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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Asia</title>
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		<title>Gandhi Photos, Quotes and Brief Biography</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gandhi-photos-quotes-and-brief-biography-185006/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>soumitra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the birthday of the greatest mass mover of India, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi who is known to the world for his spirituality and non-violence. 2nd October, his birthday is commemorated as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday in India and as the Day of Non-Violence throughout the world. He is commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tsunami Watch issued for Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tsunami-watch-issued-for-indonesia-india-thailand-malaysia-181202/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tsunami-watch-issued-for-indonesia-india-thailand-malaysia-181202/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/?p=181202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Tsunami watch has been issued by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center / NOAA / NWA, following a 7.9 magnitude earthquake off Southern Sumatra, which affected Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The Tsunami watch is in effect for Indonesia, India, Thailand and Malaysia.

Note: The Tsunami Watch bulletin is issued as an advice to government agencies.
According to Pacific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7.6 and 5.5 Magnitude Earthquakes Rocks Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, Malaysia &amp; Singapore</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/79-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-southern-sumatra-indonesia-malaysia-singapore-reports-twitter-181034/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Earthquake updates:

Tsunami watch issued for Indonesia, India, Thailand and Malaysia after a powerful 7.9-mag earthquake off Sumatra.
The 7.6-magnitude earthquake off Sumatra has damaged houses and bridges, and caused fires in the city of Padang (Reuters).
Tsunami Watch issued for Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia
The earthquake which took place on 10:16 UTC was downgraded to 7.6
A subsequent 5.5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infiltration reports baseless: China</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/infiltration-reports-baseless-china-163424/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/infiltration-reports-baseless-china-163424/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gnn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Beijing, Sept 9 (IBNS) The Chinese foreign ministry on Tuesday said it wanted to make joint efforts with India to maintain peace and tranquility along the border.

The ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu brushed aside reports in the Indian media about Chinese troops entering the border in Ladakh and painting the rocks and boulders red.
The ministry has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UAE craft reports sent to three ministries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uae-craft-reports-sent-to-three-ministries-162368/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uae-craft-reports-sent-to-three-ministries-162368/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ibns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Kolkata, Sept 8 (IBNS) A detailed report on the detained arms-laden aircraft apparently belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) air force, has been sent to the Defence, Finance and External Affairs Ministries in New Delhi, Kolkata customs officials said Tuesday.

“Reports on the aircraft with detailed list of all arms and ammunition in it, have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Border with China peaceful: Krishna</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/border-with-china-peaceful-krishna-162364/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ibns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, Sept 8 (IBNS) The foreign ministry on Monday said India and China shared “one of the most peaceful” borders even as reports about Chinese incursions into Indian territory continued to mount.

While Army officials admitted that Chinese soldiers ventured into India and promised to take up the matter, the foreign ministry stated that this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bengal Government Shelve IT projects over Land Fiasco at Vedic Village</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bengal-government-shelve-it-projects-over-land-fiasco-at-vedic-village-161831/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bengal-government-shelve-it-projects-over-land-fiasco-at-vedic-village-161831/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KOLKATA,   Sept 07 Embroiled in a land controversy yet again, the Marxists in West Bengal on Monday said it was junking a plan to set up an Information Technology (IT) township that would have hosted bellwethers like Infosys and Wipro.


The Vedic Village fire singed the ruling communists’ IT plans as the government in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China denies incursion into India</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-denies-incursion-into-india-161497/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-denies-incursion-into-india-161497/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Soumya Sinha</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Beijing/New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) The Chinese Foreign Ministry Monday dismissed the reports of incursion into India as ‘groundless’. &#8220;Reports of any incursion into India are groundless and based on incidents which never happened,” the Ministry said in a statement issued to media on Monday.

“China wants a fair and mutually understandable solution to this incursion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poppadom: info</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/poppadom-info-138208/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/poppadom-info-138208/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amitava</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As per dictionary Poppadom is the name of a popular thin round crisp fried bread made in India.

