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| Japan's catastrophe resonates at economic, regulatory and personal levels |
(Tue, 22 Mar 2011)
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The ripples from Japan's disaster are felt at multiple levels in the U.S.: from layoffs at a GE manufacturing plant and hearings by the NRC to a Richmond family that lost its daughter to the quake.
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Author: David Nakamura and Joel Achenbach |
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| World Bank estimates Japan damage up to $235 billion; smoke rises from nuclear plant |
(Tue, 22 Mar 2011)
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That figure puts it among the most costly natural disasters in modern history, and officials say it could take five years to rebuild a devastated Japan.
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Author: David Nakamura |
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| On first trip to India, Palin talks tough on China, other topics |
(Sun, 20 Mar 2011)
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In New Delhi, the former Alaska governor said she is still thinking about running for president, voiced concerns about China's military rise, criticized green investment and vowed to see the Taj Mahal during her next trip.
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Author: Rama Lakshmi |
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| Pakistanis protest U.S. airstrikes, release of CIA contractor release |
(Fri, 18 Mar 2011)
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A deadly U.S. airstrike Thursday in a northwest tribal village, along with the sudden release Wednesday of a U.S. intelligence contractor accused of murdering two Pakistanis, has raised tensions between the United States and Pakistan and brought new domestic criticism of Pakistan's security establis
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| As Japan takes steps to cool stricken nuclear reactor, U.S. warns of long crisis |
(Fri, 18 Mar 2011)
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TOKYO - Japanese officials took a series of early steps Friday to bring the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under control, but a week into the crisis, it was becoming apparent that they were confronting a problem that would not be resolved quickly.
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Author: Rick Maese and Rob Stein |
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| Obama set to leave for Central and South America |
(Fri, 18 Mar 2011)
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President Obama opted not to cancel his long-planned trip in the wake of the earthquake in Japan.
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Author: Perry Bacon Jr. |
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| Japan's nuclear crisis will last weeks, U.S. official says |
(Thu, 17 Mar 2011)
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The nuclear power plant crisis in Japan will probably take weeks to resolve, forcing Japanese workers to intensify their risky efforts to bring the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under control, a top U.S. official said Thursday.
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Author: Rick Maese and Rob Stein |
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| Japan's slow tsunami response stirs anger |
(Thu, 17 Mar 2011)
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Those suffering in Japan expect their government to work. They can't understand why a country as affluent as theirs can't keep gasoline, the lifeblood of a modern economy, flowing and why towns across the northeast have been plunged into frigid darkness for five days.
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Author: Andrew Higgins |
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| Embattled State Department official key part of quake response |
(Thu, 17 Mar 2011)
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Kevin Maher, who was removed from his State Department post for alleged comments he made about Okinawans, is now working 24 hours a day to coordinate U.S. assistance to Japan.
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| Japan crisis revives global nuclear debate |
(Wed, 16 Mar 2011)
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The crisis in Japan has put governments on the defensive and undermined the nuclear power industry's recent renaissance as the clean energy of the future.
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Author: Keith B. Richburg |
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| CIA contractor Raymond Davis freed after 'blood money' payment |
(Wed, 16 Mar 2011)
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A CIA security contractor who fatally shot two Pakistani men in January was released on Wednesday after relatives of the victims received "blood money" as compensation and agreed to pardon him, U.S. officials said.
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Author: Greg Miller and Shaiq Hussain |
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| U.S. military, aid groups prepare to assist after Japan earthquake |
(Wed, 16 Mar 2011)
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As a highly industrialized nation, earthquake-stricken Japan may not need an outpouring of help, but the U.S. military has redeployed several ships to come to its ally's aid. Search-and-rescue teams, including one from Fairfax County, were also preparing for possible missions to look for survivors.
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Author: Mary Beth Sheridan and Craig Whitlock |
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| NASA, Russian astronauts land safely in the snowy steppes of Kazakhstan |
(Wed, 16 Mar 2011)
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ALMATY, Kazakhstan - NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely Wednesday in the snowy expanses of central Kazakhstan after spending five months on the International Space Station.
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Author: PETER LEONARD |
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| China to pull citizens from NE Japan, other foreigners ponder exit amid nuclear crisis |
(Tue, 15 Mar 2011)
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TOKYO - China became the first government to organize a mass evacuation of its citizens from Japan's northeast on Tuesday, while other foreigners left the country following radiation leaks at an earthquake-damaged nuclear power plant.
