| Coming Events |
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| May. 28 |
Nepal |
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Assembly date to oust king |
Stories |
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| Yesterday |
Myanmar |
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Storm aid frustrations grow| Top aid envoys are ramping up pressure on Burma, as reports suggest aid is still not reaching the region worst hit by Cyclone Nargis | |
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Myanmar |
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Junta denies misusing cyclone aid
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| Tue. |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar allows more U.S. aid flights The government of Myanmar authorized five more U.S. flights to land in the country with needed aid for survivors of the cyclone
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Myanmar |
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Junta lacking in cyclone response| The government seems unaware of the scope of the death and destruction Cyclone Nargis wrought on the country more than a week ago | |
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| Mon. |
Pakistan |
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Ministers set to resign
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Pakistan |
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Government set to split |
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Myanmar |
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First US aid plane lands in Burma |
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| Sun. |
Myanmar |
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U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar A U.S. military airplane with relief supplies has taken off on a mission that American officials say they hope will 'build trust'
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Myanmar |
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Burma eases restrictions on aid |
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Pakistan |
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Judge row puts coalition in danger |
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| Sat. |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum
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Myanmar |
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Cyclone overshadows referendum |
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| Fri. |
Myanmar |
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Burma warned over cyclone delays
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Myanmar |
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U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized' The World Food Program official is 'furious' over the government's refusal to allow the organization to distribute aid
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| May. 8 |
Myanmar |
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Burma 'wants aid not foreigners' Burma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work
| The foreign ministry insisted it would control the distribution itself.
The United Nations pressures to speed up the issuing of visas to foreign relief experts.
Dozens of aid experts are waiting for visas in Thailand; the Burmese embassy there has closed for a public holiday
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Olmert faces new corruption probe
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Myanmar |
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UN 'disappointed' at Burma access
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| May. 6 |
Myanmar |
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Relief groups scramble to aid Myanmar |
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| May. 4 |
Myanmar |
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Burma 'must allow aid workers in' |
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| May. 2 |
Pakistan |
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Fired judges getting jobs back |
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| Apr. 30 |
Pakistan |
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Parties seek judges deal |
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| Apr. 29 |
Tibet |
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17 sentenced for alleged roles in riots |
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| Apr. 17 |
Pakistan |
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UN warns Pakistan on refugee plan |
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| Apr.13 |
Nepal |
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Maoists extend poll lead 
| The former guerrillas have won 40 out of 79 seats. Maoist party has increased its lead as more results are declared from the landmark elections | |
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Princess Diana unlawfully killed
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| Mar.26 |
Tibet |
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Monks disrupt tour of journalists |
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| Mar.24 |
Pakistan |
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Judges freed by new PM| Deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in 4 months after Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year | |
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| Mar.22 |
Tibet |
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China threatens Tibetians; West protests |
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| Mar.20 |
Tibet |
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Police 'shot at Tibet protesters' |
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| Mar.18 |
India |
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Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens |
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| Mar.16 |
Tibet |
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'Eighty killed' in unrest
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| Mar.15 |
Tibet |
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Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear |
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| Mar.14 |
Tibet |
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Deaths reported in protests |
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Tibet |
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Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows
Map of Lhasa China| Opponents of Chinese rule set fire to vehicles and shops as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out in the capital, Lhasa. Rallies have continued all week in the largest protests against Beijing's rule in 20 years. Dalai Lama, released a statement... | |
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| Mar.9 |
Pakistan |
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Anti-Musharraf parties to share power
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| Feb.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out
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| Feb.18 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf party 'lagging in poll'
The opposition parties are well ahead in the country's elections. The ruling PML-Q would be consigned to the opposition if results were confirmed
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Kosovo declares independence
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| Feb.9 |
Myanmar |
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Burmese junta sets voting dates |
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| Feb.6 |
Kabul |
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Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip |
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| Jan.2 |
Pakistan |
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Government delays elections
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| Jan.1 |
Pakistan |
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Bhutto had vote warning for U.S. |
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| Dec.30 |
Pakistan |
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Bhutto's son to lead her party
19-year-old Bilawal Zardari will succeed her as chairman of the Pakistan People's Party, which will take part in upcoming elections
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| Dec.27 |
Pakistan |
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Bhutto's body flown home |
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| Dec.25 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials
One British, the other Irish based in Helmand province, had been holding meetings with different tribes and groups, including the Taliban
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| Dec.23 |
Nepal |
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Government agrees to abolish monarchy The leaders of the main political parties and The government has agreed for the first time that the 240-year-old monarchy should be abolishe...
