air pollution
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Because of stoves and smoking, the air inside lower-class homes is up to 10 times worse than the gloom outside, researchers say. China is already home to 16 of the planet's 20 most heavily polluted cities -- a noxious consequence of its double-digit economic growth. Now researchers have worse news for the nation's beleaguered lower classes: The air inside their homes is up to 10 times worse than the prevailing gloom outside.
Trip brings new appreciation for the country where teen was abandoned and adopted
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Gianna Horak, 14, visited China this summer with her parents, and was pleasantly surprised at the things she saw and the people she met. The lights were so bright at the packed concert hall in Shanghai, Gianna Horak could barely see past the second row.
North Korea releases Kim Jong Il's pictures
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:47:00 -0700
North Korea released pictures of its leader, Kim Jong Il, today for the first time in nearly two months, showing him looking generally well despite reports he recently underwent brain surgery.
UN News Centre - Asia Pacific
Ban welcomes nuclear agreement between DPR Korea and United States
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the agreement between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States on denuclearization verification measures, saying the accord will allow the Six-Party Talks progress and related activities to resume.
UN assisting Afghan authorities to respond to diarrhoea outbreak
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
United Nations agencies are helping authorities to respond to a diarrhoea outbreak in Afghanistan, where only about a quarter of the population has access to safe drinking water and 20 per cent of child deaths is attributed to the easily preventable disease.
Afghanistan: top UN envoy welcomes cabinet reshuffle
Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has welcomed the changes announced by President Hamid Karzai to his 26-member cabinet, stating that they reflect the priorities set by the Government and its people.
Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune
Hinduism vs. Christianity in India
By SOMINI SENGUPTA Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:11:16 -0000
Christian families say they are being forced to abandon their faith in exchange for their safety.
In the Thai heartland, anger over protests in Bangkok
By SETH MYDANS Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:11:16 -0000
People in rural Thailand feel insulted by the leaders of an anti-government protest who say they are misguided and ignorant.
Thai police used tear gas with powerful explosive
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:39:30 -0000
Thai police used a cheap Chinese tear gas that contained an explosive powerful enough to rip craters in the ground to disperse protesters last week, an investigator said Monday.
North Korea lifts ban on UN inspectors at nuclear site
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:11:16 -0000
North Korea on Monday lifted its ban on U.N. inspections of the plutonium-producing plant it used to set up an atomic test blast and announced it will resume deactivating a linked facility within days, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
North Korea to resume disabling nuclear plant
By Choe Sang-Hun and Helene Cooper Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:01:30 -0000
The confirmation comes a day after the United States said it will remove North Korea from its terrorism blacklist.
U.S. commander rejects reports of Afghan war being lost
By JOHN F. BURNS Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:11:16 -0000
General David McKiernan, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan and head of NATO forces there, rejected pessimistic views of the war and urged doubters to believe that the fight against the Taliban would be won.
