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<description><![CDATA[Three ruling party lawmakers indicate they could challenge front-runner Taro Aso to replace Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[The father of "Pumpkin", a little girl found abandoned in Australia, pleads not guilty to killing his wife at an Auckland court.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Officials in the US express doubt over reports claiming that North Korea is reassembling its nuclear facilities.]]></description>
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<title>Drugs scandal hits sumo wrestlers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Japan's ancient sport is shaken after two wrestlers test positive for marijuana and another is arrested. ]]></description>
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<title>Philippines to scrap peace panel</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Philippine government scraps a panel holding peace talks with southern Muslim separatists, in the wake of deadly fighting.]]></description>
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<title>China to let groups tour N Korea</title>
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<description><![CDATA[China names North Korea as an official tour destination, allowing groups of Chinese tourists to visit the reclusive neighbouring state.]]></description>
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<title>Beijing air measures &#x27;must stay&#x27;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Beijing residents say they want measures aimed at cutting pollution during the Olympics to remain in place.]]></description>
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<title>Elephant beats heroin addiction after stint in rehab</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Elephant beats heroin addiction after stint in rehab]]></description>
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<title>Didgeridon&#x27;t: Aborigines outraged over instrument book for girls</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Aboriginal leaders in Australia call for a book teaching girls how to play the didgeridoo, viewed as a male instrument, to be pulped. ]]></description>
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<title>Arab group may buy Man City from ex Thai PM Thaksin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Manchester City are in talks with a Middle East group which wants to buy the club from former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra.]]></description>
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<title>Rugby U: S Africa thrash Aussies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[South Africa thump Australia 53-8 in Johannesburg to dent the Wallabies Tri-Nations hopes.]]></description>
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<title>Cricket: Symonds thrown off tour</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds is sent home from the one-day team after missing a team meeting to go fishing.]]></description>
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<title>Grisly find</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Finding a suspected lost WWII airman deep in the jungle]]></description>
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<title>Hanoi protests</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7593251.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Church-state land row gathers pace in Vietnam's capital]]></description>
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<title>Japan deadlock</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7593013.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Prime minister quits, and policy vacuum could result]]></description>
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<title>Living in drought</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7584592.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Stories from a parched Australian landscape]]></description>
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<title>Nick Bryant&#x27;s blog</title>
<link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/nickbryant/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Are women still struggling to get ahead in Australia?]]></description>
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<title>In pictures</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/7149890.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Muslims around the world prepare for the fasting month ]]></description>
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<title>Bangkok under state of emergency</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Thailand's prime minister imposes a state of emergency in the capital, after at least one person dies in anti-government protests.]]></description>
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<title>Taleban suspects held in dog pen</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Australia's government confirms that its forces in Afghanistan detained Taleban suspects in an empty dog pen.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7593176.stm">
<title>Japan&#x27;s Aso &#x27;ready for PM role&#x27;</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7593176.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Taro Aso emerges as the early front-runner to replace Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda, following his shock resignation.]]></description>
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<title>Pelosi visits Hiroshima memorial</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7593298.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi becomes the highest-ranking US official to pay respects to victims of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7591538.stm">
<title>Death for Shanghai police killer</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7591538.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[A young man who killed six police officers in a frenzied knife attack in Shanghai has been sentenced to death, state media say.]]></description>
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<title>South Korea in talks with Lehman</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7593205.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[South Korea confirms speculation that it is interested in  troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers.]]></description>
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<title>Australia lowers interest rates</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7593189.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Australia's central bank cuts interest rates for the first time in seven years as its economy slows]]></description>
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<title>China sets sights on rail record</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7591608.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[China plans to produce the world's fastest bullet train for a new rail link between Beijing and Shanghai.]]></description>
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<title>Thais speak out on protests</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7585582.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Anti-government protests divide Thailand's capital]]></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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<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/7584369.stm">
<title>Deep divisions behind Thai crisis</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7584369.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[The BBC's Jonathan Head looks at what is behind Thailand's political crisis - and why ending it could be very hard. ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7538009.stm">
<title>Big changes in N Korea economy</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7538009.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Amid economic crisis and the breakdown of some social controls, elements of market capitalism are emerging in North Korea, reports the BBC's Becky Branford.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7556902.stm">
<title>No leads on Thai disappearance</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7556902.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mystery of Thai island backpacker's disappearance ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7580131.stm">
<title>China delighted with Olympics</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7580131.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[China feels 2008 Games will leave positive legacy]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04christians.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Violence in India Is Fueled by Religious and Economic Divide</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04christians.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Recent anti-Christian attacks in Orissa, a remote and destitute state in eastern India that has long suffered from government neglect, were among the worst in decades.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04attack.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>American Forces Attack Militants on Pakistani Soil</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04attack.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Coalition forces opened fire in a village near the Afghan border, killing seven people, the Pakistani military said.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Pakistan&#x2019;s Prime Minister Unhurt After Shooting</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shots were fired at Yousaf Raza Gilani’s motorcade, but the prime minister was not in the procession.    

