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Dozens Feared Dead in Bangladesh Ferry Accident
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:10:00 PM
At least 26 people are confirmed dead and many more missing after a ferry carrying nearly 150 passengers capsized in Bangladesh, a police official said on Tuesday.   Full Story
 

Assam Government Launches Probe Into Rhino Poaching
Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:30:00 PM
State government of Assam in northeast India announced the launching of a CBI probe into the poachings of several rhinos in the state.   Full Story
 

Junta Holds Referendum Amid Death and Destruction
Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:25:00 PM
The military rulers of Burma went ahead with a constitutional referendum on Saturday despite calls from the outside world to postpone it after the devastation of Cyclone Nargis.   Full Story
 

FBI Probes Counterfeit China Computer Parts
Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:08:00 PM
WASHINGTON—The FBI on Friday said that an investigation into the sale of counterfeit Chinese computer components to the U.S. government has recovered about 3,500 bogus devices with a retail value of $ ...   Full Story
 

India Targeted by China Cyberattacks
Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:21:00 PM
The Indian government has released information that Indian websites, over the last 18 months, have been subject to online assaults originating from communist China.   Full Story
 

Family of Missing Pakistan's Envoy Shows Worries
Sunday, May 04, 2008 8:22:00 PM
ISLAMABAD—The family of Pakistan's ambassador to Kabul kidnapped by the Taliban in a tribal region three months ago expressed concern over the government's failure to recover him and urged aut ...   Full Story
 

Turkish Army Claims It Killed 150 PKK Rebels
Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:12:00 PM
The Turkish army killed more than 150 Kurdish PKK rebels in northern Iraq in air strikes carried out on Thursday and Friday, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement on its website on Saturday.   Full Story
 

Activists Tap Celebrity Power for Burma's Suu Kyi
Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:35:00 AM
WASHINGTON—Hollywood actors including Will Ferrell and Sylvester Stallone have joined a month long video campaign to win support for jailed Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Comedy film star ...   Full Story
 

Fighting Kills 73 in Sri Lanka
Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:25:00 AM
A roadside bomb suspected to have been planted by Tamil Tiger rebels killed two police commandos on Thursday while Sri Lankan troops captured a rebel base in the north west, the military said.   Full Story
 

North Korea Heading Towards Famine
Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:04:00 AM
SEOUL—Soaring global food prices and reluctant donors are pushing North Korea back toward famine, which could see the secretive government turn even more repressive to keep control, a paper released ...   Full Story
 

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