Not being a common word some times people get confuses to spell Poppadom and confused with other similar words. So lets see that how one shoule spell &#8216;poppadom&#8217;?
The Concise Oxford Dictionary (1999) lists the word at poppadom, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine flu symptoms India: at a glance</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/swine-flu-symptoms-india-at-a-glance-136368/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/swine-flu-symptoms-india-at-a-glance-136368/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amitava</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Presently deadly swine flu virus H1N1 is spreading quickly across India. The World Health Organisation already warned about the global swine flu pandemic possibility. According to experts swine flu symptoms are like regular flu symptoms. They include fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue. Many report diarrhea and vomiting. 

The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tagine dishes: brief review</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tagine-dishes-brief-review-136201/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tagine-dishes-brief-review-136201/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amitava</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A Tagine or Tajine is a traditional way of cooking in a special type of pot or dish, the cooking style and the type of dishes though differs according to time and place but the basics are more or less same. Tagine type of dish found in the North African cuisines of Algeria, Morocco, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pneumonic Plague outbreak</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pneumonic-plague-outbreak-129148/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pneumonic-plague-outbreak-129148/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amitava</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Already two people died in China due to Pneumonic plague. According to Officials the first victim is a 32-year-old herdsman, died last Thursday, and the second, a neighbor who also was a herdsman, died on Sunday.

It was reported by state run news service Xinhua that the place named Ziketan, a Tibetan town of 10,000 residents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honda recalls 440,000 vehicles in USA</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/honda-recalls-440000-vehicles-in-usa-127372/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/honda-recalls-440000-vehicles-in-usa-127372/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Honda has announced it is recalling 440,000 vehicles in the US due to an airbag defect which can injure or even kill passengers.

One death and a number of serious injuries have been linked to the defect, Honda said. Honda had already recalled some models last November.
Takata Corp., which supplied the defective airbags of Honda, shares [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dalit dies as doctor stealthily removes kidney, eyes during treatment</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalit-dies-as-doctor-stealthily-removes-kidney-eyes-during-treatment-120348/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalit-dies-as-doctor-stealthily-removes-kidney-eyes-during-treatment-120348/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>madhulata</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A dalit in Bihar died after doctors stealthily removed his kidney and eyes during his treatment at a local hospital here, police said today.

Police said the victim Sachen Ram who worked as a farm labour in Punjab was returning to his village by a train but got badly injured while alighting from the train at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar eclipse July 2009 time places</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/solar-eclipse-july-2009-time-places-115959/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/solar-eclipse-july-2009-time-places-115959/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amitava</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The eclipse begins in the western parts of India will be moving through China and ends in the Pacific Ocean. The July 22, 2009, Surya Grahan is a partial solar eclipse in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia and Brunei. This time India will be lucky enough to observe both total and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surya Grahan 2009 at a glance</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/surya-grahan-2009-at-a-glance-115847/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/surya-grahan-2009-at-a-glance-115847/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amitava</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surya Grahan or total solar eclipse in India shall be visible in different parts of the country. It shall be seen in some regions in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

It is claimed that the Surya Grahan on 22 July 2009 is going to be the longest total [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India looking very attentively at Pak action: Shashi Tharoor, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-looking-very-attentively-at-pak-action-tharoor-113544/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-looking-very-attentively-at-pak-action-tharoor-113544/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Indian Government on Saturday said that  it  is  looking very attentively at  the  follow-up  action undertaken by Pakistan vis-&#8217;-vis the 26/11 probe.

Minister  of State for External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor,  told  a private  television  channel that : &#8220;We are keenly  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dragon&#8217;s Triangle more dangerous than the Bermuda Triangle?</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dragon-s-triangle-more-dangerous-than-the-bermuda-triangle-113526/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dragon-s-triangle-more-dangerous-than-the-bermuda-triangle-113526/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amitava</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dragon&#8217;s triangle is claimed to be far more mysterious and dangerous ocean triangle than Bermuda triangle, which has reportedly claimed hundreds if not thousands of ships, airplanes, and submarines since the first written reports in the 13th century.

