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Thai protesters vow final showdown with government
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Protesters seeking the resignation of Thailand's prime minister massed in the capital Sunday for what they said would be their biggest rally yet and a final showdown with the government. Thousands of soldiers and police were ordered to use nonviolent means to keep the peace. (Updated 2:40 a.m. PT)
Pakistanis rally against suspected US strike
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistanis on Sunday protested a suspected American missile strike that intelligence officials said killed a British citizen linked to a plot to blow up jetliners, saying their Western-allied government must stop the cross-border attacks. (Updated 2:39 a.m. PT)
Malaysia to probe astronaut over lecture fees
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian authorities will investigate allegations that the country's first astronaut collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in lecture fees in violation of an agreement with the government, a report said Sunday. (Updated 2:20 a.m. PT)
Australians return 11 stranded whales to sea
HOBART, Australia -- Rescuers returned 11 pilot whales to sea Sunday, a day after a pod of 64 mothers and calves were found stranded on a beach in southeastern Australia, wildlife officials said. (Updated 2:16 a.m. PT)
Karzai: Obama promises to fight terror in 'region'
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama pledged in a telephone conversation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai that fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and the region - an apparent reference to Pakistan - would be a top priority during his administration, Karzai's office said Sunday. (Updated 2:14 a.m. PT)
Leader: Pakistan won't be first in nuclear strike
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's president has assured rival India he would not be the first to use atomic weapons in any future conflict and proposed the idea of a nuclear-free South Asia. (Updated 1:36 a.m. PT)
Dalai Lama warns Tibetan exiles to be prudent
DHARMSALA, India -- The Dalai Lama warned his fellow Tibetan exile leaders Sunday to be prudent in their future planning or risk failure, after the leaders said they might push for independence for their Himalayan homeland if China refuses to grant it autonomy soon. (Updated 12:32 a.m. PT)
Second phase of polls in Indian Kashmir begins
SRINAGAR, India -- Thousands of troops patrolled streets and guarded polling stations as the second phase of state elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir began Sunday. (Updated 12:12 a.m. PT)
 | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008 |
- China rejects UN report on torture as 'untrue'
- 5 SKorean solders injured in grenade explosion
- Nepal's Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate
- Strong quake hits waters off western Indonesia
- Malaysian Islamic body bans yoga for Muslims
- Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world
- Panda in China zoo bites student who wanted a hug
- Sole Myanmar protester demands activists' release
- China dismisses US espionage report as misleading
- Report: North Korea rejects UN rights resolution
| FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008 |
- Malaysia Islamic body bans yoga for Muslims
- Myanmar court hands comedian 45-year prison term
- Chinese journalist sentenced to 3 years
- Japanese Christian martyrs to be beatified
- China vows not to compromise with Tibetan exiles
- Philippine landslide kills 6, at least 1 missing
- China: 19,000 victims identified from May quake
- China: 19,000 victims identified from May quake
- Bruce Willis wants cash back from Malaysia company
| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008 |
- Sri Lanka says it captured key rebel defense line
- Mumbai's lunch box men deliver meals, messages
- Cambodian monk charged with raping British woman
- US says American troops attacked in Philippines
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