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Karzai escapes deadly Taliban attack
Taliban militants opened fire at a military ceremony in the capital Sunday morning. A lawmaker, tribal leader and 10-year-old child were killed, but President Hamid Karzai escaped unhurt, according
True or False: Desertification
True or False: Droughts cause desertification. The answer is: FALSE They are a contributing factor, but the root cause is unsustainable land use, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Adventures in capitalism with Jim Rogers
The self-styled "adventure capitalist" and self-made millionaire, Jim Rogers, imparts his investing wisdom on Talk Asia this week.
North Korea hosts Olympic torch
North Korea on Monday played host for the first time ever to the Olympic torch, as large crowds in Pyongyang waved red and white flags and cheered the runners.
Desertification: How to stop the shifting sands
When a 'Yellow Dragon' roars, Beijing listens.
Train collision kills 43 in China
A pre-dawn collision Monday between two passenger trains in eastern China killed at least 43 people and injured 247, a state news agency reported.
Train collision kills 66 in China
The death toll in a pre-dawn collision Monday between two passenger trains in eastern China has risen to at least 66 people, a state news agency reported.
North Korean officer defects to South Korea
South Korea says a North Korean soldier has defected to the South across the heavily fortified border dividing the countries.
North Korean officer defects to South Korea
A North Korean soldier defected across the demilitarized zone and sought asylum in South Korea on Sunday, according to a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman.
North Koreans greet Olympic torch
The Olympic torch arrived in Pyongyang, the capital of Communist North Korea, on Monday in the latest leg of its controversial global relay ahead of this year's Beijing Games in neighboring China.
Hundreds torch mosque in Indonesia
Hundreds of people burned a mosque Monday in the West Java province of Indonesia, police said. Around 300 people attacked the Al Furqon mosque about 1 a.m., damaging a nearby school, police said. Th
Afghan-U.S. forces repel base attacks
Afghan and American troops repelled a "failed attack" on U.S. and Afghan bases Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, killing 12 insurgents and wounding 12 others, the U.S. military said. In a new
Conference in the capital
Cassie Phillips is in Battambang, Cambodia, where she will be working with the NGO Homeland. Homeland is a Cambodian organization that works with local underprivileged children to give them some
China: Human error behind train collision
Human error was to blame for China's worst train accident in more than a decade, China's official news agency reported.
U.S. Marines launch Afghan operation
U.S. Marines in helicopters and Humvees flooded into a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan's most violent province early Tuesday in the first major American operation in the region in years.
Philippines bans kidneys for foreigners
Foreigners will be permanently banned from receiving kidneys for transplant in the Philippines to prevent the country from becoming a major Asian center in a thriving black market, health officials
The I-Ching explained
I-Ching or the "Book of Changes" is an ancient Chinese divination manual and a book of wisdom which interprets hexagrams (symbols made up of six stacked horizontal lines) formed by tossed
Suspects in E. Timor PM attack surrender
A dozen rebels suspected of involvement in an attack on East Timor's prime minister surrendered to authorities Tuesday, handing over automatic weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition, a milita
17 sentenced for alleged roles in Tibet riots
A Chinese court sentenced 17 people Tuesday to jail terms ranging from three years to life in prison for their alleged roles in deadly riots in the Tibetan capital last month, state media reported.
Malaysia's king opens new Parliament
Malaysia's king urged lawmakers to preserve racial peace, as he formally opened the multiethnic country's new Parliament on Tuesday, packed with a record number of opposition members.
17 sentenced for alleged roles in Tibet riots
A Chinese court sentenced 17 people, including six monks, to jail sentences ranging from three years to life imprisonment for their roles in riots in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa last month, state m
Vietnam breaks up Olympic torch demo
Vietnam police broke up a demonstration Tuesday against China's policies ahead of the final international leg of the Olympic torch relay, witnesses said. Officers detained several people for unfurli
18 die as Taliban target opium initiative
A suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan which killed 18 people and wounded 41 others on Tuesday targeted a government poppy eradication team, Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said.
Karzai was warned of assassination plot
President Hamid Karzai was warned of a weekend assassination plot against him, Afghanistan's intelligence chief said Tuesday, acknowledging that failings by the security services allowed militants t
Taiwan hopes to draw Chinese tourists
Nearly 60 years after splitting from China, Taiwan is laying out the red carpet for tourists from the mainland.
