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<title>Beijing Paralympics get under way</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7599977.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Thousands of athletes, officials and spectators are taking part in the opening ceremony for the Paralympic Games in Beijing.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7599557.stm">
<title>Envoys hold talks on North Korea</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7599557.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Senior officials from the US and China discuss initial moves by North Korea to reverse promised nuclear disarmament.  ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7599715.stm">
<title>Critics dismiss Thai referendum</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7599715.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[A national referendum proposed by the Thai prime minister to end the political deadlock is dismissed as a stalling tactic.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600762.stm">
<title>Protests in two Chinese cities</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600762.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese government reportedly sends thousands of soldiers and police to quell unrest in Hunan province.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7599491.stm">
<title>New governor general in Australia</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7599491.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Quentin Bryce is sworn in as Australia's governor general, the first woman to serve as Queen Elizabeth's representative there.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600603.stm">
<title>Taro Aso announces Japan PM bid</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600603.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Japan's former foreign minister Taro Aso formally announces his bid to succeed Yasuo Fukuda, who resigned as prime minister on Monday.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600374.stm">
<title>Russia tops Japan defence fears</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600374.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Japan says the Russian military is becoming more active in areas close to its territory, in its annual defence white paper. ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7600177.stm">
<title>Malaysia deploys navy to Somalia</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7600177.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Malaysia sends three navy ships to the coast of Somalia to protect merchant vessels from piracy.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7599535.stm">
<title>Global economy woes shake markets</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7599535.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Worsening US job figures heighten fears of a global economic slowdown - undermining stock markets around the world.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7599398.stm">
<title>Papua New Guinea &#x27;WWII airman&#x27; turns out to be mossy branches</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7599398.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[The suspected remains of a WWII airman discovered in the Papua New Guinea jungle are the moss-covered branches of a tree.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7597835.stm">
<title>Elephant beats heroin addiction after stint in rehab</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7597835.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Elephant beats heroin addiction after stint in rehab]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7598193.stm">
<title>Why the Paralympics matter</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7598193.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[BBC Sport pundits and Paralympians explain their love for the Games]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/counties/kent/7596951.stm">
<title>Ford rules out New Zealand post</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/counties/kent/7596951.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Kent coach Graham Ford dismisses speculation linking him with taking up a similar role with New Zealand.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600285.stm">
<title>Wheelchair life</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7600285.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Challenges facing China's disabled as Paralympics loom]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7598668.stm">
<title>Thai scenarios</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7598668.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[As tensions heat up in Bangkok, what might happen next?]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7598382.stm">
<title>Eclipse tourism</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7598382.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Why visitors could overwhelm a tiny Japanese island]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7593251.stm">
<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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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7585965.stm">
<title>Ground force </title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7585965.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Australia's minerals at the heart of a corporate battle ]]></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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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7597908.stm">
<title>China admits quake school defects</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7597908.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[China admits there could have been construction problems with some schools that collapsed during the Sichuan earthquake.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7598344.stm">
<title>Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7598344.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Electronics firm Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of wiring faults that may cause overheating. ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7597562.stm">
<title>Japanese leadership race hots up</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7597562.stm</link>
<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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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7596901.stm">
<title>US doubts N Korea nuclear claims</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7596901.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Officials in the US express doubt over reports claiming that North Korea is reassembling its nuclear facilities.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7595475.stm">
<title>Drugs scandal hits sumo wrestlers</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7595475.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Japan's ancient sport is shaken after two wrestlers test positive for marijuana and another is arrested. ]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7597244.stm">
<title>Thai PM plans crisis referendum</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7597244.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[Thailand's prime minister announces plans to hold a referendum in an effort to defuse the ongoing political crisis.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7595232.stm">
<title>Philippines to scrap peace panel</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7595232.stm</link>
<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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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7599756.stm">
<title>BHP stops ore output after deaths</title>
<link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7599756.stm</link>
<description><![CDATA[BHP Billiton suspends all iron ore production in Western Australia after the deaths of two workers in the space of ten days.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7593189.stm">
<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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<item rdf:about="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7585582.stm">
<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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<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/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/2008/09/07/world/asia/07zardari.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Zardari Is Elected Pakistan&#x2019;s President</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/world/asia/07zardari.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and a controversial politician with little experience, was elected president of Pakistan.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/asia/06pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>U.S. Missiles Killed at Least Six People on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border, Residents Say</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/asia/06pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The strike was the first of what American military officials said could be more raids to attack Taliban insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal region.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/asia/06korea.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>International Envoys Discuss North Korea Nuclear Complex</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/world/asia/06korea.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[International envoys from four nations started meetings in Beijing on Friday, seeking clarification on whether North Korea has begun reassembling its main nuclear complex.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05zardari.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Bhutto Widower With Clouded Past Is Set to Lead</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05zardari.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Asif Ali Zardari will start his tenure as Pakistan’s president burdened by unproven corruption allegations.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/world/asia/31islands.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<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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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30caste.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<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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<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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<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>Pakistan Suicide Bombing Kills 14</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/world/asia/07pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A massive suicide car bombing left at least 14 people dead, among them five police, and over 20 wounded in Peshawar.    