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<title>Thai Leader Appears Isolated as Protests Continue</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04thailand.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Thousands of protesters kept Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej from entering his office for the eighth day and the army declined to enforce his emergency decree.    

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<title>U.S. Doubts Reports of Work on North Korea Nuclear Site</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04korea.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. cast doubt on the seriousness of North Koreas’s reported efforts to reassemble its main nuclear complex.    

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<title>Indian Carmaker Says Local Politics Stopped Factory</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04tata.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Tato Group said its plans to manufacture the world’s least expensive care were halted when it was caught in the middle of a political dispute in West Bengal State.    

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<title>Desolate Dots in the Sea Stir Deep Emotions as South Korea Resists a Japanese Claim</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/world/asia/31islands.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A dispute over a cluster of nearly uninhabitable islets and outcroppings administered by South Korea but claimed by Japan has intensified in recent years.    

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<title>Crusader Sees Wealth as Cure for Caste Bias</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30caste.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chandra Bhan Prasad’s argues that India’s economic liberalization is about to destroy the caste system.    

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<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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<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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<title>World Briefing | United Nations: U.S. Ambassador Discusses Pakistan Contacts</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04briefs-USAMBASSADOR_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, gave a fuller account on Wednesday of his contacts with Asif Ali Zardari, a potential president of Pakistan .    

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<title>Thai Leader Faces Challenge in Streets and Courts</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03thailand.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite a state of emergency, protesters seeking the prime minister’s resignation remained near his compound.    

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<title>Protests Halt India&#x2019;s Plant for Cheapest Car</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03tata.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Tata Motors said that violent political protests over land had compelled it to stop building a plant in eastern India where it was to manufacture its much-awaited Nano model.    

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<title>U.S. Airstrike Inquiry at Odds With Reports of More Afghan Deaths</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[An investigation found five to seven civilian deaths in an airstrike that U.N. and Afghan officials said killed 90.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03birla.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>K. K. Birla, a Leader of Indian Business, Dies at 89</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mr. Birla established one of India’s biggest business conglomerates, with interests in industries like sugar, fertilizers, chemicals, heavy engineering, and many others.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03china.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Uighurs on Both Sides of Conflict in China</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03china.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The slaying of two police officers suggests that some of the violence in Xinjiang could be aimed at Uighurs seen by other Uighurs as collaborators with the ethnic Han Chinese.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03japan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>In Japan, a Leadership Vacuum</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With the resignation of two prime ministers, Japan looks increasingly incapable of producing strong leadership despite facing a host of pressing issues.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Pakistan Begins Inquiry Into Deaths of 5 Women</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Reports that five women were buried alive in so-called honor killings in the southwestern Baluchistan Province have set off countrywide protests.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/asia/02afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>NATO Forces and Afghans Kill Children in 2 Attacks</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/asia/02afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The accidental killings further undermine President Hamid Karzai, who has been weakened in recent weeks over the killing of dozens of civilians that have been blamed on foreign troops.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/asia/02india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Half a Million Are Stranded by India Flood</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/asia/02india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Authorities have warned that many victims have gone days without food and that drinkable water is running out in overcrowded camps for the displaced, a week after floods struck northern India.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/asia/02thaksin.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Ex-Premier of Thailand Sells Team in Britain</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/asia/02thaksin.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Thai prime minister, has agreed to sell the Manchester City soccer club, a sign that the fugitive Mr. Thaksin, whose assets Thai authorities have frozen, may need cash.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/arts/design/02arts-ITALIANSCRIT_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Arts, Briefly: Italians Critical of Chinese Gift</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/arts/design/02arts-ITALIANSCRIT_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A cultural exchange has turned into an awkward debate over aesthetics in Italy and China.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/asia/02briefs-MURDERSOFBRI_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Murders of Brides Investigated</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/world/asia/02briefs-MURDERSOFBRI_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The authorities began an investigation Monday into the killing of five women in Baluchistan Province who tried to choose their own husbands.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Cease-Fire by Pakistan in Attacks on Militants</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[An end to air assaults by the Pakistani military has raised concerns about progress in a tribal region where Al Qaeda and Taliban forces have forged ties.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01thai.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Thai Government Backers Take to Streets</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01thai.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The action was intended to counter protesters who have been demonstrating against the government for a week.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01china.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Toll in China Quake Is Worse Than Feared</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01china.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Sichuan Province Saturday destroyed more than 100,000 homes and caused at least 28 deaths, China’s state-run media reported.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01phils.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Terrorism Suspect Is Returned to Philippines</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01phils.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ruben Pestano Lavilla Jr., a leader and founder of the Islamic extremist group involved in the 2004 bombing of a passenger ship in the Philippines, was taken into custody there.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01australia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Doctor Accused in Plot Is Cleared</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An Indian-born doctor arrested in Australia in July 2007 and accused of aiding in bungled bombings in central London and the Glasgow airport has been cleared of any wrongdoing.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/nyregion/01translator.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>A Kind of Courage That&#x2019;s Hard to Translate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wounded in a bomb attack, a military translator from Queens is focused on returning to the battlefield.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Millions Are Displaced by Floods in India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[More than 2.1 million people and over 394 square miles have been affected by the flooding, according to the government.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Joint Inquiry on Deaths of Afghans Is Proposed</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The American commander of the NATO force in Afghanistan offered to conduct a joint investigation on the loss of civilian life in the airstrikes from last week.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30thai.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Thai Protest of Premier Stops Trains and Planes</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30thai.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Protesters in Thailand ratcheted up their campaign to oust the government, stopping trains and blocking provincial airports, as well as waging an attack on police headquarters.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/sports/olympics/30china.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>No Voice Is Too Small for a China Still Nervous About Dissent</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/sports/olympics/30china.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[China’s decision to detain petitioners reflected the extreme irritability to even minor protest actions that gripped the capital during the Olympics.    

