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<description><![CDATA[A rare New Zealand tuatara lizard is set to become a dad aged 111, possibly for the first time.]]></description>
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<title>No duck on menu at event marking cricketer&#x27;s centenary</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7541359.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[An unusual lunch is held in Sydney as part of the celebrations marking the centenary Australian cricketer Donald Bradman's birth.]]></description>
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<title>China launches new high-speed intercity train</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A week before the Olympic Games, China launches its first super high-speed intercity rail route.]]></description>
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<title>Korea&#x27;s Shin claims UK Open</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/golf/7539857.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Korea's Ji-Yai Shin fires a stunning final-round of 66 to win the Women's British Open at Sunningdale.]]></description>
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<title>Reynolds&#x27; China</title>
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<description><![CDATA[China's confidence to foretell events before they happen]]></description>
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<title>Burma&#x27;s uprising</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7543347.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Twenty years on, what did the 1988 protests achieve?]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7545344.stm">
<title>Changing China?</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7545344.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[How the Olympics have affected their host nation]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7507014.stm">
<title>Olympic fever</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7507014.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[People from across China can't wait for the Games to begin]]></description>
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<title>After the cyclone</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7543232.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Three months on, Burmese villagers are still struggling]]></description>
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<title>Why Midori?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[What has melon liqueur got to do with Microsoft?  ]]></description>
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<title>Firm claims first pet dog clones</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Scientists in South Korea say they have successfully completed the world's first commercial cloning of a pet dog.]]></description>
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<title>India-Japan baby in legal wrangle</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/7544430.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[The future of a Japanese baby born to a surrogate Indian mother is uncertain after her parents divorce.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7542547.stm">
<title>Sewage surge hits Tokyo workers</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7542547.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[A Tokyo worker is killed and four are reported missing after being struck by sewage surging through a drain.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7542279.stm">
<title>Japanese lawmaker in &#x27;Nazi&#x27; gaffe</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7542279.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Taro Aso, the man who could be Japan's next prime minister, reportedly likens the opposition to the Nazis. ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7540838.stm">
<title>Human malaria jab tests nearing</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/7540838.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Successful animal experiments have given the green light for trials of a new type of malaria vaccine in humans.]]></description>
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<title>Cathay goes from profit to loss</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7544757.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific reports a loss for the first half of the year after being hit by higher fuel prices.]]></description>
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<title>Lonmin snubs &#xA3;5bn Xstrata offer</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7544466.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Anglo-African platinum miner Lonmin rejects a £5bn ($10bn) takeover offer from larger rival Xstrata, calling it unwelcome.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7484858.stm">
<title>Eyewitness: Anger in Ulan Bator</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7484858.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[An eyewitness describes the violent protests in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator after elections.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/08/asia_pac_flooding_in_southern_china/html/1.stm">
<title>Flooding in Southern China</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/08/asia_pac_flooding_in_southern_china/html/1.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[In pictures]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7313998.stm">
<title>China views on an unblocked BBC</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7313998.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[People in China have been sending in their views of the BBC news website being unblocked.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7523235.stm">
<title>Olympic spenders</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7523235.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Beijing invests huge sums - but with little debate]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7532603.stm">
<title>Clearing the air</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7532603.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Beijing is following in the footsteps of other cities and taking drastic measures to improve its air quality in the run-up to the Olympics. But is it possible to conquer air pollution in a such a short space of time?]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7525184.stm">
<title>E Timor hit by dollar woes</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7525184.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Why the weak dollar is hitting East Timor's poor hard]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/sports/olympics/07nationalism.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>China&#x2019;s Leaders Are Resilient in Face of Change</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/sports/olympics/07nationalism.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[An upsurge in Chinese patriotism around the Olympics has bolstered the party against international criticism.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/us/07afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>500: Deadly U.S. Milestone in Afghan War</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/us/07afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[With U.S. troops at record levels and the violent threat from the Taliban expanding, the conflict in Afghanistan is roaring back into public view.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/world/asia/07k2.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Tragic Toll After Chaos on Mountain</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/world/asia/07k2.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Eleven people died this week on K2, known as the world’s hardest and most dangerous mountain for climbers.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/sports/olympics/07prexy.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Bush to Urge China to Improve Human Rights</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/sports/olympics/07prexy.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[On the eve of his arrival for the opening of the Olympics, President Bush raised “deep concerns” about China.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/washington/07bikini.