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05/16/2006 Deadly storm spins closer to HK
05/16/2006 Asian Games tickets on sale soon
05/16/2006 Indian censors clear Da Vinci Code film as hunger strike starts
05/16/2006 Asian Heritage Month Alliance leader’s efforts enhance all Iowans’ lives
05/16/2006 Oil drops to 69 on consumption worries
05/16/2006 Bali suspect recants account, says feared torture
05/16/2006 China Cultural Revolution anniversary passes quietly
05/16/2006 Abandoning Indian brides, a thriving "business" for UK Asian males
05/16/2006 Java volcano still poses threat
05/16/2006 Thai courts step up pressure to end political crisis
05/16/2006 'Abuse rife at Aborigine camps'
05/16/2006 Murder of Bangladeshi judges was Allah's will militant
05/15/2006 China lauds solved murder rate, denies torture
05/15/2006 Nikkei falls for sixth session, energy firms down
05/15/2006 Militants gun down two policemen in Pakistani tribal area
05/15/2006 Asia Rate worries buffet indexes
05/15/2006 NZ legs amputee conquers Everest
05/15/2006 Taliban hunted after fierce battle
05/15/2006 Prudential launches Asian property fund mgmt
05/15/2006 Lava flows down sides of Indonesian volcano
05/15/2006 Sydney Harbour at center of major terror exercise
05/15/2006 Rumbling mountain still a threat
05/15/2006 Fiji poll count shows tight race
05/15/2006 Japan PM shrine visits worry few US lawmakers Abe
05/15/2006 Australian PM raises Timor issue with US leaders
05/15/2006 Vietnam's PM nominates successor
05/15/2006 Deadly storm spins closer to China
05/15/2006 Vietnam's prime minister chooses successor
05/15/2006 Chinese media silent on revolution anniversary
05/15/2006 REPRESENTATIVES OF ISRAELI PARLIAMENT AND EURASIAN JEWISH CONGRESS VISITING BAKU
05/15/2006 Laos resettlement push raises hopes and hackles
05/15/2006 Australian PM urges greater US involvement in Asia and Pacific
05/15/2006 Asia steadies on stronger dollar
05/15/2006 Tamils Army waging undeclared war
05/15/2006 Chinese reporters arrested for extortion report
05/15/2006 Sacked Indian diplomat still refusing to go home
05/15/2006 Leg amputee conquers Everest
05/15/2006 Legless New Zealand climber conquers Everest
05/15/2006 Asian economic and corpo
05/15/2006 Hyde concerned about Japan PM shrine visits
05/15/2006 Bombay CEO quits board
05/15/2006 New Zealand double amputee scales Everest
05/15/2006 Indian govt demands doctors end crippling strike
05/15/2006 US critical to Asia-Pacific stability, PM tells Rice
05/15/2006 List of dangers posed by erupting volcano
05/15/2006 Global industry pageant CONEXPO Asia 2006 opens in Beijing
05/15/2006 Asian giants stumble over the greenback
05/15/2006 Residents flee as Mount Merapi belches lava
05/15/2006 Sambi set for Comoros victory, say aides
05/15/2006 Eastern Europe/Central Asia face world’s most rapidly expanding AIDS epidemic – UN
05/15/2006 Asian deal aids NZ company global growth
05/15/2006 Nepal delays vote to limit king's powers
05/15/2006 China re-indicts NY Times worker
05/15/2006 Asian stocks plunge on gloomy Wall Street, US interest-rate fears
05/15/2006 S.Lanka rebels say low intensity war now on
05/15/2006 Volcano spews clouds of hot ash
05/15/2006 Volcano's activity at highest level
05/15/2006 Japanese living abroad tops 1 million
05/15/2006 Japan to work with Thailand on abductions
05/15/2006 Certainty comes to Indonesia bond trade
05/15/2006 Indo Asia Leisure to invest Rs. 200 million in hotels
05/15/2006 Putin points to the Russia of the future
05/15/2006 Somali peace holds, but militias deny truce
05/15/2006 Asian Christians Gear Up for Da Vinci Assault