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<title>Plan Would Shift Forces From Iraq to Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/middleeast/05military.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pentagon leaders have recommended a modest shift of U.S. forces by early next year, officials said.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>U.S. Letter Incites Push to Oust India Leader</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian opposition parties say that a secret letter from the State Department shows that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lied about a controversial deal on nuclear power.    

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<title>Thai Leader Promises Referendum</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05thailand.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said he would hold a nationwide referendum to let the public decide how a paralyzing standoff should be resolved.    

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<title>China Admits Building Flaws in Quake</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05china.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese officials said Thursday that a rush to build schools might have led to shoddy construction that resulted in student deaths in the May earthquake.    

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<title>N. Korea Warned of Reactor Work</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05korea.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</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.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/05nations.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Donors&#x2019; Aid to Poor Nations Declines, U.N. Reports</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/05nations.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Aid to poor nations has slumped even as higher food and energy prices and slowing global economic growth have made such assistance more urgent, according to a report released Thursday.    

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<title>World Briefing | Europe: France: Magazine Showcases Taliban</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/europe/05briefs-MAGAZINESHOW_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A glossy six-page spread published Thursday by the weekly magazine Paris Match features a group of insurgents who say they killed 10 French soldiers in Afghanistan on Aug. 18.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05briefs-ADDICTEDELEP_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>World Briefing | Asia: China: Addicted Elephant to Go Home</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05briefs-ADDICTEDELEP_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[An elephant that became addicted to heroin at the hands of illegal traders will return home after three years of rehabilitation, the Chinese state media said Thursday.    

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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[Anti-Christian attacks in Orissa, a 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>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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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04tata.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<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 Tata Group said its plans to manufacture the world’s least expensive car were halted when it was caught in the middle of a political dispute in West Bengal State.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/world/asia/04briefs-USAMBASSADOR_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<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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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03thailand.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<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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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03tata.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<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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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<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>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/business/worldbusiness/03birla.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<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>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/world/asia/03japan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<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>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/world/asia/01australia.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</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.    

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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>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/nyregion/01translator.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<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>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30india.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<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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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30afghan-002.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<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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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30brief-WORKSTOPSATA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<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>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29briefs-120000EVACUA_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<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/2008/09/07/magazine/07pakistan-t.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Right at the Edge</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/magazine/07pakistan-t.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Taliban and Al Qaeda have established a haven in Pakistan’s tribal areas along the Afghan border. This is where the war on terror wil be fought  and possibly lost.    

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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05japan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>From Ghost Town to Boom Town</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/world/asia/05japan.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The designation of a Japanese silver mine as a World Heritage site has sparked debate over the value of the Unesco label and whether it can do more harm than good in preservation.    

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<title>

        U.S. needs more troops in Afghanistan, commander says</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/384837821/la-fg-troops6-2008sep06,0,4200270.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[But with Petraeus set to recommend slowing the drawdown in Iraq, more forces are unlikely to be available soon to deal with rising bloodshed.
                        
                    
                    
                        A top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Friday that he needed thousands of additional troops to combat violence along the border with Pakistan, a requirement that appears to be at odds with recommendations from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus on future troop levels in Iraq.]]></description>
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<title>

        China watches U.S. elections with bemusement</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/384837822/la-fg-chinaelect6-2008sep06,0,372720.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The electoral spectacle appears chaotic and unseemly to many Chinese, used to disciplined one-party rule. It doesn't help that the media focus on the absurdities.
                        
                    
                    
                        The Americans are doing it again, mystifying the masses here with their weird, weird presidential elections.]]></description>
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<title>

        3 Pakistani judges return to top court</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/384528379/la-fg-pakistan6-2008sep06,0,2588308.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday reinstated three judges ousted by former President Pervez Musharraf, another victory for the man set to succeed him as head of state.]]></description>
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<title>

        LPGA bows to pressure, reverses course on English rule</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/384403432/la-me-lpga6-2008sep06,0,5441947.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[After sparking an uproar, the group says it will not suspend players who don't speak the language adequately. Many saw the proposal as unjust, but some said it made good marketing sense.
                        
