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Articles about the Asian continent
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Will Pakistan remain a U.S. client state?
A one-ton truck bomb ripped through the U.S.-owned Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sept. 19, killing at least 53…
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Protests shut down Tata car plant in West Bengal
On Sept. 9, tens of thousands of Indian farmers in West Bengal renewed militant protests and sit-ins at the Tata…
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U.S. strike kills 90 Afghan civilians
During the night of Aug. 22, the U.S. military attacked and bombed a village in the western province of Herat,…
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Musharraf resigns as Pakistan’s president
Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation from Pakistan’s presidency on Aug. 18. The resignation prompted the Pakistani people to take to…
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Beijing Olympics: China’s pride will not be turned into shame
Billions of people around the world watched the Beijing Summer Olympics. Every four years during the games, people all over…
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Revolutionary leader Prachanda elected Prime Minister of Nepal
Marking a momentous victory for the revolutionary struggle in Nepal, Prachanda, the long-time leader of the Communist Party of Nepal…
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Police murder farmers during protest in India
More than 2,000 farmers were gathered near a government building in Delhi, India, when the police began hitting the protestors…
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U.S. Marines tour in Afghanistan extended as resistance grows
The Pentagon announced on Aug. 5 that over 1,200 U.S. Marines stationed in Afghanistan would be ordered to stay an…
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Thousands remember bombing of Hiroshima, Nagasaki
On Aug. 6, people across the globe gathered on the 63rd anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attack. On that…
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Obama world tour a reassurance to U.S. ruling class
Garnering praise from the media and mainstream political pundits, Barack Obama recently returned from an international trip with stops in…
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