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U.N. Envoy Leaves Burma, Fails to Convince Junta

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:51:00 PM

YANGON—A U.N. envoy left Burma on Monday after seeing detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi twice in three days but without making major progress in convincing the military junta to implement de ...   Full Story

Burma's Monks Still Seething, Lack Leaders

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 8:15:00 AM

Beneath the veneer of serenity and religious devotion, Burma's maroon-robed Buddhist monks, the engine of the protests six months ago against the ruling junta, are seething with rage.   Full Story

Pakistan's Sharif to Join Bhutto Party in Coalition

Monday, March 10, 2008 8:05:00 PM

BHURBAN—Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif agreed on Sunday to join the late Benazir Bhutto's party in a coalition, raising the prospect of a government hostile to U.S. ally President Pe ...   Full Story

China Hostages Tell of Hijacking Ordeal

Thursday, March 06, 2008 8:35:00 PM

Australian travel agents taken hostage in China have told of the terrifying moment they realised they were being held by a man with a bomb strapped to his body.   Full Story

Suicide Bomber Kills 40 at Pakistan Funeral

Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:01:00 PM

ISLAMABAD—A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people at a funeral of a policeman in the Swat district of Pakistan, days after the Pakistan army said it had begun to bring the mountainous region under ...   Full Story

Turkey Withdraws Troops From Northern Iraq

Friday, February 29, 2008 10:00:00 PM

ANKARA—Turkey pulled its troops out of northern Iraq on Friday, ending a major offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels that Washington feared could spread conflict through the region.A statement by Tu ...   Full Story

Suicide Blast Near Port in Sri Lanka Capital, 2 Dead

Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:00:00 PM

COLOMBO—A suicide bomb blast shook a building near the port in the Sri Lankan capital early on Friday, killing at least two people and wounding seven, bomb squad and military officials said.The exp ...   Full Story

Thailand's Thaksin Comes Home, No Political Plans

Thursday, February 28, 2008 8:10:00 AM

BANGKOK—Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned home from exile on Thursday swearing to stay out of politics, although most analysts suspect he will be running the country from behind t ...   Full Story

Iraq Condemns Turkish Incursion, Wants Troops Out

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:05:00 AM

BAGHDAD—Iraq on Tuesday condemned Turkey's incursion into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish guerrillas in the strongest terms so far and demanded an immediate end to what it called a violation of its ...   Full Story

Turkey Steps Up PKK Offensive in Iraq

Saturday, February 23, 2008 10:00:00 PM

CIZRE, Turkey—Turkish troops intensified their offensive against Kurdish PKK guerrillas in northern Iraq on Saturday, two days after crossing the mountainous border in a campaign Turkey's allies h ...   Full Story

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