05/15/2006 Villagers defiant as volcano threatens
05/15/2006 China-Vatican row escalates
05/15/2006 Death toll from Pakistan heatwave crosses 50
05/15/2006 Oil prices dip more than a dollar in Asian trading
05/15/2006 Indo-Asia Leisure Services to invest Rs 20 cr for expansion
05/15/2006 Volcanic activity at highest level
05/15/2006 "Da Vinci" unites Indian Muslims and Christians
05/15/2006 Thai election may be delayed until October
05/15/2006 Nepal's parliament set to curb king's power
05/15/2006 Discredited Election Commission sets new Thai polls for October 22
05/15/2006 Evacuation intensifies as Mount Merapi belches lava
05/15/2006 Massive relief operations underway in storm-ravaged Philippines
05/15/2006 Indonesia joins Cobra Gold joint military exercise in Thailand
05/15/2006 Plan for new Thai poll in October
05/15/2006 Oil falls 1 on demand worries
05/15/2006 Three bodies found in sunken boat
05/15/2006 Asia-Pacific broadband revenues forecast to double in five years
05/15/2006 Oil price surge threatens to detail Asia's growth
05/15/2006 Hong Kong police lose 'spy in sky' mini-helicopter on test flight
05/15/2006 Philippines typhoon toll hits 37
05/14/2006 Oil price surge threatens Asia's growth
05/14/2006 Asia Is Singapore poised to rally?
05/14/2006 Around the Markets In Asia, not enough of good thing
05/14/2006 Bogus drugs kill 4 in China
05/14/2006 Yuan to be more responsive to market draft paper
05/14/2006 Esquel Group deploys Juniper WAN application acceleration platforms
05/14/2006 China Digital Media launches IP based set-top box
05/14/2006 TelstraClear, Juniper to power NZ Advanced Research Network
05/14/2006 Merapi volcano explodes with gas and ash
05/14/2006 China resumes prosecution of Times researcher, lawyer says
05/14/2006 Counting begins in Fiji election
05/14/2006 Tanigaki Snow has affirmed strong dollar policy
05/14/2006 Microsoft, TechFaith form strategic collaboration
05/14/2006 KongZhong signs partnership deals with He Xun and eNet
05/14/2006 Alcatel demonstrates first HSDPA services in Russia
05/14/2006 NTT DoCoMo develops FOMA M2501 High Speed Data Card
05/14/2006 NTT DoCoMo, Microsoft to add Windows Media technologies to 3G FOMA handsets
05/14/2006 DoCoMo to unveil eight FOMA 9 Series phones
05/14/2006 NTT DoCoMo develops new 3G FOMA handsets
05/14/2006 Sri Lanka, rebels trade charges after civilian massacre
05/14/2006 Indonesia's Merapi volcano explodes with gas
05/14/2006 Killer typhoon heads for China
05/14/2006 U.S. military's bid to woo China
05/14/2006 Indonesia volcano spewing ash
05/14/2006 As Sri Lankan Port City Erupts, Echoes of Nations Bloody Past
05/14/2006 Oil falls on worries global fuel demand could flag
05/14/2006 Source NK resumes nuclear work
05/14/2006 Four decades on, Cultural Revolution leaves indelible imprint on China
05/14/2006 Counting starts in Fiji election
05/14/2006 Indonesia's Merapi spews lava, not clear if erupted
05/14/2006 UN chief Annan begins Asia tour
05/14/2006 Weak dollar puts Asia in the red
05/14/2006 New warning as volcano intensifies
05/14/2006 Bush treats Australia to new trees
05/14/2006 Temperatures soar in sizzling Pakistan
05/14/2006 10 sentenced in Bangladesh bombings
05/14/2006 Counting starts in Fiji election
05/14/2006 Magnitude 5 quake rattles Wellington
05/14/2006 Parts of Asia make strides in halting bird flu's spread
05/14/2006 S. Korean protesters scuffle over bases
05/14/2006 UAE to host FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 Asian Qualifier
05/14/2006 Briefly Tropical storm leaves 32 dead in Philippines
