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Attacks kill 9 in Kashmir, including mom, 4 kids

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:43:24 +0000

A suspected Islamic militant threw a hand grenade at a group of migrant laborers in Indian Kashmir, killing a woman and her four children Thursday in one of two attacks that claimed a total of nine lives in the disputed Himalayan...

Police call communication key to convention peace

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:58:11 +0000

Borrowing from a European model, Minneapolis and St. Paul police hope to quell any disruptions at this summer’s Republican National Convention by exchanging cell phone numbers and offering other olive branches to...

Police reach out to those targeting GOP convention

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:57:10 +0000

Police see communication key to convention peace

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:24:48 +0000

More than 100 Chinese villagers protest man's death

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:21:41 +0000

More than a hundred Chinese villagers attacked a police station to protest the death of a man they say was beaten by local Communist Party security guards, police said Friday, the latest in a recent spate of violence triggered by discontent with...

Wary China tells local leaders to manage unrest

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:49:05 +0000

Responding to a fresh wave of unrest as China gears up to host the Olympics next month, the communist leadership has told local leaders to be on alert to public grievances and find ways to resolve...

China: local leaders must manage complaints better

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:53:50 +0000

China has told local government leaders to be more responsive to people’s complaints after several rural protests threatened to disturb a calm lead-up to next month’s Olympic Games, a government notice said...

South Korean Killed: Where's the Outrage?

Tristan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:49:58 +0000

July 11, 2008: A South Korean tourist was fatally shot this past Friday after wandering into a restricted area of the Kumgangsan Mountains tourism zone in North Korea. This is currently the top story in South Korea. The tourist, a 53 year...

Protests over Jesusâ€™ blasphemous picture in Telugu daily

Elias — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:07:15 +0000

Christian groups Sunday attacked the offices of Telugu daily â€˜Sakshiâ€™, owned by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddyâ€™s family, to protest the publication of a blasphemous picture of Jesus...

Political protesters ignore court order

Jason — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:38:23 +0000

The political circus continues here in Thailand. The Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej who has just returned from a trip to China and Brunei had claimed someone had plotted to capture him the instant his plane made a landing at Bangkok airport on...