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Back to Court, Decades After Atomic Tests</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/washington/07bikini.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Residents of the Bikini Atoll are seeking the remainder of a $563 million settlement reached in 2001.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/sports/olympics/07hong.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Tropical Storm Forces Closures in Hong Kong</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/sports/olympics/07hong.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Businesses, government offices, financial markets and schools were closed Wednesday in Hong Kong and Macau with the approach of a severe tropical storm.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/arts/design/13build.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Architecture: In Changing Face of Beijing, a Look at the New China</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/arts/design/13build.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The aura of China’s new architecture has as much to do with intellectual ferment as economic clout.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/world/asia/13mongolia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>A Boy Jockey&#x2019;s Last Ride in Mongolia</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/world/asia/13mongolia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Munkherdene, 13, is among a growing number of urban, affluent Mongolians trying to rediscover their nomadic roots by hitting the summer horse-racing circuit.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/world/asia/24pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Leadership Void Seen in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/world/asia/24pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Confusion over the lack of leadership is allowing militants to consolidate their sanctuaries along the border area of the country.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/world/asia/09gated.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Inside Gate, India&#x2019;s Good Life; Outside, the Servants&#x2019; Slums</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/world/asia/09gated.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Many members of India’s upper middle class have moved to gated communities, with servants who live in nearby slums.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/world/asia/07briefs-MUSHARRAFDEL_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Musharraf Delays China Visit</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/world/asia/07briefs-MUSHARRAFDEL_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[President Pervez Musharraf delayed a visit to China for a day, the Foreign Ministry said, as opponents in the coalition government consulted over his possible impeachment.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/world/asia/07briefs-JAPANTOPROTE_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: China: Japan to Protest Detentions</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/world/asia/07briefs-JAPANTOPROTE_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Japanese government that it would lodge a strong protest over the detention and beating of two Japanese journalists by security forces in the Chinese town of Kashgar on Monday.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06kashgar.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Town in China Returns to Normal a Day After a Bold Attack</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06kashgar.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[China said the men who ambushed a military police unit belong to a movement that it considers as a terrorist group.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/sports/olympics/06beijing.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Beijing Journal: Worrying About Traffic, Not Who Wins the Gold</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/sports/olympics/06beijing.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Traffic restrictions, heightened security measures, and the closure of some nightclubs have some foreign residents and the media grumbling about the “no-fun Olympics.”    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06myanmar.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Exiles Try to Rekindle Hopes for Change in Myanmar</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06myanmar.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, a small group of activist exiles are scheduled to meet with President Bush to engage his support for democracy in Myanmar.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06korea.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>In South Korea, Mixed Reaction to Bush</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06korea.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[President Bush’s visit sharpened a political divide in Seoul, where middle-aged Christians and veterans waved U.S. flags, while young South Koreans battled riot police.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/sports/olympics/06cheek.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>China Revokes Joey Cheek&#x2019;s Visa</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/sports/olympics/06cheek.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese embassy revoked the visa of the former Olympic speedskater and the founder of the group Team Darfur, a day before he was scheduled to fly to Beijing.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/sports/olympics/06masks.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>U.S. Cyclists Are Masked, and Criticism Is Not</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/sports/olympics/06masks.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The cyclists were the first athletes to be seen wearing masks or doing anything proactive to combat the effects of pollution.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06storm.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Tropical Storm Forces Closures in Hong Kong</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06storm.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The approach of severe tropical storm Kammuri affected businesses, government offices, financial markets and schools.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06briefs-USRENTALISRA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: Kyrgyzstan: U.S. Rental Is Raided</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06briefs-USRENTALISRA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Police officers in Kyrgyzstan raided an apartment rented by United States officials and seized 6 machine guns, 25 assault rifles and dozens of smaller firearms.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06briefs-THREATFROMTH_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Threat From the Taliban</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/world/asia/06briefs-THREATFROMTH_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban warned the government on Tuesday to end a military crackdown against insurgents in the Swat Valley or face suicide bombings.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/sports/olympics/05diplomacy.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Getting in Shape for Games, China Strengthens Ties With Neighbors</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/sports/olympics/05diplomacy.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Improved relations with Taiwan and Japan have helped showcase China’s frequent claims to be a new kind of global power that intends to rise on the world stage.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/business/worldbusiness/05yuan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Booming China Suddenly Worries That a Slowdown Is Taking Hold</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/business/worldbusiness/05yuan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Growth in China is expected to slip a couple of percentage points below the double digit threshold over the coming year, relieving inflationary pressure but undermining global growth.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/world/asia/05detain.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Pakistani Suspected of Qaeda Ties Is Held</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/world/asia/05detain.