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Britain Says Concerned Over China Visa Curbs
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:05:00 PM
HONG KONG—Britain's top official in Hong Kong on Tuesday expressed concern about new pre-Olympics visa curbs on foreigners entering mainland China from Hong Kong, which have sparked widespread cri ...   Full Story
 

Taliban Hold Pakistan Ambassador
Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:30:00 PM
DUBAI—Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, who went missing in February in the Khyber region, appeared on Arabic television on Saturday saying he was being held by the Taliban and urged Islamabad ...   Full Story
 

Japan Tells China Tibet is International Issue
Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:25:00 PM
TOKYO—Tibet has become an international issue, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Friday, challenging Beijing's repeated assertions that i ...   Full Story
 

Son of Dutch Military Chief Killed in Afghanistan
Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:25:00 PM
The son of the new chief of the Dutch military and another Dutch soldier serving with NATO-led forces were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Friday.   Full Story
 

Tibetans Resume Nepal Protests, Dozens Held
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 8:15:00 PM
KATHMANDU—Police detained at least two dozen Tibetans trying to protest in front of the Chinese embassy in Nepal's capital on Tuesday, the first anti-China protests since the Himalayan nation' ...   Full Story
 

Praying for Peace, Nepalis Trek for Historic Poll
Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:16:00 PM
Confounding pessimistic predictions of widespread violence, Nepalis turned out enthusiastically on Thursday to vote in a historic and largely trouble-free election they pray will bring lasting peace.   Full Story
 

Fifty-Four Burma Immigrants Die in Container
Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:06:00 AM
Fifty-four illegal Burma immigrants died of suffocation while being smuggled into Thailand in a refrigerated container near the Thai-Burma border, a police officer said on Thursday.   Full Story
 

Iran Starts Installation of 6,000 Enrichment Centrifuges
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:35:00 AM
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday Iran had started to install 6,000 advanced centrifuges in its underground Natanz uranium enrichment facility, state media reported.   Full Story
 

Leak at Pakistan Atomic Energy Site Kills Two
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:33:00 AM
A gas leak killed two people on Tuesday at a heavy water plant run by Pakistan's atomic energy agency in central Punjab province, a spokesman for the agency said.   Full Story
 

In India, 'Friends' Speak Up For Tibetans
Sunday, April 06, 2008 9:20:00 PM
When Sethu Das reached Dharamsala on the way to Srinagar for a casual visit, he hadn't even planned on visiting Dharamsala—an accident of nature got him there. In fact, he had no idea that he woul ...   Full Story
 

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