05/14/2006 Thousands defy order to evacuate Mount Merapi slopes Roundup
05/14/2006 Asia takes big strides in bird flu fight
05/14/2006 NATO Seeks to Provide Energy Security in Central Asia
05/14/2006 Avian Flu Wanes in Asian Nations It First Hit Hard
05/14/2006 Thailand, Vietnam bird flu praise
05/14/2006 Child and Maternal Mortality High in Developing Countries of Asia
05/14/2006 Vietnam reaches trade deal with the United States
05/14/2006 Environmentalists Urge More Clean Energy for Asia
05/14/2006 Environmentalists Urge More Clean Energy for Asia
05/14/2006 Thousands defie order to evacuate Mount Merapi slopes
05/14/2006 Three dead, three others missing after boat sinks Roundup
05/14/2006 Bangladesh university shut after gunbattle
05/14/2006 We are still discussing this
05/14/2006 China 3 Gorges raises questions for dams
05/14/2006 Bangladesh sentences 10 Islamic militants to life terms
05/14/2006 US agrees deal for Vietnam to join WTO
05/14/2006 Avian flu wanes in Asian nations it first hit hard
05/14/2006 S.Korea to push US base relocation, protests go on
05/14/2006 Thousands turn out for rich CelebrAsian
05/14/2006 Jackson raps Asian automakers
05/14/2006 Villagers return home despite volcano alert
05/14/2006 UN chief begins Asian tour AFP
05/14/2006 UN chief begins Asian tour
05/14/2006 Some villagers shun volcano alert
05/14/2006 Myanmar junta wonders about US invasion
05/14/2006 A Vision of Pale Beauty Carries Risks for Asias Women
05/14/2006 Tamil Tigers dismiss calls to end navy operations
05/14/2006 Militants kill Pakistan official in restive region
05/14/2006 Indonesia's ailing Suharto still critical doctors
05/14/2006 SKorean police arrest more than 20 at US base protest
05/13/2006 Philippines storm toll rises to 32
05/13/2006 Typhoon blows out of Philippines, at least 35 dead
05/13/2006 Myanmar blames Karen flight on internal power struggle
05/13/2006 Six missing after boat sinks 2nd Update
05/13/2006 China risks new row over bishop
05/13/2006 Jayasuriya denies President behind Test return
05/13/2006 On a bloody front, S.Lanka troops want to hit back
05/13/2006 Tropical storm leaves trail of destruction in Philippines
05/13/2006 Indonesia villagers defy volcano
05/13/2006 Taiwan may end up with Pyrrhic diplomatic victory
05/13/2006 China backs bishop but locals dissent
05/13/2006 Muslim leaders support Iran
05/13/2006 Asian Heritage Festival Draws Big Crowds
05/13/2006 Laos battles new foe in war on drugs
05/13/2006 China's 3 Gorges raises questions for future dams
05/13/2006 Two dead, four still missing after boat sinks 1st Update
05/13/2006 Fears of bird flu in Asia wane
05/13/2006 Search continues for six missing after boat sinks
05/13/2006 Thousands flee feared Indonesia volcano eruption
05/13/2006 Concluding visit to Austria, Annan heads to Asia
05/13/2006 Indonesian volcano threatens 20,000
05/13/2006 Indian team for Asian GP
05/13/2006 Asian fest draws thousands in DM
05/13/2006 S. Koreans rally against U.S. base plan
05/13/2006 Panesar strikes for England
05/13/2006 Chinese writer faces subversion charges
05/13/2006 Avian Flu Wanes in Asian Nations It First Hit Hard
05/13/2006 At least 29 people killed as storm lashes Philippines
05/13/2006 UN chief's visit spotlights race in Asia for his seat
05/13/2006 Sikh Religious Telecasts Expand in Asia Pacific
05/13/2006 Asia's bid for top UN post may face challenge by US
05/13/2006 Australia sends warships to troubled East Timor
05/13/2006 Six missing after boat sinks
05/13/2006 Evacuation ordered, Mount Merapi's status at top alert
05/13/2006 Ghost of murdered Taiwanese woman prompts successful retrial
