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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
 

Over 350 Dead as Cyclone Devastates Myanmar
Sunday, May 04, 2008 8:10:00 PM
YANGON—A cyclone killed more than 350 people in military-ruled Myanmar, ripping through Yangon and the Irrawaddy delta where it flattened at least two towns, officials and state media said on Sunday.< ...   Full Story
 

Mt. Everest, the Oppressed Mountain
Saturday, May 03, 2008 9:25:00 PM
The planned Olympic torch relay to the summit of the highest peak in the world, Mt. Everest, is a "farce", says alpinist Reinhold Messner. According to him, the torch will not be able to burn at such ...   Full Story
 

Zimbabwe Opposition Still Undecided on Run-Off
Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:40:00 PM
Zimbabwe's main opposition party said on Saturday it was still undecided on whether its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, should take part in a run-off election against President Robert Mugabe.   Full Story
 

Southeast Asia to Cooperate Over Food Security
Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:30:00 PM
NUSA DUA, Indonesia—Southeast Asia nations meeting in Bali have agreed to cooperate over the rice market, Malaysia's trade minister said on Saturday, as rocketing prices shock a region where the g ...   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
 

High Prices and Salaries a Product of our Success
Saturday, May 03, 2008 7:42:00 PM
A recent report by the Swiss bank UBS says that Dubliners are enjoying some of the highest salaries in the world but at the same time suffering some of the highest prices.   Full Story
 

Rice to Push Israel to Lift More West Bank Barriers
Saturday, May 03, 2008 6:56:00 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will on Sunday urge Israel to remove more West Bank roadblocks as she meets Israeli and Palestinian officials to try to accelerate their peace talks.   Full Story
 

Boris Johnson Is Mayor of London
Saturday, May 03, 2008 6:01:00 AM
Boris Johnson has won the Mayor of London elections, ousting Labour candidate Ken Livingstone after eight years in office.The Tory candidate, once dismissed as the Bertie Wooster of British politic ...   Full Story
 

China Condemns Dalai Lama Ahead of Planned Talks
Friday, May 02, 2008 9:54:00 PM
China prefaced expected talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama on Saturday by condemning the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader as a criminal, while cloaking the meeting itself in secrecy.   Full Story
 

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