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Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka waves to supporters during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.
Conspiracy   Democracy   Photos   Politics   S Asia
 The Boston Globe 
Sri Lankan opposition leader Fonseka arrested
Mon 8 Feb 2010
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled away by military police from his office Monday and will be court-martialed for allegedly planning to overthrow the government... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Attacks   Beijing   Cyber   Photos   Washington
 Asia Times 
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
Mon 8 Feb 2010
By Willy Lam While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expected to... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
Pakistani Shiite Muslims take part in a rally to condemn Friday's bombing, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 in Lahore, Pakistan.  Asia Times  Mon 8 Feb 2010
Karachi grinds to a halt after fatal blasts

By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI, Pakistan - Business in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, ground to a halt at the weekend after at least 33 people were killed and over 100 injured in two... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
Bombing   Business   Karachi   Pakistan   Photos
Iranian Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, listens to a question posed by media in his office in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009  The Star  Mon 8 Feb 2010
Iran plans major nuclear expansion over next year

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran says it will start producing higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday and add 10 uranium enrichment plants over the next year in a nuclear expansion sure to stoke tensions with the... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Defence   Fuel   Iran   Nuclear   Photos
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Kashmiri boys walk through a snow covered graveyard in Srinagar, India, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008. DNA India Mon 8 Feb 2010
Avalanche in Kashmir: 13 army personnel killed, 30 still trapped

Srinagar: In one of the most tragic incidents, 13 army personnel, including an officer, were today killed and 15 seriously injured when a group of about 350 men were... (photo: AP / Dar Yasin)
Disaster   Kashmir   Photos   Storm   Winter
People walk in a pedestrian mall in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, May 12, 2009 The Miami Herald Mon 8 Feb 2010
Australia tightens skilled migration rules

CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia tightened its migration rules Monday in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft)
Australia   Canberra   Migration   Photos   Sydney
A British soldier with Delta Squadron Infantry provides security in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2010. The Independent Mon 8 Feb 2010
More troop casualties likely in Afghan operation

Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth warned of likely British casualties as troops prepared to take part in a major international offensive against insurgents in Afghanistan.... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)
Afghanistan   Defence   Nato   Photos   UK   War
Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw arrives to speak at the Iraq Inquiry in London,Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. BBC News Mon 8 Feb 2010
Blix: Straw 'gave incorrect answers' to Iraq inquiry

Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw gave some incorrect answers to the UK's Iraq war inquiry, former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has said. Mr Blix told the BBC... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
Iraq   Photos   UK   UN   War   Mideast
Costa Rica's National Liberation Party presidential candidate Laura Chinchilla waves to supporters after voting at a polling station in San Jose, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The Miami Herald Mon 8 Feb 2010
Costa Rica elects 1st woman president in landslide

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Costa Rica's governing party candidate swept to an election victory Sunday night that will make her the first woman president in this Central... (photo: AP / Esteban Felix)
Costa Rica   Election   Photos   Politics   Women
DELMAS, Haiti (Feb. 2, 2010) Three Haitian men observe U.S. ships off the coast of Haiti. Knox News Mon 8 Feb 2010
No cries of 'Yankee go home' in Haiti

The Washington Post carried a story out of Port-au-Prince last week that was both flattering and alarming. “I want the Americans to take over the country,” a... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Todd Frantom)
Aid   Disaster   Haiti   Photos   Washington
U.S. Army Pfc. Billy Oates, of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides security during a dismounted patrol in the village of Pir Zadeh, Afghanistan, Dec. 3, 2009 Al Jazeera Mon 8 Feb 2010
Karzai demands end to Nato raids

Afghanistan's president has demanded that Nato forces in his country stop all military raids on local villages. Speaking on Sunday at the annual Munich Security... (photo: USAF / Sgt. Dayton Mitchell)
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   S Asia   War


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