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<title>3 Civilians Killed at Checkpoint in Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30afghan-002.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Three civilians were killed in Afghanistan when a group of security forces, including German soldiers, opened fire at a checkpoint, Germany’s Defense Ministry said Friday.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30qantas.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Oxygen Cylinder Cited in Qantas Explosion</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30qantas.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Australian investigators confirmed that an exploding oxygen cylinder blew a hole in the side of a Qantas airliner last month, but they are still unsure about why.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30brief-ADOPTIONABUS_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: Nepal: Adoption Abuses Seen</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30brief-ADOPTIONABUS_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The abduction and sale of children in purported adoptions are rife in Nepal, a United Nations study released on Friday said.    

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<title>World Briefing | Asia: India: Work Stops at Auto Plant</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30brief-WORKSTOPSATA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Work at a factory that would make the Nano, promoted as the world’s cheapest car, stopped Friday after thousands of employees failed to turn up for work after protests by farmers.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Car Bombing of Police Bus Kills 8 in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The bombing followed a pattern of Taliban attacks against government security installations in retaliation for a fierce Pakistani campaign against Islamic militants.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30brief-POLICEKILL6I_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: China: Police Kill 6 in Xinjiang</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30brief-POLICEKILL6I_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese police investigating a spate of attacks this month in the Xinjiang autonomous region killed six suspects and arrested three others, state media reported.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Faiths Clash, Displacing Thousands in East India</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Days of Christian-versus-Hindu retaliatory violence sparked by the killing of a Hindu leader has left at least 3,000 people, most of them Christians, homeless.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29china.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Report Accuses Officials In China of Embezzlement</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29china.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A report from China’s top auditor says that ten central government departments “misused or embezzled” more than $660 million last year.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/middleeast/29iraq.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Iraq Signs Oil Deal With China Worth Up to $3 Billion</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/middleeast/29iraq.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The contract was the first major oil deal the Iraq government has made with a foreign country since 2003.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29briefs-DALAILAMAADM_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: India: Dalai Lama Admitted to Hospital</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29briefs-DALAILAMAADM_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Dalai Lama, 73, has been hospitalized in Mumbai to undergo tests on Friday for “abdominal discomfort,” his spokesman said.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29briefs-120000EVACUA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: India: 120,000 Evacuated From Flooding</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Indian troops helped evacuate more than 120,000 people from monsoon-related flooding in eastern India, officials said Thursday.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29briefs-OFFICERSKILL_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: China: Officers Killed in Uighur Clash</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29briefs-OFFICERSKILL_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese police clashed with members of the Uighur ethnic minority in the far western region of Xinjiang, authorities and an activist said Thursday.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29briefs-Qantas.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: Australia: Cause Cited in Qantas Blast</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29briefs-Qantas.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Air safety investigators say a pressurized oxygen cylinder set off the blast that blew a large hole in the side of a Qantas jet last month, forcing an emergency landing.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28detain.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Military Sending Foreign Fighters to Home Nations</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28detain.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[More than 200 militants captured in Iraq and Afghanistan over two years have been passed to their countries’ intelligence services.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28policy.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>U.S.-Pakistani Brainstorming on Border Violence</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28policy.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The extreme secrecy surrounding talks between the most senior American and Pakistani commanders on Tuesday underscores how gravely the two nations regard the militant threat.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28military.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>U.S. Officials Describe Afghan Airstrike</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28military.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[American military officials sought to refute claims that as many as 90 civilians, most of them children, were killed in airstrikes on a village in western Afghanistan last week.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28zardari.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Switzerland Frees $60 Million in Zardari&#x2019;s Assets</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28zardari.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The accounts of Asif Ali Zardari, who is expected to become Pakistan’s president, had been frozen in 1997 at the request of Pakistani authorities investigating Mr. Zardari for corruption.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28thai.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Protesters Face Police in Thailand</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Thousands of protesters blockaded the prime minister’s office, and their leaders challenged police to arrest them.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>10 Killed And Family Is Captive In Kashmir</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Violence in Indian-controlled Kashmir flared anew as gunmen attacked an Army post, waging a daylong battle and holding a family hostage after they had barricaded themselves into a home.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28elephants.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Indonesia Expands Wildlife Haven</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The government announced it would expand a national park on the island of Sumatra, which hosts endangered elephants and tigers.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28briefs-FATALEXPLOSI_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: China: Fatal Explosions at Plant</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28briefs-FATALEXPLOSI_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The death toll from a series of explosions in southwest China rose to 20 on Wednesday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27kandahar.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Taliban Gain New Foothold in Afghan City</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27kandahar.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A June jailbreak highlighted the Afghan government’s frailty, and the security situation has worsened since.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27thai.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Thai Protesters Enter Prime Minister&#x2019;s Compound</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27thai.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Thousands of anti-government demonstrators besieged government offices in Bangkok and briefly shut down a television station.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27izumo.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Izumo Journal: God&#x2019;s Home Gets Rehab, and Japan Sneaks Peek</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27izumo.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Before renovations began at Izumo Taisha, one of Japan’s oldest and most famous Shinto shrines, it opened to the public for the first time in six decades.    

