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South Korea, US to start joint navy drills Sunday
Aug 31, 2010, 10:41 GMT
Seoul - The navies of South Korea and the United States are on Sunday to start another round of joint drills in the Yellow Sea, South Korean media reported, quoting military sources. ... more
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Thai king appoints hardliner as next army chief
Sep 2, 2010, 10:15 GMT
Bangkok - Thailand's king on Thursday officially appointed a hardliner as the country's next army chief, deemed a politically powerful post in the coup-prone kingdom. ... more
Activists present 1.7 million signatures against Japan dolphin hunt
Sep 2, 2010, 10:03 GMT
Tokyo - The star of a documentary about a traditional Japanese dolphin hunt submitted a petition with 1.7 million signatures against the practice Thursday to the US embassy in Tokyo, news reports said. ... more
Two Hong Kong police officers briefly held at Philippine airport
Sep 2, 2010, 9:35 GMT
Manila - Two Hong Kong police officers were briefly held Thursday at a Philippine airport after authorities discovered bullet casings from an assault rifle in their luggage. ... more
Malaysia charges editor over satirical blog post
Sep 2, 2010, 9:01 GMT
Kuala Lumpur - An editor at a Malaysian newspaper was charged on Thursday with publishing false information in a satirical blog post lampooning the state-owned electricity company. ... more
Relatives of hostage killed in Manila siege shown wrong body
Sep 2, 2010, 8:32 GMT
Hong Kong - Grieving relatives of one of the Hong Kong tourists killed in a Philippine hostage crisis last week were given the wrong body to identify, Hong Kong government officials said Thursday. ... more
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