International Herald Tribune (Asia and the Pacific)
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Bhutto's widower elected in Pakistan
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of the slain former leader Benazir Bhutto, was elected president by a wide margin.
Atomic club removes ban on trade with India
The Nuclear Suppliers Group removed a major obstacle to a landmark nuclear deal between the United States and India.
Zardari is elected Pakistan's president
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and a controversial politician with little experience, was elected president of Pakistan.
U.S. missile strike said to have killed at least 6 on Afghan-Pakistani border
The strike from a pilotless reconnaissance aircraft was the first of what U.S. military officials said could be more raids to attack Taliban insurgents in the tribal regions of Pakistan.
Air strike kills seven in west Afghanistan
Seven people, including two children, were killed in an air strike in western Afghanistan on Friday that was aimed at the house of a Taliban commander, a district official said.
U.S. plan would shift troops from Iraq to Afghanistan
Pentagon leaders have recommended a modest shift of U.S. forces by early next year, officials said.
In Japan, a ghost town becomes a boom town
The designation of a Japanese silver mine as a World Heritage site has sparked debate over the value of the Unesco label and whether it can do more harm than good in preservation.
U.S. letter incites push to oust India leader
Indian opposition parties say that a secret letter from the State Department shows that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lied about a controversial deal on nuclear power.
After U.S. raid, Pakistan says it will defend territorial integrity
The United States, a major source of aid to nuclear-armed Pakistan, has not officially commented on the raid but there is little, if any, doubt it was carried out by U.S. troops.
North Korea notified U.S. of plans to restore plant
The notification made it less likely that the activities at the Yongbyon nuclear plant might just be posturing aimed at extracting American concessions.
Prime minister proposes Thai referendum
The prime minister of Thailand has proposed a nationwide referendum to seek a resolution to anti-government protests that have paralyzed his government for the past 10 days.
China hints at building defects in quake study
A government committee said Thursday that a rush to build schools might have led to shoddy construction that resulted in the deaths of thousands of students during a devastating earthquake in May.
Religious violence in India also has economic undertones
Recent violence in Orissa, which left at least 16 dead, was among the worst in decades against Christians in this Hindu-dominated nation and appears to have been fueled, at least in part, by discontent at a time when the gap between India's haves and have-nots is growing.
Cold comfort for Tata at home in India
For Indians, it can be smoother to buy chunks of Britain's economy than of their own. And it is no coincidence that the carmaker Tata has become the Indian group most aggressive in scouring for business beyond India.
Pakistani Taliban say they will not kill Chinese and Pakistani hostages
Two Chinese telecommunication engineers and a Pakistani driver and guard were kidnapped near the Afghan border on Friday when they were returning to a guest house after repairing a telecommunications tower.
Shots hit motorcade of Pakistani prime minister
Shots were fired at the motorcade of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani of Pakistan on Wednesday afternoon near the capital, Islamabad, but apparently Gilani was not in the vehicles at the time.
North Korea rebuilding nuclear facility
The move, a reaction to delayed removal of the country from a list of sponsors of terrorism, had been expected.
Indian flood victims hunker down in camps
Those refugees who are safe on dry land began to settle in at camps that will probably house them for months.
Pakistan begins inquiry into deaths of 5 women
Reports that five women were buried alive in so-called honor killings in the remote, tribal area of southwestern Baluchistan Province have set off widespread protests.
Options seem to narrow for Thai leader
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej was increasingly isolated Wednesday as the army declined to enforce his emergency decree or even to state its support for him.
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