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<title>N. Korea Threatens to Restore Plutonium Plant</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27korea.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[North Korea said that it had stopped disabling its main nuclear complex and threatened to restore facilities there, accusing the U.S. of not keeping its promise to take the country off a terrorism blacklist.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27herat.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>U.S. Killed 90, Including 60 Children, in Afghan Village, U.N. Finds</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27herat.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A human rights report said that the air strikes last week were the deadliest case of civilian casualties caused by the U.S. in Afghanistan since 2001.    

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<title>Front-Runner in Pakistan Has Been Ill, Report Says</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Asif Ali Zardari, who is favored to win the presidency in elections next week, filed medical records in a London courtroom that stated that he suffered from a range of mental illnesses.    

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<title>Rebel Fighting in Philippines Intensifies</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27manila.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Fighting in the southern Philippines between government troops and Islamic separatists is growing, with the number of the displaced now reaching 300,000.    

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<title>Afghanistan&#x2019;s Opium Harvest Shrinks After Record Crop, U.N. Says</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations said the tide of opium that has engulfed Afghanistan is showing signs of ebbing.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27malaysia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Leader of Opposition Wins Seat in Malaysia</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27malaysia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The country’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim easily defeated his opponent from the country’s ruling coalition, making a return to Parliament after a decade-long absence.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01tajikistan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Tajikistan Hopes Water Will Power Its Ambitions</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01tajikistan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Water is one of the few resources the mountainous Central Asian country possesses in great abundance.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/arts/design/26collect.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Where Tradition Has Ruled, a Home for Contemporary Art</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/arts/design/26collect.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The art that Anupam Poddar and his mother have collected will be exhibited in a new space in what will be, in effect, India’s first contemporary art museum.    

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<title>

        Russian nationalist advocates Eurasian alliance against the U.S.</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383024390/la-fgw-dugin4-2008sep04,0,801571.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Aleksander Dugin, a popular theorist in hard-line circles, advocates an alliance between the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. He says Georgia crisis could be start of a real conflict with U.S.
                        
                    
                    
                        Writer, political activist and father figure for contemporary Russian nationalism, Aleksandr Dugin is the founder of Russia's International Eurasian Movement and a popular theorist among Russia's hard-line elite. He envisions a strategic bloc comprising the former Soviet Union and the Middle East to rival the U.S.-dominated Atlantic alliance. The Times interviewed Dugin this week at his Moscow office, a room draped with flags bearing the slogan "Pax Russica." The following are excerpts.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383024391/la-et-pang4-2008sep04,0,3995559.story">
<title>

        Cage takes a risk in &#x27;Bangkok Dangerous&#x27;</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383024391/la-et-pang4-2008sep04,0,3995559.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Violent Thai-language 'Bangkok' is remade for the U.S.
                        
                    
                    
                        NICOLAS CAGE didn't wind up in Bangkok by accident. As the Oscar-winning actor explains it, there were reasons both personal and professional that compelled him to change gears after the mega-dollar success of the family-friendly action-adventure "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" and travel across the globe in pursuit of a new career iteration. Not least was the impulse to shake up his image by appearing in a foreign-made film.]]></description>
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<title>

        Thailand protesters unmoved by emergency</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383024392/la-fg-thailand4-2008sep04,0,6009957.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[A mass strike fails to materialize but tens of thousands remain at a government compound in Bangkok as they seek Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's resignation.
                        
                    
                    
                        Bangkok shopkeeper Rai Varopaspiman is dead tired. Months ago, she joined anti-government protesters and began camping outside the gates of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's administrative compound, demanding his resignation.]]></description>
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<title>

        Pakistan charges cross-border troop assault left up to 20 dead in village</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383024393/la-fg-pakistan4-2008sep04,0,1015440.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Islamabad says helicopter-borne commandos, most likely Americans, attacked a hamlet just across from Afghanistan. It angrily protests the raid, saying it could inflame tensions in the tribal region.
                        
