Offensive in Tribal Area Criticized by Key Pakistani Politicians- July 3, 2008 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 2 -- Several Pakistani politicians and local media outlets have started to sharply criticize the government's new offensive against Islamist insurgents, as paramilitary troops on Wednesday continued to press operations in the country's northwest.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~3/325337322/AR20080702... Even Scheduling Is Delicate in S. Korea Trip- July 3, 2008 On Tuesday, the White House announced that President Bush was planning to visit South Korea on Aug. 5 and 6.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~3/325328867/AR20080702... Message to U.S. Preceded Nuclear Declaration by North Korea- July 2, 2008 Just days before North Korea delivered to China last week its long-awaited declaration on its plutonium-based nuclear programs, Pyongyang privately acknowledged the United States' long-standing concerns about alleged uranium-enrichment activities and possible proliferation to Syria, U.S. and Asia...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~3/324534150/AR20080701... China Blocks Dissident Lawyers From Beijing Dinner Hosted by Congressmen- July 2, 2008 BEIJING, July 1 -- A group of Chinese human rights lawyers were detained and later put under house arrest by government security officials to prevent them from attending a dinner hosted Sunday by two members of the U.S. Congress.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~3/324459583/AR20080701... U.S. Deaths Rise in Afghanistan- July 2, 2008 June was the deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since the war there began in late 2001, as resilient and emboldened insurgents have stepped up attacks in an effort to gain control of the embattled country.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~3/324534149/AR20080701... For Hosts, Games Lose Some Luster- July 2, 2008 BEIJING -- It seemed like a great idea last year, starting a hotel-reservation Web site for this summer's Olympic Games. Companies had been calling travel agencies 17 months in advance to book rooms.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~3/324828262/AR20080701... Saying His Peace- July 1, 2008 Millions of people around the world think they have heard Mahatma Gandhi speaking in English -- although it was actually Gandhi channeled through the voice of actor Ben Kingsley in the famous 1982 movie by Richard Attenborough.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~3/323725765/AR20080630... Blast Kills 8 in Northwest Pakistan- July 1, 2008 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 30 -- A powerful explosion ripped through a compound used by an armed Islamist group in Pakistan's volatile tribal areas Monday, killing eight people, as the country's paramilitary forces pushed forward with their offensive against insurgents.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~3/323430417/AR20080630... U.S. Wheat Begins New Aid to N. Korea- July 1, 2008 TOKYO, June 30 -- A U.S. ship bearing 37,000 tons of wheat has arrived in North Korea, officials said Monday, the first installment in what is scheduled to be a major expansion of international food aid in the closed totalitarian country.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~3/323288064/AR20080630... Dalai Lama's Envoys in Beijing for Tibet Talks- July 1, 2008 BEIJING, June 30 -- Envoys of the Dalai Lama arrived in Beijing on Monday to open a new round of formal talks with Chinese officials on easing tensions over Tibet.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~3/323288063/AR20080630... |