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Aug 5 2008, AP

Police fired water cannons at thousands of protesters Tuesday as President Bush got a volatile reception in South Korea at the start of his three-nation Asian trip.

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Kuwait’s Special Forces disperse a demonstration of Asian workers in Mahboula, Kuwait Monday, July 28, 2008. The Bangladeshi Embassy says Kuwaiti police have used tear gas to disperse thousands of Asian workers demonstrating for better pay and living...