                    
                    
                        American ground troops carried out a rare raid on Pakistani soil Wednesday, a cross-border attack from Afghanistan that left up to 20 people dead and provoked sharp condemnation from Pakistan's government.]]></description>
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<title>

        Bush extends $1 billion in aid to Georgia</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383024394/la-fg-usgeorgia4-2008sep04,0,2550368.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The package includes humanitarian assistance and help in rebuilding infrastructure. It does not include money for the Caucasus nation's military.
                        
                    
                    
                        Offering new support for Georgia after its losing military clash with Russia last month, President Bush said Wednesday that the United States would provide up to $1 billion in assistance to the beleaguered Caucasus nation.]]></description>
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<title>

        North Korea takes nuclear equipment out of storage</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383024395/la-fg-norkor4-2008sep04,0,6437680.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. officials say it isn't clear how serious an effort the North is making to rebuild what it had dismantled.
                        
                    
                    
                        In a challenge to the Bush administration, North Korea is taking the first steps toward putting back together the nuclear reactor it was dismantling as part of a now-tattered agreement to denuclearize.]]></description>
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<title>

        Coca-Cola offers $2.5 billion for Chinese juice maker</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383024396/la-fi-coke4-2008sep04,0,4856715.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The deal could be the largest ever in China's food and beverage industry.
                        
                    
                    
                        The Coca-Cola Co. moved to expand its operations in the fast-growing Chinese market Wednesday with a $2.5-billion bid for major juice maker China Huiyuan Juice Group.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383024397/la-me-phillips4-2008sep04,0,1268397.story">
<title>

        Mackenzie Phillips hit with felony drug charges</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383024397/la-me-phillips4-2008sep04,0,1268397.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The actress faces two counts of possession stemming from her Aug. 27 arrest at LAX.
                        
                    
                    
                        Prosecutors charged actress Mackenzie Phillips today with felony drug possession in connection with her arrest last week at Los Angeles International Airport.]]></description>
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<title>

        American accused by Russia says he&#x27;s never been to Georgia</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383024399/la-fg-passport4-2008sep04,0,79565.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Russian officials have said Michael Lee White was a U.S. agent involved in the recent fighting between their troops and Georgia. They claim to have found the Army veteran's passport in Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia.]]></description>
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<title>

        Koreatown&#x27;s E-Hwa Jang restaurant salutes Syngman Rhee</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/382087730/la-fo-shrine3-2008sep03,0,932644.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Favorite dishes of South Korea's first president and comfort food are on the menu at this L.A. eatery.
                        
                    
                    