The Devil&#8217;s Sea , also known as the Dragon&#8217;s Triangle, the Formosa Triangle and the &#8220;Pacific Bermuda Triangle&#8221;, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India, China will try to find out border solution next month</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-china-to-hold-border-dialogue-next-month-104046/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-china-to-hold-border-dialogue-next-month-104046/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - Putting behind China&#8217;s objections to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan to India, special representatives of the two countries will meet next month to resume their dialogue on finding a solution to their vexed border issue, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Thursday.

&#8220;India and China seek a fair and mutually acceptable solution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yemen Airline Crash: Many Feared Dead</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/yemen-airline-crash-many-feared-dead-95405/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/yemen-airline-crash-many-feared-dead-95405/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shantanu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An Yemeni aircraft carrying roughly around 150 people crashed on Tuesday. It belonged to the state run carrier Yemenia.The crash took place in the waters of the Indian Ocean near the Comoros Islands.

It was a big Airbus 310 aircraft and it was carrying passengers who were mostly of French and Comoros origin. As far as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Presidential election spreads agitation and violence in the country</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-presidential-election-spreads-agitation-and-violence-in-the-country-83131/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-presidential-election-spreads-agitation-and-violence-in-the-country-83131/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pratima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Iran&#8217;s election results have thrown the nation in a frenzied state of wide spread agitation and violence. Tens of thousands of the citizen have taken to the road in order to protest against the election&#8217;s result. At least one known case of armed men open firing on people has been reported, where one person was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Body recovered, may be of missing Indian Nuclear scientist Loknath Mahalingam</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/body-recovered-may-be-of-missing-scientist-80922/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/body-recovered-may-be-of-missing-scientist-80922/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGALORE - A decomposed body, believed to be that of the missing senior scientific officer of the state-run Kaiga Atomic Power Plant, was recovered from the Kali river near the plant in Karnataka, police said late Saturday.

&#8220;The body has been identified by Kaiga officials as that of Loknath Mahalingam,&#8221; the Uttara Kannada district police spokesperson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lankan refugee camps are not simply temporary shelters</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lankan-refugee-camps-are-not-simply-temporary-shelters-65411/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lankan-refugee-camps-are-not-simply-temporary-shelters-65411/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 15:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/lankan-refugee-camps-are-not-simply-temporary-shelters-65411/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO - Thousands of Sri Lankan Tamil families in the country&#8217;s south, who were divided for years by the war and finally able to see relatives in the north, are now learning that the government camps are not simply temporary shelters for those who have lost their homes.

The network, which spans the country&#8217;s north, holds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Probe finds no political, foreign link to Dhaka mutiny</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/probe-finds-no-political-foreign-link-to-dhaka-mutiny-65136/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/probe-finds-no-political-foreign-link-to-dhaka-mutiny-65136/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 13:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/probe-finds-no-political-foreign-link-to-dhaka-mutiny-65136/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DHAKA - The Bangladesh Rifles&#8217; (BDR) mutiny probe committee has not found any involvement of political leaders or foreign forces into the rebellion that left 81 people, including 55 army officers, dead.



The committee, headed by a senior retired official, said it had relied on &#8216;facts and realities&#8217; and had eschewed &#8217;speculation&#8217;.


It recommended a separate probe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dhaka, Colombo vie for sub-regional bloc secretariat</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dhaka-colombo-vie-for-sub-regional-bloc-secretariat-65125/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dhaka-colombo-vie-for-sub-regional-bloc-secretariat-65125/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 13:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/dhaka-colombo-vie-for-sub-regional-bloc-secretariat-65125/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DHAKA - Sri Lanka, where a quarter century of ethnic conflict has just ended, is keen to host the secretariat of sub-regional bloc Bimstec. Bangladesh has been wanting to host the secretariat as well.



The issue was discussed here at a two-day meeting of the joint working group of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pak religious leaders criticize Swat offensive</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-religious-leaders-criticize-swat-offensive-64939/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-religious-leaders-criticize-swat-offensive-64939/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 17:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan&#8217;s  religious  leaders  have strongly criticized the Swat offensive, saying innocent civilians are being killed in the operation, and added that even India  has never adopted such measures in Kashmir.