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A scientist was charged Monday with trying to kill American soldiers and F.B.I. agents in a police station in Afghanistan last month.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/sports/olympics/05storm.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Hong Kong Warns of Strong Storm Ahead of Games</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/sports/olympics/05storm.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong’s meteorological agency issued an early warning of a strong storm arriving in the days before the Olympic equestrian events start.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/world/asia/05india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Death Toll Rises to 148 After Indian Stampede</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/world/asia/05india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The pilgrims were trampled to death on a hillside Sunday morning after rumors of a landslide sparked panic, local officials said.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/science/05obsrice.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Observatory: In Flooded Paddies, Rice With High Arsenic</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/science/05obsrice.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A different method for farming rice in Bangladesh could lower the levels of harmful arsenic in the crop, a new study suggests.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-China-Earthquake.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Strong Quake Hits Western China; 1 Killed</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-China-Earthquake.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A strong aftershock struck Sichuan Province, where a May earthquake killed almost 70,000 people, hours after the Olympic torch relay passed through the area.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/health/research/05glob.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Global Update: Ethics of Studies in Poor Countries Lead to Call for New Regulations</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/health/research/05glob.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Two researchers from the University of North Carolina are calling for new ways to regulate health surveys.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/arts/05arts-SALEOFGRANDT_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Arts, Briefly: Sale of Grand Theft Is Halted in Thailand</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/arts/05arts-SALEOFGRANDT_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sales of the video game were halted in Thailand after a teenager said he had killed a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the game, The Times of London reported.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/world/asia/05briefs-3KILLEDINCLA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: Kashmir: 3 Killed in Clashes Over Land for Shrine</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/world/asia/05briefs-3KILLEDINCLA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Protests erupted Monday in Indian-controlled Kashmir, as crowds in separate cities clashed again with the police over a plan to transfer state land to a Hindu shrine.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/sports/olympics/04china.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>China Orders Highest Alert for Olympics</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/sports/olympics/04china.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese officials have thrown an almost smothering blanket of security across Beijing in preparation for the start of the Olympic Games on Friday.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/world/asia/04malaysia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Kuala Lumpur Journal: Political Sex Scandals Rock Modest Malaysia</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/world/asia/04malaysia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sex and politics have collided in Malaysia before but wider use of the Internet has helped disseminate the kind of informations and rumors that used to be filtered out.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/sports/olympics/04vecsey.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Sports of The Times: China&#x2019;s Moment: Referendum on a Nation</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/sports/olympics/04vecsey.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Beijing Olympics carry significance beyond the fields of play. They are being heralded as a referendum on a nation.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/world/asia/04qantas.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Australians to Investigate Qantas Safety</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/world/asia/04qantas.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority said Sunday that it would investigate safety standards at Qantas Airways after recent episodes involving the carrier’s fleet.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/world/asia/04korea.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>North Threatens to Expel South Koreans</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/world/asia/04korea.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The threat escalated a standoff over the shooting death of a South Korean woman visiting a resort in the North.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/world/asia/04taliban.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Ragtag Taliban Show Tenacity in Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/world/asia/04taliban.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The mounting toll inflicted by insurgents has refocused the attention of America’s military commanders.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>As the Fighting Swells in Afghanistan, So Does a Refugee Camp in Its Capital</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The growing numbers reaching Kabul are a sign of the deepening of the conflict between NATO and American forces and the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/world/asia/03korea.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>South Korea Says U.S. Killed Hundreds of Civilians</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/world/asia/03korea.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[South Koreans are drawing attention to a story of carnage not mentioned in the official histories or textbooks.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/world/asia/03japan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>U.S. Sub May Have Leaked Radiation While in Japan</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/world/asia/03japan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[An American nuclear-powered submarine may have leaked a small amount of radiation as it stopped by Japan in the spring, the Japanese government said Saturday.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/olympics/03longman.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>The World: Why China Has the Torch</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/olympics/03longman.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Organizers wanted to keep the Olympics relevant. But relevance can be a risky business.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/world/asia/03pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Bomb Kills 6 Pakistani Police Officers</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/world/asia/03pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[An explosion at a bridge killed at least six police officers in a valley where Pakistani security forces are battling Islamic militants, the police said Saturday.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/arts/television/04rest.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Television Review | &#x27;The Largest Chinese Restaurant in the World&#x27;: 700 Orders of Moo Goo Gai Pan? Sure. Is That to Go?</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/arts/television/04rest.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[This odd little mini-series profiles a restaurant in Hunan Province that seats 5,000 guests, employs more than 300 chefs and goes through 700 chickens and 200 snakes in a week.    