                        Walk into E-Hwa Jang, a restaurant in the heart of Koreatown, and you are transported to another place. It isn't just the old-school menu, the kitschy '70s-style decor or the hostess in colorful traditional dress. The space doubles as a museum-cum-shrine dedicated to Syngman Rhee, South Korea's first president, who held office from 1948 to 1960.]]></description>
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<title>UN envoy briefs General Assembly President on Myanmar visit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[United Nations Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari has briefed the President of the General Assembly on his recent visit to Myanmar, during which he held talks with a range of people on issues such as national reconciliation and how to help the South-East Asian nation tackle its socio-economic challenges.]]></description>
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<title>Nepal: UNICEF working to address needs of women and children flood victims</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is working with its humanitarian partners in Nepal to address some of the specific needs of women and children who have been displaced by the recent floods in the country's east.]]></description>
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<title>UN agency provides technology training for Asia-Pacific officials</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27913&#x26;Cr=escap&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[Asia-Pacific policymakers are undergoing a new information and communication technology (ICT) training workshop run by the United Nations, aimed at using ICTs to achieve social and economic development goals as well as bridging the digital divide.]]></description>
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<title>Sri Lanka: UN officials stress need to help civilians caught up in fighting</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27914&#x26;Cr=sri&#x26;Cr1=lanka</link>
<description><![CDATA[United Nations officials in Sri Lanka have acknowledged the Government's announcement that it will take extra steps to improve the freedom of movement of thousands of civilians affected by recent fierce fighting in the north of the country.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27891&#x26;Cr=telecommunication&#x26;Cr1=">
<title>Asia-Pacific world&#x27;s largest broadband market, but wide gap in access, says UN</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27891&#x26;Cr=telecommunication&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[While some countries in Asia and the Pacific - the world's largest broadband market - have high speed and affordable Internet access, the same cannot be said for most of the region's poorer nations, the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said today.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27903&#x26;Cr=india&#x26;Cr1=nepal">
<title>At least 3 million affected by deadly floods in India and Nepal, UN reports</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27903&#x26;Cr=india&#x26;Cr1=nepal</link>
<description><![CDATA[More than 3 million people have been uprooted and 60 people killed by the worst flooding to hit north-east India in five decades, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today.]]></description>
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<title>DPR Korea: UN plans major food relief programme to help millions in need</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27908&#x26;Cr=dprk&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it is launching a major relief campaign to help more than 6 million people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which is experiencing its worst food crisis in a decade.]]></description>
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<title>UN provides emergency aid to Afghans affected by recent military operations</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27884&#x26;Cr=Afghan&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[A United Nations team has delivered emergency relief assistance to some 900 people in the country&#39s western Herat province who were affected the recent military operations which the world body said resulted in the deaths of numerous civilians, including many children. ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27866&#x26;Cr=UNESCO&#x26;Cr1=culture">
<title>Melbourne books its place in UN cultural network of cities</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27866&#x26;Cr=UNESCO&#x26;Cr1=culture</link>
<description><![CDATA[Melbourne has been declared a City of Literature by the United Nations cultural agency, joining a global network of cities set up to promote their cultural, social and economic development in fields ranging from gastronomy to music to folk art.]]></description>
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<title>Efforts to bridge Afghanistan&#x27;s digital divide gets boost from UN</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27868&#x26;Cr=technology&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[A new agreement between the United Nations and the Afghan Government will help boost efforts to narrow the gap between those in the South Asian nation who benefit from the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and those who do not.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/thai.php">
<title>Prime minister proposes Thai referendum</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/thai.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The prime minister of Thailand has proposed a nationwide referendum to seek a resolution to anti-government demonstrations that have paralyzed his government for the past 10 days.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/04/news/Thailand-Doubting-Democracy.php">
<title>Thai protest leader wants to reduce voters&#x27; power</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/04/news/Thailand-Doubting-Democracy.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sondhi Limthongkul says he is fighting to save Thai democracy from what he calls the corrupt politicians who have abused it to remain in power.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/china.php">
<title>China suggests building defects led to quake deaths</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/china.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A government committee said Thursday that a rush to build schools during China's economic boom might have led to shoddy construction that resulted in the deaths of thousands of students during a devastating earthquake in May.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/pakistan.php">
<title>After U.S. raid, Pakistan says it will defend territorial integrity</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/pakistan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United States, a major source of aid to nuclear-armed Pakistan, has not officially commented on the raid but there is little, if any, doubt it was carried out by U.S. troops.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/04attack.php">
<title>NATO accused of civilian deaths inside Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/04attack.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Coalition forces opened fire in a village near the Afghan border, killing seven people, the Pakistani military said.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/north.php">
<title>North Korea notified U.S. of plans to restore plant</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/north.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[American and South Korean envoys head to China for talks, but they warn against overreacting.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/india.php">
<title>Religious violence in India also has economic undertones</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Recent violence in Orissa, which left at least 16 dead, was among the worst in decades against Christians in this Hindu-dominated nation and appears to have been fueled, at least in part, by discontent at a time when the gap between India's haves and have-nots is growing.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/05korea.php">
<title>North Korea warned of reactor work</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/05korea.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Before hauling disabled parts of its nuclear reactor out of warehouses, North Korea told the United States it planned to reassemble the plant, a South Korean official said.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/04/asia/AS-China-Mine-Accident.php">
<title>23 killed in mine accident in China, state news agency reports</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/04/asia/AS-China-Mine-Accident.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[An official Chinese news agency says 23 people have been killed in a gas explosion in a mine in the northeast of the country.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03kidnap.php">
<title>Pakistani Taliban say they will not kill Chinese and Pakistani hostages</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03kidnap.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Two Chinese telecommunication engineers and a Pakistani driver and guard were kidnapped near the Afghan border on Friday when they were returning to a guest house after repairing a telecommunications tower.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03pstan.php">