                    
                    
                        Responding to protests, the Ladies Professional Golf Assn. announced Friday that it would back down on suspending golfers who do not speak adequate English, reversing a controversial decision that had thrown the organization smack into the nation's long-running culture wars.]]></description>
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<title>

        Woman&#x27;s body found in suitcase in Tokyo hotel</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/385046559/la-fg-tokyo7-2008sep07,0,619919.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The dead body of an unidentified woman was found curled up in a suitcase in a Tokyo hotel room, a day after the foul smell of her body prompted the evacuation of dozens of guests, police said today.]]></description>
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<title>

        Paralympic boon to China&#x27;s disabled</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383947933/la-fg-para5-2008sep05,0,6167437.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Games for the physically impaired start Saturday in Beijing, but they already have left one group of Chinese citizens heartened.
                        
                    
                    
                        Never mind the prospect of a swimmer competing in the butterfly who has only one leg, or a long jumper who is blind. To Zhou Rong, it was miracle enough when she saw a television report showing a disabled person in Beijing navigating a wheelchair onto a public bus.]]></description>
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<title>

        Cellphone executive takes up a new calling</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383947934/la-fi-cellphone5-2008sep05,0,855626.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cyriac Roeding completes a 6-week world tour in which he traveled to such places as Nepal and Brazil to witness how people use their mobile devices.
                        
                    
                    
                        Most people take a vacation to get away from their jobs. Cyriac Roeding took a vacation for his job.]]></description>
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        U.S. may step up raids in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383947935/la-fg-uspakistan5-2008sep05,0,5714514.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite growing protests in Pakistan over a raid, many Pentagon officials favor a more aggressive approach to counter attacks in Afghanistan carried out by militants based in Pakistan.
                        
                    
                    
                        Even as angry protests spread in Pakistan, Pentagon officials said Thursday that the number of cross-border commando missions may grow in coming months to counter increasing violence in Afghanistan.]]></description>
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<title>

        Visiting Georgia, Dick Cheney assails Russia</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383947937/la-fg-georgia5-2008sep05,0,6628521.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. vice president, appearing with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, pledges continued U.S. support for reconstruction.
                        
                    
                    
                        Appearing alongside beleaguered Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday criticized Russia's conduct in its short war with Georgia and pledged to continue American support for reconstruction and humanitarian aid.]]></description>
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<title>

        Older Vietnamese Americans suffer higher rate of mental health problems</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/383947939/la-me-viethealth5-2008sep05,0,5592628.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[Those 55 and older who came to the United States as refugees were twice as likely to report needing care, a UC Irvine study says.
                        
                    
                    