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<item rdf:about="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/358152510/la-sp-protest7-2008aug07,0,3109169.story">
<title>

        Human rights issues take center stage as Olympics near</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/358152510/la-sp-protest7-2008aug07,0,3109169.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[China is pressured by athletes, spectators and the U.S. to improve its record on Darfur and Tibet.
                        
                    
                    
                        On the cusp of the Summer Olympics, human rights moved to the spotlight  Wednesday as critics attacked China for banning Darfur activists, President Bush expressed "deep concerns" about the government's harsh policies and U.S. Olympians selected a former Sudanese refugee to carry the Stars and Stripes in Friday's opening  ceremony.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/357643625/la-fg-chinaquake7-2008aug07,0,2465272.story">
<title>

        Report: Aftershock killed 3 in China disaster zone</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/357643625/la-fg-chinaquake7-2008aug07,0,2465272.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The toll from a powerful aftershock in a central Chinese region devastated by an earlier disaster has risen to three, and more than 3,200 houses have been destroyed, a state-run news agency reported today.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/358152512/la-fg-snoop7-2008aug07,0,7051631.story">
<title>

        Beijing Olympics visitors to come under widespread surveillance</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/358152512/la-fg-snoop7-2008aug07,0,7051631.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The government has installed about 300,000 cameras in Beijing and set up a network to spy on its citizens and foreigners.
                        
                    
                    
                        The blocking of human rights websites in China leading up to the Olympics is part of an information control and surveillance network awaiting visitors that will include monitoring devices in hotels and taxis and snoops almost everywhere.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/358152514/la-sp-olydwyre7-2008aug07,0,5041917.column">
<title>

        The Olympics: Pro or con?</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/358152514/la-sp-olydwyre7-2008aug07,0,5041917.column</link>
<description><![CDATA[Amateurism was a myth even before the Dream Team, but China's Games may be something entirely different.
                        
                    
                    
                        BEIJING -- It started at Barcelona in 1992. The grumble was almost perceptible. Part of the world that cared about the Olympics embraced the concept of the Dream Team. Another part smelled a sellout.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/358152516/la-fg-sticky7-2008aug07,0,2046759.story">
<title>

        Beijing Olympics organizers play host to political games too</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/358152516/la-fg-sticky7-2008aug07,0,2046759.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Where to put Taiwan, North Korea and South Korea in the opening march? Will Arab athletes face Israeli ones? Some solutions are easier than others.
                        
                    
                    
                        Every four years, the Summer Olympics give the world not only a display of human athletic achievement but also a chance to assess the ebbs and flows of the globe's most intractable diplomatic problems.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/358152519/la-fg-briefs7-2008aug07,0,5866223.story">
<title>

        World Briefing</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/358152519/la-fg-briefs7-2008aug07,0,5866223.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Venezuela: Hundreds protest Chavez decrees / Middle East: Israel to free 150 Palestinians / Russia: Solzhenitsyn is buried / Afghanistan: Marine dies in blast / Malaysia: Ibrahim charged with sodomy
                        
                    
                    Hundreds protest new decrees]]></description>
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<title>

        Google offers free music legally in China</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/358152521/la-fi-techblog7-2008aug07,0,762476.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Google's Music Onebox challenges Baidu.com, China's top search engine.
                        
