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Articles about the Asian continent
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Why the U.S. won’t cut aid to Pakistan’s Musharraf
On Nov. 3, the government of Pakistani military dictator Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule, suspended the constitution, and imposed…
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Georgians protest ‘Rose Revolution’ government
On Nov. 4, Georgians protested against the government of President Mikhail Saakashvili for the third day. As many as 70,000…
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Leader of Gay Russia speaks at Chicago action
On Oct. 6, some 300 people gathered in Chicago’s LGBT community to mark the ninth anniversary of the brutal slaying…
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Looking back at North Korea’s nuclear bomb test
On Oct. 9, 2006, North Korea shocked the world when it announced it had detonated its first nuclear bomb. In…
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North Korea, South Korea strengthen ties
North and South Korea recently held their first summit in seven years, agreeing to work toward a formal peace treaty…
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Bush is all hot air on global warming
At a White House-sponsored conference on climate change at the end of September, President Bush called for a global fund…
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Musharraf’s electoral victory put on hold
Official results show U.S. puppet Gen. Pervez Musharraf as the winner of the presidential election in Pakistan. Despite months of…
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China scapegoated by U.S. toy-maker Mattel
On Sep. 21, U.S.-based Mattel, the world’s largest toy-maker, was forced to apologize to the Chinese government and take responsibility…
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Capitalism has destroyed education in ex-Soviet bloc countries
A recent report by the United Nations Children’s Fund revealed that millions of children in the former socialist bloc have…
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Nepal communists struggle to overturn monarchy
The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist has quit the country’s interim government and launched a campaign demanding the abolition of the…
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