05/13/2006 Four dead as Indian Maoists storm relief centre
05/13/2006 Thais face new elections
05/13/2006 Two killed and 41 wounded in Kashmir blast
05/13/2006 Asian-Americans dress for 2 worlds
05/13/2006 Thousands flee active volcano in Indonesia
05/13/2006 Somali militia battle enters seventh day
05/13/2006 Iran's nuke program overshadows summit
05/13/2006 D-8 did not specifically discuss Iran nuclear dispute
05/13/2006 A Bitter Game Beijing Battles With Vatican
05/13/2006 Thousands flee volcano
05/13/2006 Mainstream News Doctors in revolt over legalising euthanasia
05/13/2006 D-8 urge speedy Iran WTO membership
05/13/2006 U.S.-Uzbekistan alliance torn apart by massacre
05/13/2006 Two die as rebels attack massacre survivor protest in Kashmir
05/13/2006 Kashmir cable operators on streets to demand lifting of ban
05/13/2006 Indonesia warns volcano eruption is 'imminent'
05/13/2006 Health fair offers Asians remedy for language barrier in medicine
05/13/2006 Indonesia Suharto's condition deteriorates doctor
05/13/2006 Kashmir bus station blast kills 2
05/13/2006 Courts urge election commission to disband
05/13/2006 ASIA IRIN-Asia Weekly Round-up 71 covering the period 6 May – 12 May 2006
05/13/2006 Indias Top-Ranking B-Schools Are at a Crossroads
05/13/2006 EU criticises Sri Lanka Tigers over sea battle, warns of escalation
05/13/2006 Product Testing Company Expands Its Asian Presence
05/13/2006 Philippine typhoon leaves 10,000 stranded
05/13/2006 Philippines storm toll at least 23
05/13/2006 Voting ends in charged Fiji poll
05/13/2006 Indonesia raises alert status of volcano
05/13/2006 Storm kills 10 in Bangladesh
05/13/2006 Polling ends in Fijian election
05/12/2006 Heartbreak as Lenasia mother prepares to bury
05/12/2006 EU criticises Sri Lanka Tigers over sea battle, warns on escalation
05/12/2006 Merapi volcano alert hits highest level
05/12/2006 India, China trade could reach $100 billion by 2015
05/12/2006 Indonesia raises volcano alert
05/12/2006 Typhoon kills six in Philippines
05/12/2006 Final day of voting in Fiji
05/12/2006 Red alert for Indonesia volcano
05/12/2006 Iran overshadows developing summit
05/12/2006 Iran overshadows Indonesia summit
05/12/2006 Six dead, five missing as storm lashes Philippines
05/12/2006 Chopstick tax may be hard to swallow
05/12/2006 Britain's House of Lords rejects contentious right-to-die bill
05/12/2006 Asian-Pacific Americans Play Major Role in Nation's Defense, Admiral Says
05/12/2006 Two Koreas agree to test cross-border rail links
05/12/2006 Australian PM set for Bush talks
05/12/2006 Bush honors Asian-Pacific Americans with volunteer service awards
05/12/2006 US calls for Uzbek killings probe
05/12/2006 UN official to visit Myanmar to press return to democratic rule
05/12/2006 Peers wreck Bill to legalise euthanasia for terminally ill
05/12/2006 Bush honors Asian-Pacific Americans
05/12/2006 11 Servicemembers Receive Asian-Pacific American Council Award
05/12/2006 Japan arrests three, raids ship over 'NKorean drug smuggling'
05/12/2006 Rocket kills 2 U.N. workers in Afghanistan
05/12/2006 Asiaticus shines
05/12/2006 British Lawmakers Reject Euthanasia Bill
05/12/2006 Oscar nominee Naomi Watts to become special envoy for UN AIDS fight
05/12/2006 King's former ministers rounded up in Nepal
05/12/2006 Taiwan president trumpets diplomatic victory over China
05/12/2006 Beijing hit by worst drought in 50 years
05/12/2006 Sri Lanka's rebels threaten more attacks
05/12/2006 At least nine dead in Philippine storms
05/12/2006 Indonesian government prosecutor drops Suharto graft case