&#8220;It  is  not  correct  to target the  whole  population  for  the pursuance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mumbai attacks aggravated India&#8217;s problems: Brown</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mumbai-attacks-aggravated-indias-problems-brown-64932/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mumbai-attacks-aggravated-indias-problems-brown-64932/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 17:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/mumbai-attacks-aggravated-indias-problems-brown-64932/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon  Brown  has said tension between India and Pakistan soured particularly after the  November  2008 Mumbai attacks, and the attacks  also  raised difficulties for New Delhi.

Addressing  a regular press briefing here, Brown  expressed  hope that the relationship between India and Pakistan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong politician burns $70,000 on mystic&#8217;s advice</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hong-kong-politician-burns-70000-on-mystics-advice-64839/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hong-kong-politician-burns-70000-on-mystics-advice-64839/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 13:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/hong-kong-politician-burns-70000-on-mystics-advice-64839/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG - A disgraced Hong Kong politician burned $70,000 on the advice of a feng shui master who told him it would help him avoid jail for vote-rigging, a news report said Thursday.



Gilbert Leung told a court that he was advised by the feng shui master to burn 15 1,000-Hong-Kong-dollar bills worth US$129 each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong bank offers 0.001 percent interest rate on deposits</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hong-kong-bank-offers-0001-percent-interest-rate-on-deposits-64826/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hong-kong-bank-offers-0001-percent-interest-rate-on-deposits-64826/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 13:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/hong-kong-bank-offers-0001-percent-interest-rate-on-deposits-64826/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG - Hong Kong&#8217;s leading bank, HSBC Holdings, Thursday was offering interest rates so low that customers would need to save $250,000 for a year to earn enough interest to buy a cup of coffee.



A record low interest rate of 0.001 percent was being offered by HSBC, which has 4.2 million customers in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singapore&#8217;s economy contracts 10.1 percent</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/singapores-economy-contracts-101-percent-64809/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/singapores-economy-contracts-101-percent-64809/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 11:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE - Singapore&#8217;s export-reliant economy contracted 10.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009 compared to a year ago and could shrink by 6 to 9 percent for the whole year, the government said Thursday.



Amid the global economic downturn, the city-state is in its worst recession since independence from Malaysia in 1965.


&#8216;There are still no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan troops kill 13 militants</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-troops-kill-13-militants-64777/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-troops-kill-13-militants-64777/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 23:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Xinhua</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL - Thirteen Taliban militants have been killed in a gunfight with the security forces near the Afghan capital, an official said Wednesday.



The incident took place Tuesday evening after Taliban militants attacked Afghan soldiers in the Salar area, 70 km west of Kabul. In the ensuing gunfight, 13 rebels, including two of their commanders, were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s foreign financial assets rise to $2.92 trillion</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-foreign-financial-assets-rise-to-292-trillion-64719/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-foreign-financial-assets-rise-to-292-trillion-64719/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 20:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Xinhua</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - China&#8217;s foreign financial assets increased by 23 percent from a year earlier to $2.92 trillion by the end of last year, officials said Wednesday.



The country&#8217;s net foreign financial assets rose 31 percent year on year to $1.52 trillion last year, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said.


The direct foreign investment stood at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aung San Suu Kyi trial opens to diplomats, journalists</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aung-san-suu-kyi-trial-opens-to-diplomats-journalists-64690/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aung-san-suu-kyi-trial-opens-to-diplomats-journalists-64690/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/aung-san-suu-kyi-trial-opens-to-diplomats-journalists-64690/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - Diplomats and a handful of journalists were permitted Wednesday to attend the third day of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi&#8217;s trial, providing a rare opportunity for her to meet with the international community.