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| Dec.15 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf lifts emergency rule
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| Nov.29 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf vows to end emergency |
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| Nov.28 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf sworn in for second term |
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| Nov.27 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf steps down as army chief
Map of Rawalpindi Pakistan In a highly emotional speech, Pakistani President stepped down from his position as army chief, announcing his retirement
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| Nov.25 |
Pakistan |
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Nawaz Sharif arrives in Pakistan |
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| Nov.9 |
Pakistan |
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Ex-PM Bhutto under house arrest |
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| Nov.4 |
Karachi |
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Police beat up lawyers Police have baton-charged a rally by lawyers protesting outside the High Court against the state of emergency
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| Nov.3 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf imposes emergency rule
President Pervez Musharraf has declared emergency rule and suspended the constitution. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has been replaced
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'Kidnap' children may not get home
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| Oct.25 |
Myanmar |
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Talks hope as Suu Kyi leaves home Pro-democracy leader, under house arrest for 12 of the last 18 years, met with the country's newly-appointed liaison officer
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| Oct.18 |
Karachi |
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Thousands throng Bhutto on return Vowing to help return democracy to Pakistan, former Prime Minister ended 8 years of self-imposed exile and returned to her native country
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| Oct.6 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf 'elected for third term'
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| Sep.29 |
Myanmar |
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U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar |
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| Sep.28 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf wins ruling on army role |
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| Sep.27 |
Myanmar |
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9 dead in crackdown
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| Sep.26 |
Myanmar |
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Monasteries in night raids |
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| Sep.24 |
Myanmar |
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100,000 protest junta Anti-government protesters led by Buddhist monks marched through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate since a 1988 uprising
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| Sep.18 |
Myanmar |
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'1,000 monks' march Military officials in Burma have used tear gas to disperse more than 1,000 Buddhist monks marched peacefully in two cities
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| Sep.10 |
Pakistan |
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Sharif deported after brief return
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N. Korea agrees to close nuke facilities
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| Aug.21 |
Bangladesh |
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Student riots flare
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| Jul.22 |
Kabul |
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Former king Zahir Shah dies
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| Jul.20 |
Pakistan |
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Supreme Court reinstates top judge
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| Jul.17 |
Pakistan |
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Deadly blast hits Islamabad rally |
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| Jul.10 |
Pakistan |
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Red Mosque rebel cleric killed in crossfire |
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| May.12 |
Karachi |
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33 killed during massive clashes
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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| Mar.30 |
Nepal |
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Maoists to join government |
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| Mar.16 |
Pakistan |
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Tear gas used on lawyers
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| Mar.12 |
Pakistan |
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Country's top judge suspended
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| Jan.11 |
Bangladesh |
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State of emergency |
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| Oct.13 |
Bangladesh |
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Nobel winner to use prize to help poor |
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| Sep.21 |
Musharraf |
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'U.S. threatened to bomb us'
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| Sep.5 |
Pakistan |
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'Taleban' in peace deal |
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| Apr.24 |
Nepal |
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King agreed to reinstate parliament
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| Apr.15 |
Nepal |
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Police attack media protest |
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| Apr.8 |
Nepal |
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Police fire on protesters |
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| Mar.21 |
Afghanistan |
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Convert 'faces execution' |
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Mar.2 |
New Delhi |
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India, U.S. agree to nuclear pact
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| Feb.19 |
Pakistan |
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Arrests, tear gas halt cartoon protests |
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| Feb.15 |
Pakistan |
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3 die in new caricatures protests |
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| Feb.6 |
Afghanistan |
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Cartoon protests turn deadly |
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| Jan.21 |
Nepal |
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200 arrested in protests |
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| Nov.19 |
Pakistan |
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Aid pledges top $5.4bn |
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| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
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Frustration over aid delivery
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| Sep.18 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan holds landmark elections |
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| Apr.18 |
New Delhi |
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India and Pakistan say peace 'irreversible' |
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| Feb.1 |
Nepal |
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King declares emergency
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| Jan.8 |
Sri Lanka |