05/12/2006 Birdie blitz puts Kumar in command
05/12/2006 British church leaders speak out against euthanasia bill
05/12/2006 Malaysia set to certify halaal cosmetics
05/12/2006 Indonesian governor reprimanded over Taiwan president's stopover
05/12/2006 Strong earthquake jolts Indonesia's Sumatra, Jakarta
05/12/2006 Thailand deports American child sex abuser
05/12/2006 King's former ministers arrested in Nepal
05/12/2006 China`s Wikipedia copycat `self-censored`
05/12/2006 Pietersen century keeps England on top
05/12/2006 Lockheed wins Vietnam's 168 mln satellite deal
05/12/2006 Execs to compete in rat race for charity
05/12/2006 Woman gets massage from burglar
05/12/2006 Suharto corruption charges dropped
05/12/2006 Suharto corruption case 'dropped'
05/12/2006 Angry debate over right-to-die law
05/12/2006 eBay New Zealand not for sale
05/12/2006 Europe follows Asia, Wall St. down
05/12/2006 Indonesia drops graft case against former dictator Suharto
05/12/2006 Detentions mount after blasts kill Pakistani police
05/12/2006 Rights group calls for calm over Pakistani's death in Germany
05/12/2006 Asia-Pacific conference of agricultural ministers in Jakarta from May 15
05/12/2006 UN to resume food aid on a reduced scale
05/12/2006 Cloning scientist indicted on fraud charge
05/12/2006 50 rebels killed, 17 Sri Lanka sailors missing after battle
05/12/2006 Tamil rebels warn truce monitors
05/12/2006 Oil Prices Drop Below $73 a Barrel in Asia
05/12/2006 Oil Prices Drop Below 73 a Barrel in Asia
05/12/2006 East Timor's FM meets with military police who fled Dili
05/12/2006 Rebels warn truce monitors
05/12/2006 Industrial Nanotech Continues Expansion into Asian Markets
05/11/2006 Bali meet may discuss Iran issue
05/11/2006 Best Buy to buy majority stake in China retailer
05/11/2006 McDonald's Japan profit falls 99 pct, keeps outlook
05/11/2006 Kyrgyz border post attacked
05/11/2006 China criticizes US handling of Uighur detainees
05/11/2006 Taiwan's Chen seen in diplomatic victory over China
05/11/2006 Asia U.S. rates send shares down
05/11/2006 Ruling delayed on Suharto charges
05/11/2006 Hundreds of people left homeless by Philippine storm
05/11/2006 S.Lanka rebels threaten monitors after naval clash
05/11/2006 Chinese imports slow, buoying April trade surplus
05/11/2006 Sri Lanka rebels threaten monitors
05/11/2006 S.Korea charges stem cell scientist with fraud
05/11/2006 Solomon Is 'won't cut Taiwan ties'
05/11/2006 Australia stations naval forces near troubled East Timor
05/11/2006 Australian capital passes breakthrough gay civil union law
05/11/2006 Australian wheat exporter in more trouble over exports to India
05/11/2006 Fiji strongman Rabuka arrested on mutiny charge
05/11/2006 Disgraced stem cell scientist indicted for fraud
05/11/2006 Nikkei follows Wall St. into red
05/11/2006 S. Korea charges stem-cell pioneer
05/11/2006 Jakarta defers Suharto charges
05/11/2006 S Korea scientist on fraud charge
05/11/2006 China April trade surplus rises
05/11/2006 Taiwan to vote on China links law
05/11/2006 Ex-Fijian PM faces mutiny charge
05/11/2006 Sri Lanka on brink of civil war
05/11/2006 Site launches 'Chinese Wikipedia'
05/11/2006 Former Fiji PM charged with mutiny
05/11/2006 Annan To Promote UN Reforms On Asia Trip
05/11/2006 Annan to Push U.N. Reforms on Asia Trip
05/11/2006 Thu, 11 May 2006 164004 0400Asian-American Immigrants at High Risk for HBV Infection YORK - Asian immigrants in the U.S. are at a dramatically increased risk for hepatitis B-related liver disease and should be targeted by educational and screening programs, investigators here have found.