&#8216;I have been seeking permission to see you,&#8217; Suu Kyi told about 30 foreign diplomats who attended the trial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese economy sees record 15.2 percent contraction</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/japanese-economy-sees-record-152-percent-contraction-64666/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/japanese-economy-sees-record-152-percent-contraction-64666/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 18:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/japanese-economy-sees-record-152-percent-contraction-64666/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO - The Japanese economy shrank in the January-March quarter at an annualised rate of 15.2 percent, the sharpest annualised drop ever recorded in the world&#8217;s second-largest economy, the government said Wednesday.



The data indicated the nation&#8217;s worst recession in the post-war era appeared to be more serious than in other major economies such as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dhaka hopes to have headquarter of sub-regional bloc</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dhaka-hopes-to-have-headquarter-of-sub-regional-bloc-64559/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dhaka-hopes-to-have-headquarter-of-sub-regional-bloc-64559/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/dhaka-hopes-to-have-headquarter-of-sub-regional-bloc-64559/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DHAKA - Bangladesh hopes to house the permanent secretariat of the sub-regional bloc, Bimstec, which was formed for rapid economic development and to accelerate social progress, officials have said.



Senior officials of the seven-nation Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) began their second scheduled meeting here Wednesday to discuss the issue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Malaysian Indian party vows non-violence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-malaysian-indian-party-vows-non-violence-64549/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 13:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR - The newly-formed Malaysia Makkal Sakthi Party, the latest outfit that claims to speak for the Indian community in this country, will not resort to street protests and would prefer to solve issues through discussions, its president has said.



Party president R.S. Thanenthiran is a former national coordinator of the banned Hindu Rights Action [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese economy contracted sharply last quarter</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/japanese-economy-contracted-sharply-last-quarter-64527/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 11:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO - The Japanese economy shrank in the January-March quarter an an annualised rate of 15.2 percent, the sharpest annualised drop ever recorded in what remains the world&#8217;s second-largest economy, the Tokyo government announced Wednesday.



The pace narrowly exceeded the 14.4 percent annualised rate of contraction in the last three months of 2008.


A steep decline in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landslides kill 26 people in Philippines</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/landslides-kill-26-people-in-philippines-64501/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 00:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Xinhua</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA - Twenty-six people have died in landslides caused by the incessant rains in southern Philippines, officials said Tuesday.



The authorities have urged the residents in the affected areas to move to safer places.


The police said 26 people have died in landslides in different parts of the region since Monday.


Nineteen people are missing after landslides in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong teacher convicted of having sex with pupil 280 times</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hong-kong-teacher-convicted-of-having-sex-with-pupil-280-times-64311/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hong-kong-teacher-convicted-of-having-sex-with-pupil-280-times-64311/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 15:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG - A Hong Kong primary school teacher was Tuesday facing a jail term after being convicted of having sex with a girl pupil 280 times, starting when she was 12 years old.



Chu Chi-wah, 39, was found guilty of 11 counts of having sex with a minor over a two-year period 2004-06, at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New party for Malaysian Indians formed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-party-for-malaysian-indians-formed-64282/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 13:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR - Several key members of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), banned in Malaysia, have set up Makkal Sakthi Party, the latest outfit that claims to speak for the Indian community in this country.



It is led by former Hindraf national coordinator R.S. Thanenthiran who campaigned across the country for the opposition alliance Pakatan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Endangered bird gets reserved beach in Indonesia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/endangered-bird-gets-reserved-beach-in-indonesia-64098/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 16:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA - An exclusive private beach has been reserved as a protected nesting area for an endangered bird species in Indonesia, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).



Located on the Binerean Cape in northern Sulawesi, the 36-acre beach is now owned by PALS (Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation), a local NGO that works with WCS to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China razes controversial sex theme park before it opens</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-razes-controversial-sex-theme-park-before-it-opens-64065/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-razes-controversial-sex-theme-park-before-it-opens-64065/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - China has demolished a planned sex theme park, the first in the country, which aimed at improving sex education and sex life of visitors to the southwestern city of Chongqing. The demolition followed a growing public outcry, media reports said Monday.