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Author: JOE McDONALD |
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| Uzbekistan shuts down Human Rights Watch's office amid mounting harassment of activists |
(Tue, 15 Mar 2011)
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ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that it has been forced to close its office in Uzbekistan after facing years of harassment by the Central Asian nation's authorities.
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Author: PETER LEONARD |
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| Kazakhstan homeowners hold large-scale protest calling for government to stop repossessions |
(Tue, 15 Mar 2011)
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ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Several hundred people rallied Tuesday near Kazakhstan's presidential palace to urge the government to assist homeowners battling repossessions, and a few dozen were detained by police, meeting organizers and witnesses said.
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Author: PETER LEONARD |
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| North Korea 'not opposed' to discussing uranium enrichment if 6-nation nuclear talks resume |
(Tue, 15 Mar 2011)
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SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea told a Russian envoy it is willing to discuss a recently disclosed uranium enrichment program if long-stalled nuclear disarmament talks resume, state media reported Tuesday.
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Author: HYUNG-JIN KIM |
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| Kyrgyzstan plans to host U.S.-funded anti-terrorism training center |
(Tue, 15 Mar 2011)
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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan's president says her Central Asian nation plans to host a U.S.-funded, anti-terrorism training center.
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Author: The Associated Press |
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| Official says rescuers have found 70-year-old woman alive 4 days after Japan tsunami |
(Tue, 15 Mar 2011)
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SOMA, Japan - Rescuers have found a 70-year-old woman alive four days after the disaster struck.
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Author: ERIC TALMADGE and SHINO YUASA |
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| Japan's prime minister, acting boldly, meets destiny in management of tsunami tragedy |
(Tue, 15 Mar 2011)
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TOKYO - There are two Naoto Kans who live within the Japanese imagination.
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Author: JOJI SAKURAI |
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| Store shelves empty even outside disaster zone as panic buying grips Japan |
(Tue, 15 Mar 2011)
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TOKYO - Canned goods, batteries, bread and bottled water have vanished from store shelves and long lines of cars circle gas stations, as Japan grapples with a new risk set off by last week's earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis: panic-buying.
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Author: YURI KAGEYAMA |
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| Residents warned to stay indoors near Japan nuke plant after new, catastrophic radiation leak |
(Mon, 14 Mar 2011)
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SOMA, Japan - Radiation leaked from a crippled nuclear plant in tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan after a third reactor was rocked by an explosion Tuesday and a fourth caught fire in a dramatic escalation of the 4-day-old catastrophe. The government warned anyone nearby to stay indoors to avoid exp
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Author: ERIC TALMADGE and SHINO YUASA |
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| Japan's explosions cast doubt on nuclear renaissance as Swiss, Germans suspend atomic plans |
(Mon, 14 Mar 2011)
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PARIS - Switzerland freezes plans to build new nuclear plants, Germany raises questions about its nuclear future, and opposition to atomic reactor construction mounts from Turkey to South Africa.
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Author: ANGELA CHARLTON and JOHN HEILPRIN |
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| In Afghanistan, U.S. shifts strategy on women's rights as it eyes wider priorities |
(Mon, 14 Mar 2011)
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Changes stem from a desire at the top levels of the Obama administration to triage the war and focus on the overriding goal of ending the conflict, a senior U.S. official said.
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Author: Rajiv Chandrasekaran |
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| Hundreds of bodies wash ashore in northeastern Japan after earthquake and tsunami |
(Mon, 14 Mar 2011)
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TAGAJO, Japan - There are just too many bodies.
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Author: JAY ALABASTER and TODD PITMAN |
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| Japanese nuclear plants' operator scrambles to avert meltdowns |
(Sun, 13 Mar 2011)
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TOKYO - Japanese authorities said Sunday that efforts to restart the cooling system at one of the reactors damaged by Friday's earthquake had failed, even as officials struggled to bring several other damaged reactors under control.
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Author: Chico Harlan and Steven Mufson |
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| Japan begins grim relief mission with towns flooded, thousands reported missing |
(Sun, 13 Mar 2011)
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TOKYO - Rescue teams searched through matchstick rubble Saturday for thousands of people missing in flooded areas of northeastern Japan, beginning one of the most complex relief efforts in history.