                    
                    
                        In China, Baidu is the powerhouse, the "it" girl, the search engine to beat. It's a treasure trove of music, most of it illegal.]]></description>
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        Human rights groups critical of China are attacked on Web</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Viruses and malicious software have been traced to China.
                        
                    
                    
                        The bane of many human rights groups these days is a growing number of computer viruses, data-stealing Trojan horses and other malicious software being routed from China.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/357160674/la-fg-cleanup6-2008aug06,0,266929.story">
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        Chinese hope pre-Games environmental cleanup is a fresh start</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/357160674/la-fg-cleanup6-2008aug06,0,266929.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[But along with excitement over having clean air comes anxiety over possible job losses brought on by pollution restrictions.
                        
                    
                    
                        Su Aimin spat on the ground,  and admired the result.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/357160676/la-fi-olyecon6-2008aug06,0,1170649.story">
<title>

        Olympic spending unlikely to be a drag on China</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/357160676/la-fi-olyecon6-2008aug06,0,1170649.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Analysts note that Beijing represents a tiny slice of the economy. How the country reacts to protests, however, could affect foreign investment.
                        
                    
                    
                        The annals of Olympic venues are rife with financial horror stories. All but one of the last 11 host nations had an economic hangover of sorts after the Summer Games ended, according to investment bank Morgan Stanley.]]></description>
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<title>Afghan lawyers group major stride for young democracy, says UN agency</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has welcomed the newly-established Afghan Independent Bar Association, which it called an important step in promoting justice and due process in the fledgling democracy.]]></description>
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<title>Nepal: UN agency says 2.5 million in need of immediate food aid</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Around 2.5 million people in rural Nepal are in immediate need of food assistance and an additional 3.9 million are at risk of becoming food insecure because of rising prices, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said in a report released today.]]></description>
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<title>Women&#x27;s empowerment key to achieving development targets, UN forum told</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Women's empowerment is critical for countries in Asia and the Pacific to advance towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS, all by 2015, according to participants at a United Nations forum held in the Thai capital.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27613&#x26;Cr=Climate&#x26;Cr1=">
<title>New UN-backed report suggests how to boost cities&#x27; resiliency to climate change</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With eight of the world's 10 most populous cities situated near rivers or seas and already being exposed to such hazards as flooding, earthquakes and typhoons, a United Nations-backed report released today offers suggestions on how to enhance resiliency to threats emanating from climate change.]]></description>
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<title>Marking Hiroshima anniversary, Ban sees hope for nuclear-free future</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Commemorating the 63rd anniversary of the first-ever atomic bomb attack, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed optimism for a world free of nuclear weapons.]]></description>
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<title>Top UN relief official draws lessons from Myanmar cyclone aid effort</title>
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<description><![CDATA[All nations need outside help when faced by a major natural disaster, according to the United Nations' top humanitarian official, commenting today on the relief operations following Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27584&#x26;Cr=Child+health&#x26;Cr1=">
<title>Growing rich-poor divide threatens child health in Asia-Pacific, finds UN report</title>
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<description><![CDATA[While child survival in Asia and the Pacific - where half of the world's children live - has improved considerably, deepening economic disparities have meant that the region's poor are often unable to access proper health care, according to a new report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27585&#x26;Cr=Myanmar&#x26;Cr1=">
<title>Aid delivery in Myanmar still a challenge, UN says</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27585&#x26;Cr=Myanmar&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Three months after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, delivery of sufficient relief and early recovery assistance remains a challenge, particularly in hard-to-reach areas of the affected Ayeyarwady Delta, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).]]></description>
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<title>UN agency to stage Pavarotti memorial concert to raise funds for refugees</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it will hold a memorial concert and ceremony in honour of the late Italian tenor and United Nations Messenger of Peace Luciano Pavarotti to raise funds for UN projects supporting refugees in Afghanistan.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27570&#x26;Cr=Olympics&#x26;Cr1=">