                        Vietnamese Americans who came to the United States as political refugees are suffering from higher rates of mental health problems than non-Latino whites, an indication that many Vietnamese Americans are experiencing lingering effects from the Vietnam War, according to a UC Irvine Center for Health Care Policy study.]]></description>
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<title>UN agency wraps up Asia telecom conference looking to the future</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27944&#x26;Cr=telecommunication&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations telecommunications agency closed the door today on their annual conference, attended by government ministers from the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on new business opportunities to sustain growth in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry.]]></description>
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<title>UNICEF concerned at &#x91;grim&#x27; situation in north-east India following floods</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) expressed grave concern today over the worsening humanitarian situation in Bihar, where more than 3 million people have been uprooted and at least 60 killed in the worst flooding to hit north-east India in 50 years.]]></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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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27941&#x26;Cr=cambodia&#x26;Cr1=aids">
<title>Cambodian women with HIV receive boost from fashion designer and UN agency</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27941&#x26;Cr=cambodia&#x26;Cr1=aids</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), renowned fashion designer Bibi Russell and Cambodian women living with HIV have joined forces to launch a new line of contemporary bags.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27931&#x26;Cr=sri&#x26;Cr1=lanka">
<title>Sri Lankan rice production wins support from UN-backed project</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27931&#x26;Cr=sri&#x26;Cr1=lanka</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced plans today to boost rice production in districts of Sri Lanka hit hard by recent floods or conflict and by the soaring cost of many basic foods.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27921&#x26;Cr=nepal&#x26;Cr1=">
<title>Nepal: UNICEF working to address needs of women and children flood victims</title>
<link>http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27921&#x26;Cr=nepal&#x26;Cr1=</link>
<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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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27913&#x26;Cr=escap&#x26;Cr1=">
<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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<item rdf:about="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27914&#x26;Cr=sri&#x26;Cr1=lanka">
<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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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/06pstan.php">
<title>U.S. missile strike said to have killed at least 6 on Afghan-Pakistani border</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/06pstan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The strike from a pilotless reconnaissance aircraft was the first of what U.S. military officials said could be more raids to attack Taliban insurgents in the tribal regions of Pakistan.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/pakistan.php">
<title>Air of corruption dogs Pakistani leader</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/pakistan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, is set to become president Saturday, an accidental ascent for a man known more as a wheeler-dealer than a leader.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/africa/05military.php">
<title>U.S. plan would shift troops from Iraq to Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/africa/05military.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pentagon leaders have recommended a modest shift of U.S. forces by early next year, officials said.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/05japan.php">
<title>In Japan, a ghost town becomes a boom town</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/05japan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The designation of a Japanese silver mine as a World Heritage site has sparked debate over the value of the Unesco label and whether it can do more harm than good in preservation.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/china.php">
<title>China hints at building defects in quake study</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 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/reuters/2008/09/05/asia/OUKWD-UK-AFGHAN-VIOLENCE.php">
<title>Air strike kills seven in west Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/09/05/asia/OUKWD-UK-AFGHAN-VIOLENCE.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Seven people, including two children, were killed in an air strike in western Afghanistan on Friday that was aimed at the house of a Taliban commander, a district official said.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/05india.php">
<title>U.S. letter incites push to oust India leader</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/05india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian opposition parties say that a secret letter from the State Department shows that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lied about a controversial deal on nuclear power.]]></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 protests that have paralyzed his government for the past 10 days.]]></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[The notification made it less likely that the activities at the Yongbyon nuclear plant might just be posturing aimed at extracting American concessions.]]></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/business/tata.php">
<title>Cold comfort for Tata at home in India</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/business/tata.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[For Indians, it can be smoother to buy chunks of Britain's economy than of their own. And it is no coincidence that the carmaker Tata has become the Indian group most aggressive in scouring for business beyond India.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/business/tata.php">
<title>Setback at Tata plant reflects Indian divisions over land</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/business/tata.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The closing of Tata's factory deals a cruel blow to a widespread hope among policy makers and business people that India will find a peaceful way to wean millions from their land and move them into productive alternative livelihoods.]]></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/2008/09/04/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/2008/09/05/asia/06pstan.php">
<title>U.S. missile strike said to have killed at least 6 on Afghan-Pakistani border</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/06pstan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The strike from a pilotless reconnaissance aircraft was the first of what U.S. military officials said could be more raids to attack Taliban insurgents in the tribal regions of Pakistan.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/pakistan.php">
<title>Air of corruption dogs Pakistani leader</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/pakistan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, is set to become president Saturday, an accidental ascent for a man known more as a wheeler-dealer than a leader.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/africa/05military.php">
<title>U.S. plan would shift troops from Iraq to Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/africa/05military.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pentagon leaders have recommended a modest shift of U.S. forces by early next year, officials said.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/05japan.php">
<title>In Japan, a ghost town becomes a boom town</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/05japan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The designation of a Japanese silver mine as a World Heritage site has sparked debate over the value of the Unesco label and whether it can do more harm than good in preservation.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/asia/china.php">
<title>China hints at building defects in quake study</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 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/reuters/2008/09/05/asia/OUKWD-UK-AFGHAN-VIOLENCE.php">
<title>Air strike kills seven in west Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/09/05/asia/OUKWD-UK-AFGHAN-VIOLENCE.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Seven people, including two children, were killed in an air strike in western Afghanistan on Friday that was aimed at the house of a Taliban commander, a district official said.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/05india.php">
<title>U.S. letter incites push to oust India leader</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/05india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian opposition parties say that a secret letter from the State Department shows that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lied about a controversial deal on nuclear power.]]></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 protests that have paralyzed his government for the past 10 days.]]></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[The notification made it less likely that the activities at the Yongbyon nuclear plant might just be posturing aimed at extracting American concessions.]]></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/business/tata.php">
<title>Cold comfort for Tata at home in India</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/04/business/tata.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[For Indians, it can be smoother to buy chunks of Britain's economy than of their own. And it is no coincidence that the carmaker Tata has become the Indian group most aggressive in scouring for business beyond India.]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/business/tata.php">
<title>Setback at Tata plant reflects Indian divisions over land</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/03/business/tata.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The closing of Tata's factory deals a cruel blow to a widespread hope among policy makers and business people that India will find a peaceful way to wean millions from their land and move them into productive alternative livelihoods.]]></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/2008/09/04/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/2008/09/05/asia/pakistan.php">
<title>Air of corruption dogs Pakistani leader</title>
<link>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/05/asia/pakistan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto, is set to become president Saturday, an accidental ascent for a man known more as a wheeler-dealer than a leader.]]></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/2008/09/04/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/2008/09/03/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/2008/09/03/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/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/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/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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<title>Protests halt Tata plant for world&#x27;s cheapest car</title>
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<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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<title>Thai leader faces challenges in streets and courts</title>
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<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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<title>Chaos in Indian state as floods continue assault</title>
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<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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<title>Uighur policemen ambushed in possible retribution</title>
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<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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<title>Little change expected in Japan after Fukuda resignation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[But his departure underscores the chronic leadership vacuum plaguing the world's second-largest economy.]]></description>
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<title>NATO forces and Afghans kill children in 2 attacks</title>
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<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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