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Author: Chico Harlan |
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| Nuclear power industry watches warily as Japan's aging reactor is hit hard |
(Sat, 12 Mar 2011)
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The potential for a full-blown nuclear disaster on top of the quake and tsunami in Japan remains unclear - but what's happening in an aging atomic reactor there has put the nuclear power industry on edge.
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Author: Joel Achenbach |
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| As other authoritarian leaders fall, N. Korea pushes ahead with succession plan |
(Sat, 12 Mar 2011)
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TOKYO - Last Sunday, a crowd of young North Koreans marched through a square in their capital city. They brandished red flags and called for a higher standard of living. But they also carried placards glorifying leader Kim Jong Il, and only a day earlier, they had attended an ideology seminar at...
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Author: Chico Harlan |
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| In Japan, damaged nuclear plants create fears of radioactive threat |
(Sat, 12 Mar 2011)
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Hyper-modern Japan may be peerless at dealing with earthquakes. But potential radiation has created another layer of alarm unseen in other countries recently ravaged by quakes.
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Author: Andrew Higgins |
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| Japan evacuates thousands from vicinity of two nuclear power plants |
(Sat, 12 Mar 2011)
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Japanese authorities declared a state of emergency Saturday for five nuclear reactors at two power plants as officials scrambled to tame rising pressure and radioactivity levels.
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Author: Steven Mufson and William Branigin |
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| Japan disaster may mean setback for U.S. nuclear industry |
(Sat, 12 Mar 2011)
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Stymied by concerns about safety and cost, the U.S. nuclear power industry has struggled to make a comeback for decades. Now the revival may have to wait even longer, as earthquake damage to a reactor in northern Japan has again highlighted the potential hazards of going nuclear.
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Author: Jia Lynn Yang |
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| Karzai again condemns NATO operations |
(Sat, 12 Mar 2011)
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KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai demanded Saturday that NATO have its troops "stop their operations on our soil" - the bluntest language he has yet used to criticize the way the international force is waging the war.
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Author: Ernesto Londono |
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| Japan quake: China sets aside disputes, offers help |
(Sat, 12 Mar 2011)
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BEIJING - The earthquake and tsunami that devastated northern Japan may help temporarily ease Japan's strained relations with China, allowing the two Asian rivals for the moment to look past lingering territorial, economic, military and historical disputes.
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Author: Keith B. Richburg |
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| Japan earthquake, tsunami said to kill hundreds; little impact on Hawaii, other islands |
(Fri, 11 Mar 2011)
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HIROSHIMA, JAPAN - A powerful tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake devastated the northeastern coast of Japan on Friday, leaving hundreds dead and launching waves that triggered warnings from Alaska to South America.
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Author: Chico Harlan |
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| NATO endorses plan for Afghan forces to take over several areas |
(Fri, 11 Mar 2011)
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NATO defense ministers endorsed a plan Friday to hand over responsibility for security in three cities, two provinces and much of the capital to Afghan forces over the next several months, commencing the critical first step in a transition to full Afghan control by the end of 2014.
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Author: Rajiv Chandrasekaran |
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| Dalai Lama says he will relinquish political role to democratically elected leader |
(Fri, 11 Mar 2011)
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The Dalai Lama plans to relinquish his political role as head of the Tibetan government-in-exile to a new prime minister who will be chosen in elections March 20.
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Author: Simon Denyer |
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| NATO troops kill Karzai's cousin in botched raid, Afghans say |
(Thu, 10 Mar 2011)
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KABUL - The accidental killing of a cousin of President Hamid Karzai by a U.S. Special Forces team became on Thursday the latest in a string of high-profile civilian casualties that have further soured the relationship between the president and his American benefactors.
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Author: Ernesto Londono |
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| U.N. alarmed by surge in civilian casualties in Afghanistan |
(Wed, 09 Mar 2011)
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KABUL - A sharp jump in assassinations and a rise in suicide and roadside bombings in Afghanistan last year led to an increase in civilian casualties, the United Nations said Wednesday.
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Author: Ernesto Londono |
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| Gates sees progress in hard-hit Marine unit |
(Tue, 08 Mar 2011)
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SANGIN, AFGHANISTAN - The Marine battalion fighting out of this southern Afghanistan district has suffered more losses than any other in the history of the decade-long Afghan war.
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Author: Greg Jaffe |
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| Japanese foreign minister Maehara resigns amid donation flap |
(Sun, 06 Mar 2011)
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Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara resigned Sunday after receiving an illegal donation from a foreigner, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's faltering ruling party.