<title>Pakistan begins inquiry into deaths of 5 women</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03pstan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Reports that five women were buried alive in so-called honor killings in the remote, tribal area of southwestern Baluchistan Province have set off widespread protests.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03tata.php">
<title>Protests halt Tata plant for world&#x27;s cheapest car</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03tata.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Tata Motors said that violent political protests over land had compelled it to stop building a plant in eastern India where it was to manufacture its much-awaited Nano model.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/business/col04.php">
<title>Carmakers&#x27; frustration a small price to pay in China and India</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/business/col04.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Foreign carmakers chasing a larger share of fast-growing China and India are often hamstrung by patchy policy measures and overt protectionism, but patience is as crucial to success as deep pockets, analysts say.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/03/asia/AS-India-Monsoon-Flooding.php">
<title>Thousands of flood refugees in India settle at camps</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/03/asia/AS-India-Monsoon-Flooding.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Soldiers and aid workers continued to rescue hundreds of thousands of people still stranded after weeks of flooding in northern India, as those safe on dry land settled in at camps that will likely house them for months.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/india.php">
<title>Indian flood victims hunker down in camps</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Those refugees who are safe on dry land began to settle in at camps that will probably house them for months.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03afghan.php">
<title>American inquiry disputes Afghan deaths</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03afghan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[An investigation found five to seven civilian deaths in an airstrike that UN and Afghan officials said killed 90.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/02afghan.php">
<title>NATO forces and Afghans kill children in 2 attacks</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/02afghan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The accidental killings further undermine President Hamid Karzai, who has been weakened in recent weeks over the killing of dozens of civilians that have been blamed on foreign troops.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/thai.php">
<title>Prime minister proposes Thai referendum</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/thai.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The prime minister of Thailand has proposed a nationwide referendum to seek a resolution to anti-government demonstrations that have paralyzed his government for the past 10 days.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/04/news/Thailand-Doubting-Democracy.php">
<title>Thai protest leader wants to reduce voters&#x27; power</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/04/news/Thailand-Doubting-Democracy.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sondhi Limthongkul says he is fighting to save Thai democracy from what he calls the corrupt politicians who have abused it to remain in power.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/china.php">
<title>China suggests building defects led to quake deaths</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/china.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A government committee said Thursday that a rush to build schools during China's economic boom might have led to shoddy construction that resulted in the deaths of thousands of students during a devastating earthquake in May.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/pakistan.php">
<title>After U.S. raid, Pakistan says it will defend territorial integrity</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/pakistan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United States, a major source of aid to nuclear-armed Pakistan, has not officially commented on the raid but there is little, if any, doubt it was carried out by U.S. troops.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/04attack.php">
<title>NATO accused of civilian deaths inside Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/04attack.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Coalition forces opened fire in a village near the Afghan border, killing seven people, the Pakistani military said.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/north.php">
<title>North Korea notified U.S. of plans to restore plant</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/north.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[American and South Korean envoys head to China for talks, but they warn against overreacting.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/india.php">
<title>Religious violence in India also has economic undertones</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Recent violence in Orissa, which left at least 16 dead, was among the worst in decades against Christians in this Hindu-dominated nation and appears to have been fueled, at least in part, by discontent at a time when the gap between India's haves and have-nots is growing.]]></description>
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<title>North Korea warned of reactor work</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/05korea.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Before hauling disabled parts of its nuclear reactor out of warehouses, North Korea told the United States it planned to reassemble the plant, a South Korean official said.]]></description>
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<title>23 killed in mine accident in China, state news agency reports</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/04/asia/AS-China-Mine-Accident.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[An official Chinese news agency says 23 people have been killed in a gas explosion in a mine in the northeast of the country.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03kidnap.php">
<title>Pakistani Taliban say they will not kill Chinese and Pakistani hostages</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03kidnap.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Two Chinese telecommunication engineers and a Pakistani driver and guard were kidnapped near the Afghan border on Friday when they were returning to a guest house after repairing a telecommunications tower.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03pstan.php">
<title>Pakistan begins inquiry into deaths of 5 women</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03pstan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Reports that five women were buried alive in so-called honor killings in the remote, tribal area of southwestern Baluchistan Province have set off widespread protests.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03tata.php">
<title>Protests halt Tata plant for world&#x27;s cheapest car</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03tata.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Tata Motors said that violent political protests over land had compelled it to stop building a plant in eastern India where it was to manufacture its much-awaited Nano model.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/business/col04.php">
<title>Carmakers&#x27; frustration a small price to pay in China and India</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/business/col04.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Foreign carmakers chasing a larger share of fast-growing China and India are often hamstrung by patchy policy measures and overt protectionism, but patience is as crucial to success as deep pockets, analysts say.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/03/asia/AS-India-Monsoon-Flooding.php">
<title>Thousands of flood refugees in India settle at camps</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/03/asia/AS-India-Monsoon-Flooding.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Soldiers and aid workers continued to rescue hundreds of thousands of people still stranded after weeks of flooding in northern India, as those safe on dry land settled in at camps that will likely house them for months.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/india.php">
<title>Indian flood victims hunker down in camps</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Those refugees who are safe on dry land began to settle in at camps that will probably house them for months.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03afghan.php">
<title>American inquiry disputes Afghan deaths</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03afghan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[An investigation found five to seven civilian deaths in an airstrike that UN and Afghan officials said killed 90.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/02afghan.php">
<title>NATO forces and Afghans kill children in 2 attacks</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/02afghan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The accidental killings further undermine President Hamid Karzai, who has been weakened in recent weeks over the killing of dozens of civilians that have been blamed on foreign troops.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/04attack.php">