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Politics limits Annan's trip |
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Storm of protest at poll result
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| Nov.3 |
Kabul |
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Karzai declared poll winner |
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| Oct.25 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf urges Kashmir rethink |
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| Oct.24 |
Kabul |
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Karzai wins Afghan majority
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| Oct.9 |
Kabul |
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Karzai rivals demand new vote |
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| Jun.27 |
New Delhi |
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Upbeat end to South Asia talks |
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| May.19 |
New Delhi |
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Singh named PM-designate
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| May.18 |
New Delhi |
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Gandhi 'humbly' declines PM job |
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| May.13 |
New Delhi |
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Vajpayee resigns after poll upset
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| Feb.17 |
Pakistan |
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India, Pakistan agree on framework |
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| Jan.22 |
New Delhi |
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Historic Kashmir talks bring hope |
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| Jan.4 |
Pakistan |
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India, Pakistan leaders meet |
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Kabul |
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Loya jirga agrees constitution |
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| Jun.1 |
Myanmar |
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Burma isolates opposition |
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| Jun.13 |
Kabul |
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Karzai elected head of state |
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| Jun.11 |
Kabul |
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Former king opened loya jirga
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| May.31 |
India |
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Foreign nationals urged to leave |
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| Apr.17 |
Kabul |
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Kabul joy as ex-king returns |
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| Dec.21 |
Kabul |
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Swearing-in of interim government
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| Nov.19 |
Afghanistan |
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4 journalists killed |
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| Nov.14 |
Afghanistan |
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Aid workers freed |
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Arafat, Peres agreed on truce
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| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
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Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave |
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| Jun.1 |
Nepal |
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Crown prince kills royal family 30-year-old Prince Dipendra opened fire killing 9, including King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya
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Closest Presidential election
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| 2008 |
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| May. 28 |
Nepal |
Assembly date to oust king |
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| 2008 |
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| Yesterday |
Myanmar |
Storm aid frustrations grow| Top aid envoys are ramping up pressure on Burma, as reports suggest aid is still not reaching the region worst hit by Cyclone Nargis | |
|
| Yesterday |
Myanmar |
Junta denies misusing cyclone aid
|
| Tue. |
Myanmar |
Myanmar allows more U.S. aid flights The government of Myanmar authorized five more U.S. flights to land in the country with needed aid for survivors of the cyclone
|
| Mon. |
Myanmar |
First US aid plane lands in Burma |
|
| Sun. |
Myanmar |
U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar A U.S. military airplane with relief supplies has taken off on a mission that American officials say they hope will 'build trust'
|
| Sun. |
Myanmar |
Burma eases restrictions on aid |
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| May. 9 |
Myanmar |
U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized' The World Food Program official is 'furious' over the government's refusal to allow the organization to distribute aid
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| May. 8 |
Myanmar |
Burma 'wants aid not foreigners' Burma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work
| The foreign ministry insisted it would control the distribution itself.
The United Nations pressures to speed up the issuing of visas to foreign relief experts.
Dozens of aid experts are waiting for visas in Thailand; the Burmese embassy there has closed for a public holiday
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| May. 8 |
Myanmar |
UN 'disappointed' at Burma access
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| May. 6 |
Myanmar |
Relief groups scramble to aid Myanmar |
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| May. 4 |
Myanmar |
Burma 'must allow aid workers in' |
| 2006 |
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| Oct.13 |
Bangladesh |
Nobel winner to use prize to help poor |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.19 |
Pakistan |
Aid pledges top $5.4bn |
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| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
Frustration over aid delivery
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| 2008 |
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| Sat. |
Myanmar |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum
|
| Sat. |
Myanmar |
Cyclone overshadows referendum |
|
| Apr.13 |
Nepal |
Maoists extend poll lead 
| The former guerrillas have won 40 out of 79 seats. Maoist party has increased its lead as more results are declared from the landmark elections | |
|
| Feb.18 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf party 'lagging in poll'
The opposition parties are well ahead in the country's elections. The ruling PML-Q would be consigned to the opposition if results were confirmed
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| Feb.9 |
Myanmar |
Burmese junta sets voting dates |
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| Jan.2 |
Pakistan |
Government delays elections
| 2007 |
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| Oct.6 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf 'elected for third term'
| 2005 |
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| Sep.18 |
Afghanistan |
Afghanistan holds landmark elections |
| 2004 |
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| Nov.3 |
Kabul |
Karzai declared poll winner |
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| Oct.24 |
Kabul |
Karzai wins Afghan majority
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| Oct.9 |
Kabul |
Karzai rivals demand new vote |
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| 2004 |
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| Oct.25 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf urges Kashmir rethink |
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| 2008 |
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| Mon. |
Pakistan |
Ministers set to resign
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| Mon. |
Pakistan |
Government set to split |
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| Mar.9 |