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Author: Chico Harlan |
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| As food prices soar, Japan braces for pain |
(Sun, 06 Mar 2011)
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IN TOKYO - A cup of coffee costs less than it did 10 years ago. Same goes for a meal of fish and rice -- or even a shot of sake. At Yoshimasa Kaise's 43-year-old tofu shop, a block of tofu costs 150 yen, or roughly $1.80. Kaise can't imagine what customers would say if he raised the price to 155.
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Author: Chico Harlan |
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| Remains of Bamiyan Buddhas yield additional details about statues' origins |
(Sat, 05 Mar 2011)
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Ten years ago, the Taliban destroyed the great Bamiyan Buddhas of Afghanistan, two giant statues that watched over the Bamiyan Valley for 1,500 years. Extensive studies of the rubble have revealed new details about the creation and appearance of these statues, including their original colors.
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Author: Andrew Lawler |
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| Villages set to expand India's consumer market |
(Fri, 04 Mar 2011)
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Market researchers are crisscrossing rural India as companies, domestic and foreign, compete for the country's next, big emerging market.
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Author: Rama Lakshmi |
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| Amputations and genital injuries increase sharply among soldiers in Afghanistan |
(Fri, 04 Mar 2011)
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Nearly three times as many suffered severe wounds to their genitals.
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Author: David Brown |
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| Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's sole Christian minister, is assassinated in Islamabad |
(Wed, 02 Mar 2011)
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Pakistan's federal minorities minister, a Christian, was gunned down by suspected Islamist militants in this capital city Wednesday in the second killing this year of a senior government official who had spoken out against the country's stringent anti-blasphemy laws.
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Author: Karin Brulliard and Shaiq Hussain |
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| Most U.S. aid to Pakistan hasn't gotten there yet |
(Wed, 02 Mar 2011)
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U.S. economic aid to Pakistan, which totals more than $1.5 billion a year, is a key part of the Obama administration's strategy to strengthen the U.S.-Pakistan strategic partnership. But most of the aid that was allocated for last year is still in U.S. government coffers.
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Author: Josh Rogin |
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| In rural Afghan village, local security takes root |
(Tue, 01 Mar 2011)
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MARJA, AFGHANISTAN - Surrounded by quiet tribesmen with AK-47s slung over their shoulders, Haji Asaf said he expects the Taliban will kill him if given the chance.
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Author: Josh Boak |
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| Gibbon songs have regional accents, says new study |
(Mon, 28 Feb 2011)
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Washingtonians who live close to the National Zoo know all too well about gibbon songs. The small apes begin calling out to one another every morning at dawn and again throughout the day whenever they switch locations, get a lot of visitors or just feel like hollering.
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Author: Post |
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| China tamps down Middle East-inspired protests before they can gain momentum |
(Mon, 28 Feb 2011)
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Police and security officials display a massive show of force in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities Sunday.
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Author: Keith B. Richburg |
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| North Korea threatens 'firing attacks' on South over leaflets about Mideast turmoil |
(Sun, 27 Feb 2011)
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TOKYO - North Korea on Sunday threatened to fire cross-border shots if South Korea continues a leaflet-launching propaganda campaign, which aims in part to inform the hermetic North of popular revolts in the Middle East.
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Author: Chico Harlan |
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| Afghanistan civilian casualties spike; officials say 200 killed in 2-week period |
(Sat, 26 Feb 2011)
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KABUL - More than 200 Afghans were killed in attacks and military operations during the past two weeks, Afghan officials said Saturday, calling it the deadliest period for civilians since the war began.
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Author: Ernesto Londono and Javed Hamdard |
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| Nervous about unrest, Chinese authorities block Web site, search terms |
(Fri, 25 Feb 2011)
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Chinese authorities continued to tighten controls on Internet use Friday in the face of murky calls for "jasmine rallies" to emulate the anti-government protests convulsing the Middle East and North Africa.
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Author: Keith B. Richburg |
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| Just give peace a chance? |
(Thu, 24 Feb 2011)
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The U.S. Institute of Peace has been taking heavy incoming fire from the House side of the Hill, where a bipartisan coalition last week voted to cut off its funding.
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Author: Al Kamen |
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| Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid |
(Tue, 22 Feb 2011)
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TOKYO - North Korea recently took the unusual step of begging for food handouts from the foreign governments it usually threatens.