<title>NATO accused of civilian deaths inside Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/04attack.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Coalition forces opened fire in a village near the Afghan border, killing seven people, the Pakistani military said.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/04pstan.php">
<title>Pakistan&#x27;s prime minister unhurt after shooting</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/04pstan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shots were fired at Yousaf Raza Gilani's motorcade, but the prime minister was not in the procession.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/thai.php">
<title>Options seem to narrow for Thai leader</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/thai.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej was increasingly isolated Wednesday as the army declined to enforce his emergency decree or even to state its support for him.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/attack.php">
<title>NATO stages commando raid inside Pakistan, Islamabad says</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/attack.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Two helicopters carrying NATO forces landed in a Pakistani village in South Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan early Wednesday morning, and the soldiers opened fire on villagers, killing seven people, according to a spokesman for the Pakistani military.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/pstan.php">
<title>Shots hit motorcade of Pakistani prime minister</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/pstan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shots were fired at the motorcade of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani of Pakistan on Wednesday afternoon near the capital, Islamabad, but apparently Gilani was not in the vehicles at the time.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/korea.php">
<title>North Korea rebuilding nuclear facility</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/korea.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The move, a reaction to delayed removal of the country from a list of sponsors of terrorism, had been expected.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/shooting.php">
<title>Shots fired at car of Pakistani prime minister</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/shooting.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[There were no suspects so far in the shooting, which did not harm Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, the authorities said, although immediate suspicion fell on the Taliban.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/pakistan-pmFW03.php">
<title>Prime minister of Pakistan escapes gunfire, officials say</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/pakistan-pmFW03.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Zahid Bashir, press secretary to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, said two bullets struck the prime minister's vehicle on the driver's side near the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03thailand.php">
<title>Thai leader faces challenges in streets and courts</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/asia/03thailand.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bangkok braced for another day of confrontation on Wednesday in the face of a threat of widespread labor strikes.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/india.php">
<title>Chaos in Indian state as floods continue assault</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[In the eastern Indian state of Bihar, desperate flood victims attacked a warehouse and looted food supplies, while in neighboring Bangladesh major rivers rose to danger levels and fresh parts of the country were submerged.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/news/02uighur.php">
<title>Uighur policemen ambushed in possible retribution</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/news/02uighur.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Some of the recent violence in Xinjiang could be aimed at Uighurs as collaborators with the ethnic Han Chinese, who make up the leadership of the Communist Party and govern Xinjiang.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/japan.php">
<title>Little change expected in Japan after Fukuda resignation</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/japan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[But his departure underscores the chronic leadership vacuum plaguing the world's second-largest economy.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/02afghan.php">
<title>NATO forces and Afghans kill children in 2 attacks</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/02/asia/02afghan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The accidental killings further undermine President Hamid Karzai, who has been weakened in recent weeks over the killing of dozens of civilians that have been blamed on foreign troops.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/01thai.php">
<title>Thailand faces wide disruptions from anti-government protests</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/01thai.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Protests broadened with the announcement of an array of job actions that would affect utilities and transportation.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/thai.php">
<title>Thai protests spread to utilities and transportation</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/thai.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Anti-government protests broadened Monday with the announcement of an array of job actions that would affect utilities and transportation.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/lanka.php">
<title>Sri Lanka&#x27;s Tamils live in fear, and resignation, of security forces</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/lanka.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Members of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka say police raids, harassment, arbitrary detentions and even abductions have become routine.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/india.php">
<title>Doctors head to flood-stricken zones in India</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The authorities rushed medical equipment and personnel to flood-devastated northern India on Monday to ward off outbreaks of disease among the hundreds of thousands of victims crowding relief camps.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/quake.php">
<title>Toll from weekend quake in China hits 38</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/quake.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Saturday's quake measured at magnitude 5.7 and struck along the same fault line as the May 12 earthquake that killed nearly 70,000.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/obits.php">
<title>Ahmed Faraz, revolutionary Urdu poet</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/obits.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The revolutionary Pakistani poet Ahmed Faraz, whose name is synonymous in South Asia with modern Urdu poetry, died Aug. 25 in Islamabad. He was 77.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/japan.php">
<title>Japanese prime minister resigns</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/japan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan unexpectedly announced his resignation Monday after less than a year in office, throwing the country into political confusion.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/afghan.php">
<title>Reports of civilian deaths inflame tensions in Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/afghan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Foreign and Afghan forces killed five children in two separate incidents Monday, further inflaming tensions in the country over the killings of civilians by troops from the U.S.-led coalition there.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/pakistan.php">
<title>Pakistan to halt airstrikes for Ramadan</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/pakistan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Three weeks of airstrikes in tribal areas signified the most sustained campaign by the Pakistani military after months of intense pressure by the Bush administration to do more against the insurgents.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/cleanup.php">
<title>Clean skies campaign was a success, Beijing says</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/cleanup.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The massive effort to clear the skies over Beijing for the Summer Olympics paid off, the city's environmental authority said Monday, with the capital seeing its cleanest air in a decade.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/phils.php">
<title>Bomb hits bus terminal in southern Philippines</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/phils.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A homemade bomb exploded at a bus terminal in the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least six people and wounding 26.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/01australia.php">
<title>Doctor accused in plot is cleared</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/01/asia/01australia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[An Indian-born doctor arrested in Australia in July 2007 and accused of aiding in bungled bombings in central London and the Glasgow airport has been cleared of any wrongdoing.]]></description>
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