The park named &#8216;Love Land&#8217; was due to open in October. It featured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Militants behead hostage in Philippines</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/militants-behead-hostage-in-philippines-64024/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/militants-behead-hostage-in-philippines-64024/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 14:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA - Muslim militants beheaded a 61-year-old farmer they abducted in the southern Philippines last month, a military spokesman said Monday.



The severed head of Doroteo Gonzales was found Sunday in a remote village in Akbar town in Basilan province, 900 km south of Manila, Captain Neil Estrella said.


The head was identified by Gonzales&#8217; son Monday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar tries Suu Kyi for breaking detention rules</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-tries-suu-kyi-for-breaking-detention-rules-64008/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/myanmar-tries-suu-kyi-for-breaking-detention-rules-64008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 12:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[YANGON - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was set to go on trial Monday for breaking the terms of her detention by allowing a US national to swim to her home-cum-prison this month.



Suu Kyi&#8217;s lead attorney, Kyi Win, arrived at 9:35 a.m. at Yangon&#8217;s Insein Prison, where a special court was set up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swine-flu infections in Japan rise to 130</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/swine-flu-infections-in-japan-rise-to-130-64004/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/swine-flu-infections-in-japan-rise-to-130-64004/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 12:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO - The number of new swine-flu infections in Japan rose to 130 Monday, the Kyodo News agency reported, citing its own calculations.



Prime Minister Taro Aso told a government task force that he had no plans to call citizens to refrain from attending meetings or going out or to scale back business because of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12 policemen among 20 killed in Afghan violence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/12-policemen-among-20-killed-in-afghan-violence-63984/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/12-policemen-among-20-killed-in-afghan-violence-63984/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 02:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL - A dozen policemen and an army soldier were killed in separate Taliban attacks in Afghanistan Sunday, while Afghan and international forces killed seven militants in operations, officials said.



Taliban militants attacked a police post in Nahre Saraj district of southern Helmand province Sunday morning, killing six police officers, the Afghan interior ministry said in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six policemen among 12 killed in Afghan clashes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/six-policemen-among-12-killed-in-afghan-clashes-63905/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/six-policemen-among-12-killed-in-afghan-clashes-63905/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 20:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Xinhua</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL - Six Afghan police personnel and six Taliban militants have been killed in two separate clashes in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.



In one incident, Taliban fighters Sunday raided a police check post in southern Helmand province, killing six police personnel.


&#8216;The rebels stormed into a police checkpoint in Gereshk district at 7.00 a.m. Sunday, killing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prakash-Ram lose Turkey challenger&#8217;s doubles final</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/prakash-ram-lose-turkey-challengers-doubles-final-63855/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/prakash-ram-lose-turkey-challengers-doubles-final-63855/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 18:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[IZMIR - Prakash Amritraj and his Indian-origin American partner Rajeev Ram had to contend with the runners-up trophy in the 64,000 euros Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) challenger after a 3-6, 3-6 loss to top-seeded Israelis Jonathan Erlich and Harel Levy in the doubles final.



The title win Saturday fetched Erlich and Levy 3,950 euros and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea beat Pakistan to lift Asia Cup hockey title</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-korea-beat-pakistan-to-lift-asia-cup-hockey-title-63723/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-korea-beat-pakistan-to-lift-asia-cup-hockey-title-63723/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 00:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KUANTAN - South Korea won their third Asia Cup hockey title after edging past Pakistan 1-0 in a tough title-clash here Saturday.



Drag flick specialist Kim Byung-hoon scored the winner in the 65th minute and finished as tournament&#8217;s top scorer with six goals.


Korea now holds both the Asian Games and the Asia Cup titles and also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secret book reopens old divisions in China&#8217;s Communist Party</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/secret-book-reopens-old-divisions-in-chinas-communist-party-63323/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/secret-book-reopens-old-divisions-in-chinas-communist-party-63323/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 11:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - A new book secretly written by a former leader has reopened 20-year-old divisions in China&#8217;s ruling Communist Party by advocating democratic reform, criticising other leaders and arguing that a bloody military crackdown could have been avoided.



In &#8216;Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang&#8217;, Zhao argues that the party was [...]]]></description>
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