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Author: Chico Harlan |
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| Google, Yahoo! BabelFish use math principles to translate documents online |
(Mon, 21 Feb 2011)
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Early one morning in 2007, Libby Casey was trying to do her laundry in a guesthouse in Reykjavik, Iceland. When she couldn't figure out how to use the washing machine, she opened up the instruction manual.
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Author: Konstantin Kakaes |
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| Afghan officials allege that 65 civilians were killed in U.S. military operation |
(Sun, 20 Feb 2011)
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Afghan government officials alleged Sunday that a U.S. military operation in the remote mountains of northeastern Afghanistan killed 65 innocent people, including 22 women and more than 30 children, the most serious civilian casualty allegation in months.
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Author: Joshua Partlow and Habib Zahori |
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| Obama and unions: Many in labor movement frustrated with president |
(Sat, 19 Feb 2011)
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President Obama did everything this week that a loyal member of the labor movement could hope for: He quickly leapt to the defense of Wisconsin public-employee unions in their battle for bargaining rights, while his political operation worked to instigate additional demonstrations against Republi...
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Author: Peter Wallsten |
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| India and Pakistan are united by language and history, divided by commerce |
(Sat, 19 Feb 2011)
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LAHORE, Pakistan - In India, where it is made, Fair and Handsome men's skin lightening cream sells for $1.25 a tube.
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Author: Karin Brulliard |
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| Court gives Pakistan 3 weeks to decide on immunity for American |
(Thu, 17 Feb 2011)
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - A Pakistani court on Thursday gave the central government three more weeks to determine whether a U.S. official facing murder charges qualifies for diplomatic immunity. The ruling prolongs a diplomatic crisis threatening the two nations' counterterrorism alliance.
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Author: Karin Brulliard and Aoun Sahi |
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| Amid warming relations with China, Taiwan's president seeks more U.S. arms |
(Thu, 17 Feb 2011)
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TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Despite nearly three years of warming relations across the narrow Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou on Thursday pressed his case for continued American weapons sales to the island, including advanced U.S.-made fighter jets, saying Taiwan needs to negotiate with Chi...
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Author: Keith B. Richburg |
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| Transcript: Post's interview with Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou |
(Thu, 17 Feb 2011)
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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou on Thursday pressed his case for continued American weapons sales to the island, including advanced U.S.-made fighter jets, saying Taiwan needs to negotiate with China from a position of strength. Ma, in an interview, said Taiwan needed both new F-16C/D fighter je...
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| Stakes rise, aid cuts mulled in case of American accused of killing Pakistanis |
(Wed, 16 Feb 2011)
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - As Congress mulls cuts to foreign aid, a diplomatic dispute over an American official facing murder charges in Pakistan has emerged as a test of Washington's alliance with Pakistan, a nation that is increasingly viewed as ungrateful among U.S. lawmakers.
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Author: Karin Brulliard and Karen DeYoung |
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| IMF wants Afghanistan's troubled Kabul Bank sold off |
(Wed, 16 Feb 2011)
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KABUL - The International Monetary Fund has recommended that Afghanistan's largest and most troubled bank be placed in receivership and then sold off to recover from reckless lending that brought it to the brink of collapse last year.
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Author: Joshua Partlow |
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| North Korea has completed missile facility, satellite imagery shows |
(Wed, 16 Feb 2011)
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TOKYO - The latest satellite imagery indicates that North Korea has completed construction of a second - and more modern - missile launch facility, a vital step in its efforts to successfully launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Author: Chico Harlan |
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| China's Wen, in the twilight of his premiership, takes on reformer's role |
(Tue, 15 Feb 2011)
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IN BEIJING Villagers in the hard-hit drought areas of Anhui and Shandong provinces celebrating the Chinese New Year this month got a surprise visit from Premier Wen Jiabao, who donned an apron to cook meatballs and egg soup in one family's home and dumplings in another.
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Author: Keith B. Richburg |
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| Clinton to announce new 'AfPak' envoy |
(Tue, 15 Feb 2011)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has chosen a new special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, after months of delay and disagreements between the White House and the State Department over the parameters of the job that became vacant with the December death of Richard C. Holbrooke, senior ...
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Author: Karen DeYoung |
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| Bomb kills 2 at upscale Kabul hotel complex |
(Mon, 14 Feb 2011)
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KABUL - A suicide bomber detonated explosives at the entrance of an upscale mall and hotel in Kabul Monday afternoon, leaving twisted metal and broken glass at a venue frequented by foreigners and wealthy Afghans.