<title>Head of UN environment agency to attend opening of Olympic Games</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Achim Steiner, is to attend the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics on 8 August as part of the agency's continuing support for the greening of the games, it was announced today.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/07/america/07afghan.php">
<title>500: Deadly U.S. milestone in Afghan war</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/07/america/07afghan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[With U.S. troops at record levels and the violent threat from the Taliban expanding, the conflict in Afghanistan is roaring back into public view.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/china.php">
<title>China&#x27;s leaders are resilient in face of change</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/china.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The short-term byproduct of the Olympics has been an upsurge in Chinese patriotism that has bolstered the Communist Party against international criticism.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/07/asia/AS-Bush-Asia.php">
<title>Bush says US firmly opposed to China&#x27;s repression</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/07/asia/AS-Bush-Asia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[With all eyes on Beijing, U.S. President George W. Bush bluntly told China on Thursday that America is strongly opposed to the way the communist government represses its people, a rebuke delivered from the heart of Asia on the cusp of the Olympic Games.]]></description>
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<title>Remarks by President George W. Bush in Bangkok, Thailand</title>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/07/asia/OUKWD-UK-MALAYSIA-ANWAR.php">
<title>Malaysia&#x27;s Anwar bailed in sodomy case</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/07/asia/OUKWD-UK-MALAYSIA-ANWAR.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was given bail after he was charged with sodomy on Thursday, a move that allow him to contest an August 26 by-election.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/malaysia.php">
<title>Malaysia&#x27;s Anwar to face sodomy charge in court</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/malaysia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Malaysian authorities have summoned the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to court, complicating his bid to return to Parliament in a by-election less than three weeks away.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/07/asia/OUKWD-UK-PAKISTAN-VIOLENCE.php">
<title>Twenty-five militants killed in Pakistan clashes</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/07/asia/OUKWD-UK-PAKISTAN-VIOLENCE.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[At least 25 pro-Taliban militants and two Pakistani soldiers were killed in fierce clashes in a tribal region along the Afghan border, government officials said on Thursday.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/07/asia/OUKWD-UK-AUSTRALIA-CRIME.php">
<title>Australia police reopen 7,000 cases after DNA error</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/07/asia/OUKWD-UK-AUSTRALIA-CRIME.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Australian police will re-examine 7,000 crimes solved through DNA evidence after a mistake forced detectives to free a suspect wrongly accused of murder.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/07/asia/07k2.php">
<title>Tragic toll after chaos on mountain</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/07/asia/07k2.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Eleven people died this week on K2, known as the world's hardest and most dangerous mountain for climbers.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/north.php">
<title>Couple reunited in North Korea after 47 years</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/north.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Renate Hong, a 71-year-old German grandmother, was separated from her husband in 1961, when North Korea recalled all 350 of its students who were in East Germany.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/06kashgar.php">
<title>Town in China returns to normal a day after attack kills 16</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/06kashgar.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[China portrayed the ambush of a military police unit as an act of terrorism and said the culprits were members of a group they contend has links to Al Qaeda.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/05/asia/beijing.php">
<title>Not all in Beijing are Olympic enthusiasts</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/05/asia/beijing.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Amid all the official hoopla of the Beijing Olympics, some citizens are grumbling about the disruption of their lives.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/07/america/07afghan.php">
<title>500: Deadly U.S. milestone in Afghan war</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/07/america/07afghan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[With U.S. troops at record levels and the violent threat from the Taliban expanding, the conflict in Afghanistan is roaring back into public view.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/china.php">
<title>China&#x27;s leaders are resilient in face of change</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/china.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The short-term byproduct of the Olympics has been an upsurge in Chinese patriotism that has bolstered the Communist Party against international criticism.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/07/asia/AS-Bush-Asia.php">
<title>Bush says US firmly opposed to China&#x27;s repression</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With all eyes on Beijing, U.S. President George W. Bush bluntly told China on Thursday that America is strongly opposed to the way the communist government represses its people, a rebuke delivered from the heart of Asia on the cusp of the Olympic Games.]]></description>
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<title>Remarks by President George W. Bush in Bangkok, Thailand</title>