05/11/2006 Hepatitis B is found to afflict many East Asians in New York
05/11/2006 Damayanthi Darsha for Asian GP meets
05/11/2006 Annan to Push U.N. Reforms on Asia Trip
05/11/2006 18 feared dead in Sri Lanka sea battle
05/11/2006 Hepatitis Major Threat To N.Y. Asians
05/11/2006 Molten lava flows 1,500 metres down from Mount Merapi summit
05/11/2006 Report Asia's forests face threat
05/11/2006 Annan to Push U.N. Reforms on Asia Trip
05/11/2006 High hepatitis B infection rate found among NYC's Asian American community
05/11/2006 India keen to join Central Asian pipeline
05/11/2006 Australian miners give thanks for great escape
05/11/2006 Taiwan defends ties with Libya despite protests from China
05/11/2006 Air strikes on Sri Lanka rebels after sea battle leaves 45 dead
05/11/2006 HP Forms Asia-Pacific Tech Center In Bangalore
05/11/2006 Java volcano evacuation ordered
05/11/2006 China's Age Bank
05/11/2006 Tea time on the fault line
05/11/2006 Bull markets in China join others around Asia
05/11/2006 Site launches 'Chinese Wikipedia'
05/11/2006 Abundant rain, crops predicted for Thais
05/11/2006 Thailand dogs dance to the music
05/11/2006 Stocks Asian stocks drop
05/11/2006 Tamils attack Sri Lanka Navy boat
05/11/2006 Freed miners Thanks for our lives
05/11/2006 China slams Libya for allowing visit by Taiwan leader
05/11/2006 Taiwan president makes surprise visit to Indonesia's Batam Island
05/11/2006 Amid extinctions, parrots, panthers get costly aid
05/11/2006 Real estate makes a charge in Indonesia
05/11/2006 Thailand to expel jailed American pedophile
05/11/2006 Taliban film shows last words of suicide bombers
05/11/2006 Indonesia reviewing Suharto case
05/11/2006 Annan calls for E Asian detente
05/11/2006 Thailand starts dog radio station
05/11/2006 Iran's president calls Israel 'a tyrannical regime'
05/11/2006 Asia Times Online
05/11/2006 Bombing of Pakistan police school kills at least 6
05/11/2006 Monitors see S.Lanka army hand in civilian killings
05/11/2006 Parents sue game firm in China after son's suicide
05/11/2006 Asia Stocks mirror dollar's drop
05/11/2006 Investing Savings glut in Asia puts damper on bonds
05/11/2006 Asia
05/11/2006 Iran's president scorns pressure from West on nuclear program
05/11/2006 Ahmadinejad Iran open to talks
05/11/2006 Iran says it's ready to talk
05/11/2006 US general says a weak government sets back Afghan effort
05/11/2006 Reliance Petroleum creates waves on Indian stock exchange debut
05/11/2006 West urged to punish Uzbekistan
05/11/2006 Stocks Asian stocks fall
05/11/2006 Jakarta Iran open to nuke talks
05/11/2006 NEC profit drops 84 percent, sees recovery
05/10/2006 Oil extends rise above 72 on US gasoline concerns
05/10/2006 UN's Annan hopes Asia can reconcile like Europe
05/10/2006 Taiwan's Chen stops over in Libya
05/10/2006 Hong Kong cardinal hits back at Chinese official's remarks
05/10/2006 Australia denies plan to lift uranium ban on India
05/10/2006 UN agency to resume N Korean aid
05/10/2006 Four killed, six wounded in Pakistan blasts
05/10/2006 UN to resume N Korean aid
05/10/2006 Kashmir attack kills two police