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Author: Joshua Partlow and Josh Boak |
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| Devastating 2010 Pakistan floods highlight difficulties in sounding alarm |
(Mon, 14 Feb 2011)
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Last July, a set of troubling numbers appeared in a computer at a key weather-forecasting center west of London.
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Author: Brian Vastag |
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| Pakistani police report deems American official 'guilty' in shootings |
(Sun, 13 Feb 2011)
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A Pakistani police report says an American Embassy official jailed in the killing of two Pakistani men is "guilty" of murder, citing investigators' findings that the official shot each victim five times, including in their backs, and lied to police about how he arrived at the scene of the incident.
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Author: Karin Brulliard and Aoun Sahi |
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| Macau's casinos rake in cash from Chinese who see gambling as an investment |
(Sun, 13 Feb 2011)
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IN MACAU, CHINA At the end of a successful business trip to southern China, tire trader Yuan Shihao decided to make the most of his good fortune. Instead of catching a train home to Hunan province, he took a bus to Macau, a former Portuguese colony studded with casinos.
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Author: Andrew Higgins |
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| Afghan universities struggling for funding |
(Sat, 12 Feb 2011)
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KABUL - Already coping with war, poverty and corruption, Afghan colleges are struggling under a policy that forbids them from charging tuition.
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Author: Josh Boak |
Category: Afghan |
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| Looming challenge for southern Sudan: Regulating oil companies |
(Fri, 11 Feb 2011)
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IN BENTIU, SUDAN At an oil field in southern Sudan's oil-rich Unity state, a tar-colored sludge flowed out of the back of a truck into a man-made pool.
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Author: Rebecca Hamilton |
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| Pakistan police: U.S. shooter committed 'clear murder' |
(Fri, 11 Feb 2011)
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Pakistani police said Friday that investigators have determined that a detained American Embassy official committed "a clear murder" when he fatally shot two Pakistanis last month, a conclusion likely to intensify a diplomatic standoff between the two allied countries.
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Author: Karin Brulliard |
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| Pakistan TV dramatizes fight against terrorism |
(Thu, 10 Feb 2011)
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A glossy, 11-part drama series on Pakistan state television features bearded mountain men with distorted ideas about Islam, heroes in the security forces and civilians dying at the extremists' hands. The program is the latest rally-the-public effort by the army, long Pakistan's most powerful institu
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Author: Karin Brulliard |
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| India, Pakistan agree to resume peace talks |
(Thu, 10 Feb 2011)
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NEW DELHI - India and Pakistan agreed Thursday to resume formal peace talks that were broken off after the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which were blamed on Pakistan-based militants. The decision could ease tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals and was welcomed by the Obama administration.
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Author: Simon Denyer and Karin Brulliard |
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| Teen suicide bomber kills army recruits in Pakistan |
(Thu, 10 Feb 2011)
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A teenage suicide bomber wearing a school uniform killed at least 27 soldiers at a military training center in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, police and intelligence officials said.
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Author: Haq Nawaz Khan and Karin Brulliard |
Category: Teen |
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| Kabul grocery bombing said to target French diplomats |
(Thu, 10 Feb 2011)
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KABUL - The Afghan National Security Directorate said Thursday that an imprisoned Taliban fighter masterminded a suicide bombing last month at a Kabul grocery store that killed eight people.
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Author: Josh Boak |
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| U.S., Pakistani officials at diplomatic odds in fatal shooting |
(Thu, 10 Feb 2011)
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U.S. and Pakistani officials Wednesday offered dueling accounts of the events leading up to the arrest of an American who fatally shot two men in Lahore last month and whose continued detention is at the center of an increasingly tense diplomatic standoff between the two countries.
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Author: Greg Miller and Karen DeYoung |
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| North, South Korea hold official talks |
(Tue, 08 Feb 2011)
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North and South Korea on Tuesday held their first official dialogue since the North's shelling of Yeonpyeong Island in November, but the colonels meeting at the demilitarized zone could not resolve several fundamental differences between the neighbors in the eight-hour talks.
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Author: Chico Harlan |
Category: North, |
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| Afghan government accuses 16 security firms of violations |
(Tue, 08 Feb 2011)
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KABUL - An Afghan government probe of private security companies has accused 16 firms of violations that include employing too many guards, failing to pay taxes for up to two years, and keeping unregistered weapons and armored vehicles.