Pakistan |
Anti-Musharraf parties to share power
| 2004 |
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| Jan.4 |
Kabul |
Loya jirga agrees constitution |
| 2002 |
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| May.31 |
India |
Foreign nationals urged to leave |
| 2001 |
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| Dec.21 |
Kabul |
Swearing-in of interim government
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| 2007 |
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| Jul.10 |
Pakistan |
Red Mosque rebel cleric killed in crossfire |
| 2001 |
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| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave |
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| 2008 |
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| May. 2 |
Pakistan |
Fired judges getting jobs back |
| 2007 |
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| Sep.28 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf wins ruling on army role |
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| Jul.20 |
Pakistan |
Supreme Court reinstates top judge
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| Mar.12 |
Pakistan |
Country's top judge suspended
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| 2001 |
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| Nov.19 |
Afghanistan |
4 journalists killed |
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| 2007 |
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| Mar.30 |
Nepal |
Maoists to join government |
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| 2008 |
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| Fri. |
Myanmar |
Burma warned over cyclone delays
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| Jan.1 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto had vote warning for U.S. |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr. 17 |
Pakistan |
UN warns Pakistan on refugee plan |
| 2007 |
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| Oct.18 |
Karachi |
Thousands throng Bhutto on return Vowing to help return democracy to Pakistan, former Prime Minister ended 8 years of self-imposed exile and returned to her native country
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| 2006 |
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| Sep.5 |
Pakistan |
'Taleban' in peace deal |
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| Mar.2 |
New Delhi |
India, U.S. agree to nuclear pact
| 2005 |
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| Apr.18 |
New Delhi |
India and Pakistan say peace 'irreversible' |
| 2004 |
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| Feb.17 |
Pakistan |
India, Pakistan agree on framework |
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.6 |
Kabul |
Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip |
| 2007 |
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| Sep.29 |
Myanmar |
U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar |
| 2005 |
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| Jan.8 |
Sri Lanka |
Politics limits Annan's trip |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr. 29 |
Tibet |
17 sentenced for alleged roles in riots |
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| Mar.15 |
Tibet |
Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.15 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf lifts emergency rule
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| Nov.9 |
Pakistan |
Ex-PM Bhutto under house arrest |
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| Nov.4 |
Karachi |
Police beat up lawyers Police have baton-charged a rally by lawyers protesting outside the High Court against the state of emergency
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| Nov.3 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf imposes emergency rule
President Pervez Musharraf has declared emergency rule and suspended the constitution. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has been replaced
|
| Oct.25 |
Myanmar |
Talks hope as Suu Kyi leaves home Pro-democracy leader, under house arrest for 12 of the last 18 years, met with the country's newly-appointed liaison officer
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| Sep.26 |
Myanmar |
Monasteries in night raids |
| 2006 |
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| Apr.8 |
Nepal |
Police fire on protesters |
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| Mar.21 |
Afghanistan |
Convert 'faces execution' |
| 2003 |
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| Jun.1 |
Myanmar |
Burma isolates opposition |
| 2001 |
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| Nov.14 |
Afghanistan |
Aid workers freed |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr. 30 |
Pakistan |
Parties seek judges deal |
| 2004 |
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| Jun.27 |
New Delhi |
Upbeat end to South Asia talks |
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| Jan.22 |
New Delhi |
Historic Kashmir talks bring hope |
|
| Jan.4 |
Pakistan |
India, Pakistan leaders meet |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.18 |
India |
Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.30 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto's son to lead her party
19-year-old Bilawal Zardari will succeed her as chairman of the Pakistan People's Party, which will take part in upcoming elections
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| Nov.28 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf sworn in for second term |
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| Nov.27 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf steps down as army chief
Map of Rawalpindi Pakistan In a highly emotional speech, Pakistani President stepped down from his position as army chief, announcing his retirement
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| Nov.25 |
Pakistan |
Nawaz Sharif arrives in Pakistan |
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| Sep.10 |
Pakistan |
Sharif deported after brief return
| 2004 |
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| May.19 |
New Delhi |
Singh named PM-designate
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| May.18 |
New Delhi |
Gandhi 'humbly' declines PM job |
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| May.13 |
New Delhi |
Vajpayee resigns after poll upset
| 2002 |
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| Jun.13 |
Kabul |
Karzai elected head of state |
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.29 |
Afghanistan |
Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out
| 2007 |
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| Dec.23 |
Nepal |
Government agrees to abolish monarchy The leaders of the main political parties and The government has agreed for the first time that the 240-year-old monarchy should be abolishe...
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| Jul.22 |
Kabul |
Former king Zahir Shah dies
| 2005 |
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| Feb.1 |
Nepal |
King declares emergency
| 2002 |
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| Apr.17 |
Kabul |
Kabul joy as ex-king returns |
| 2001 |
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| Jun.1 |
Nepal |
Crown prince kills royal family 30-year-old Prince Dipendra opened fire killing 9, including King Birendra and Queen Aiswarya
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.26 |
Tibet |
Monks disrupt tour of journalists |
|
| Mar.22 |
Tibet |
China threatens Tibetians; West protests |
|
| Mar.16 |
Tibet |
'Eighty killed' in unrest
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| Mar.14 |
Tibet |
Deaths reported in protests |
|
| Mar.14 |
Tibet |
Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows
Map of Lhasa China| Opponents of Chinese rule set fire to vehicles and shops as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out in the capital, Lhasa. Rallies have continued all week in the largest protests against Beijing's rule in 20 years. Dalai Lama, released a statement... | |
| 2007 |
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| Sep.24 |
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