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<title>Malaysia&#x27;s Anwar bailed in sodomy case</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/08/07/asia/OUKWD-UK-MALAYSIA-ANWAR.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was given bail after he was charged with sodomy on Thursday, a move that allow him to contest an August 26 by-election.]]></description>
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<title>Malaysia&#x27;s Anwar to face sodomy charge in court</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/malaysia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Malaysian authorities have summoned the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to court, complicating his bid to return to Parliament in a by-election less than three weeks away.]]></description>
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<title>Twenty-five militants killed in Pakistan clashes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[At least 25 pro-Taliban militants and two Pakistani soldiers were killed in fierce clashes in a tribal region along the Afghan border, government officials said on Thursday.]]></description>
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<title>Australia police reopen 7,000 cases after DNA error</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Australian police will re-examine 7,000 crimes solved through DNA evidence after a mistake forced detectives to free a suspect wrongly accused of murder.]]></description>
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<title>Tragic toll after chaos on mountain</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Eleven people died this week on K2, known as the world's hardest and most dangerous mountain for climbers.]]></description>
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<title>Couple reunited in North Korea after 47 years</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Renate Hong, a 71-year-old German grandmother, was separated from her husband in 1961, when North Korea recalled all 350 of its students who were in East Germany.]]></description>
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<title>Town in China returns to normal a day after attack kills 16</title>
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<description><![CDATA[China portrayed the ambush of a military police unit as an act of terrorism and said the culprits were members of a group they contend has links to Al Qaeda.]]></description>
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<title>Not all in Beijing are Olympic enthusiasts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Amid all the official hoopla of the Beijing Olympics, some citizens are grumbling about the disruption of their lives.]]></description>
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<title>Bush faults China over rights and detentions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The White House on Wednesday released critical remarks about China, which are in a speech President George W. Bush is to give in Bangkok on Thursday before he heads to Beijing.]]></description>
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<title>Malaysia&#x27;s Anwar to face sodomy charge in court</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/malaysia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Malaysian authorities have summoned the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to court, complicating his bid to return to Parliament in a by-election less than three weeks away.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/asia/myanmar.php">
<title>Exiles to ask Bush to engage Myanmar&#x27;s generals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Twenty years after a brutal crackdown by the Burmese military, a small group of activist exiles is scheduled to meet Thursday with President George W. Bush in Bangkok, where they will ask him to ease up on sanctions and start to engage the hard-line generals in Myanmar.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/business/hong.php">
<title>Severe tropical storm shuts down Hong Kong for a day</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/business/hong.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries from the storm, although government-owned Radio Television Hong Kong reported that scaffolding had been blown off buildings and trees had been uprooted.]]></description>
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<title>In South Korea, mixed reaction to Bush</title>
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<description><![CDATA[President George W. Bush's visit sharpened a political divide in Seoul, where middle-aged Christians and veterans waved U.S. flags, while young South Koreans battled riot police.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/05/asia/diplo.php">
<title>China eases tensions with Japan and Taiwan</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/05/asia/diplo.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Improved relations with Japan and Taiwan have reduced the chances of a disruption of China's turn as an Olympic host, and helped showcase China's claims to be a new kind of global power.]]></description>
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<title>Taliban threaten to increase suicide attacks in Pakistan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Pakistani authorities say that more than 60 girls schools have been set on fire in recent weeks and that security forces have been attacked. A Taliban spokesman said Tuesday that if the Pakistani government does not end a military crackdown against insurgents, it should expect an increase in suicide attacks.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/05/asia/dogs.php">
<title>Korean dog-cloning laboratories are fierce commercial rivals</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/05/asia/dogs.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[An international dispute has broken out over who controls the lucrative right to bring back a deceased pet beagle or duplicate a dalmatian]]></description>
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<title>Death toll in climbing accident on K2 rises to 11</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/04/asia/K-2.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[At least 11 climbers died on K2, the world's second-highest mountain, after an avalanche struck them at a height of about 8,200 meters.]]></description>
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