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Author: Joshua Partlow |
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| U.S.-Pakistan relations strained further with case of jailed diplomat |
(Tue, 08 Feb 2011)
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The Obama administration has suspended all high-level dialogue with Pakistan, a key U.S. partner in the Afghanistan war, over the case of an American diplomat the Pakistanis have detained on possible murder charges, U.S. and Pakistani officials said.
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Author: Karen DeYoung and Karin Brulliard |
Category: U.S.-Pakistan |
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| India resists efforts to ban pesticide |
(Mon, 07 Feb 2011)
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MUDALAPARA, INDIA - When she was a child, a helicopter would buzz over Sujata Sundaran's village twice a year, spraying pesticide over the lush trees on cashew farms nearby.
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Author: Rama Lakshmi |
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| Is China a measuring stick or a warning sign for America? |
(Mon, 07 Feb 2011)
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BEIJING - People here might be forgiven for feeling self-important after President Obama mentioned China four separate times in his State of the Union speech.
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Author: Keith B. Richburg |
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| U.S. initiative to arm Afghan villagers carries some risks |
(Sun, 06 Feb 2011)
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SHAHBUDDIN, AFGHANISTAN - Operating from a small U.S. Special Forces base on a snow-speckled field here is a newly-minted U.S. ally who either represents a brighter future or everything that is wrong with Afghanistan's troubled past.
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Author: Joshua Partlow |
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| Burmese parliament chooses junta insider Thein Sein for president |
(Fri, 04 Feb 2011)
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BANGKOK - Burma's parliament elected former prime minister Thein Sein president Friday, reinforcing fears that the military establishment that has run the country for almost a half-century intends to keep a firm grip on power.
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Author: Tim Johnston |
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| Report on global cardiac risks: World gets fatter, but blood pressure goes down |
(Thu, 03 Feb 2011)
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The whole world is getting fatter, except perhaps for the women of Italy and Singapore. Globally, blood pressure is slowly coming down. Cholesterol is falling in rich countries and rising in developing ones.
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Author: David Brown |
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| Kabul Bank employees flee to Pakistan amid investigation into lending, officials say |
(Mon, 31 Jan 2011)
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KABUL - The acting chief financial officer and other Pakistani employees of Kabul Bank have fled Afghanistan amid an investigation into the scope of the bank's reckless lending and allegations that its shareholders paid large bribes to many senior Afghan officials, according to Afghan officials ...
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Author: Joshua Partlow and Andrew Higgins |
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| Russia's Ryabkov on U.S.-Russia relations: 'We can offer tangible results, and we will do more in the future' |
(Mon, 31 Jan 2011)
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, who daily oversees relations between Moscow and the United States, last week provided interesting insight on issues such as Iran, Afghanistan and arms control in an appearance at the Nixon Center in Washington.
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Author: Walter Pincus |
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| Ex-prisoner can't pull his mind away from North Korea |
(Mon, 31 Jan 2011)
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SEOUL - One year after being released from North Korea, Robert Park still cannot pull his mind away from the country where he spent 43 days.
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Author: Chico Harlan |
Category: Ex-prisoner |
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| Chaos at Cairo airport as foreigners flee Egypt |
(Mon, 31 Jan 2011)
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CAIRO - Toilets overflowed and convenience stores began running out of snacks at Cairo's international airport early Monday as tourists from around the world besieged terminals in a mad scramble to flee Egypt's growing chaos .
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Author: Janine Zacharia |
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| New estimates put Pakistan's nuclear arsenal at more than 100 |
(Mon, 31 Jan 2011)
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Pakistan's nuclear arsenal now totals more than 100 deployed weapons, a doubling of its stockpile over the past several years in one of the world's most unstable regions, according to estimates by nongovernment analysts.
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Author: Karen DeYoung |
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| Lighting switch requires a change in mind-set |
(Sun, 30 Jan 2011)
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Author: Juliet Eilperin |
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| U.S. Embassy demands release of 'unlawfully detained' diplomat who shot 2 Pakistanis |
(Sat, 29 Jan 2011)
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - The U.S. Embassy here demanded the release on Saturday of an American diplomat who fatally shot two Pakistani men two days ago, saying he was being "unlawfully detained" by Pakistani authorities.
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Author: Karin Brulliard and Aoun Sahi |
Category: U.S. |
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